Ireland also suffered a poor campaign and came fifth. England ended a run of eight years without a title and would again win the Championship in a World Cup year as they wrapped up the 2011 Six Nations on eight points. Scotland (1999) were the last team to lift the Five Nations trophy as Italy joined the following year and the Championship became a six-country festival of rugby with three fixtures in each round. Wales clinched their third Grand Slam in eight tournaments. Highest Paid Rugby Players In 2017 | Pledge SportsPledge Sports, 10 Best Rugby Players Of All Time | Pledge SportsPledge Sports, All-Time 6 Nations Try Scorers | Pledge SportsPledge Sports, List of Rugby Champions Cup Winners | Pledge SportsPledge Sports, Sleeping Giant - Rugby in America | Pledge SportsPledge Sports, Rugby World 2019 and previous winners | Pledge SportsPledge Sports, The 10 most successful rugby clubs in Europe | Pledge SportsPledge Sports, Major sporting disruption in recent memory | Pledge SportsPledge Sports, World Records - Rugby | Pledge SportsPledge Sports, The top international try scorers in rugby | Pledge SportsPledge Sports. Ferris 7. Why not send us a quick message below and we'll get back to you shortly. For the first time since the new 6 Nations, Wales were champions. O'Connell 6. Jonny Wilkinson was their top point scorer with 77 points. We analyse the fitness of modern day rugby players. However, that changed within two hours as Ireland beat Scotland 40-10 to regain pole position on points difference. France yet again claimed top spot in the 2007 6 Nations. England won the first Championship of the new era while Wales followed up winning the first ever Grand Slam by winning the first Grand Slam of the Five Nations a year later. A team would receive a match point if they lost by seven points or less or they scored four or more tries while losing. Are you or someone you know raising money for sport ? Basteruad was dropped but was still the outstanding 13 of tournament. With 2003 being a Rugby World Cup year, there was a little more to play for than usual as this would be one of the last chances teams would have before their attempts at lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy in Sydney just a few months later. Joe Schmidt then took over as Ireland head coach and would immediately go on to win the 2014 and the 2015 Championships, both by points difference having lost to England in 2014 and Wales in 2015. Ireland joined the list of 6 Nations Winners in 2009 for a second time. ». Wales’ triumphs in 1908 and 1909, although won during the Home Nations era, were the first Grand Slams as they defeated France in both seasons. Messi = Maradonna? It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. Les Bleus were rarely troubled, opening up with an 18-9 win over Scotland before defeating Ireland 33-10, Wales 26-20 and Italy 46-20.