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1996 Women's Home Nations Championship
The 1996 Women's Home Nations Championship was the first Women's Home Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Triple Crown. England also gained the Grand Slam by beating France outside of the championship. Final table Results See also *Women's Six Nations Championship *Women's international rugby union References External linksThe official RBS Six Nations Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Women's Home Nations 1996 1996 rugby union tournaments for national teams 1995–96 in Irish rugby union 1995–96 in English rugby union 1995–96 in Welsh rugby union 1995–96 in Scottish rugby union rugby union rugby union 1995–96 in European women's rugby union rugby union rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ... Women's Home Nations W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Six Nations Championship
The Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the TikTok Women's Six Nations for sponsorship purposes, is an international rugby union competition contested between six European women's national teams. It started in the 1995–96 season as the Home Nations, with four teams: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In the 1998–99 season it became the Five Nations, with France joining the original four. The following season, Spain replaced Ireland for two seasons. In 2001–02 the women's Six Nations competition was born with England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Spain and Wales playing, after Ireland rejoined the competition. Spain, at that time, were higher ranked than Italy and therefore deserved their place in the competition on merit. In 2006, a championship trophy was commissioned from silversmith Thomas Lyte, to be followed by a second trophy commissioned for the Under 20 Six Nations championship. Designed and created by Thomas Lyte, the trophies are made from sterling silve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |