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Women's Six Nations Championship

Rugby tournament

Summary

Rugby tournament

FieldValue
titleWomen's Six Nations Championship
current_season2025 Women's Six Nations Championship
logoGuinness Women's Six Nations logo.png
sportRugby union
founded1996
teams6 (from 2002)
5 (1999–2001)
4 (1996–1998)
country
champion(2025)
most_champs(21)

5 (1999–2001) 4 (1996–1998)

The Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the Guinness Women's Six Nations for sponsorship purposes, is an international rugby union competition featuring 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 re-joined the competition. Spain, at that time, were higher ranked than Italy, and therefore were awarded 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 silver and feature engraving detail with the logos of the competing countries.

In 2007, the Six Nations committee formally adopted Italy as the sixth national team member in the championship, replacing Spain. This aligned the women's competition with the men's competition.

A new trophy was unveiled in 2023, designed and made by British silverware manufacturers Thomas Lyte. The trophy stands 25 inches in height and features six arms reaching upwards representing the nations taking part in the competition.

England have been the dominant team in the competition, winning 21 of the 30 editions, as of 2025.

Results

Overall

Home Nations (1996–1998)

YearChampionsGrand SlamTriple CrownWooden Spoon
1996
1997
1998

Five Nations (1999–2001)

YearChampionsGrand SlamTriple CrownWooden Spoon
1999
2000
2001

Six Nations (2002–present)

YearChampionsGrand SlamTriple CrownWooden Spoon
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009—
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015—
2016—
2017
2018
2019
2020Not completed
2021Not contested
2022
2023
2024
2025

Final positions

Summary

Wales4th3rd3rd4th5th5th5th4th6th6th2nd3rd2nd2nd6th4th4th4th5th5th4th5th6th4th6th6th3rd3rd6th6th

Tables

Home Nations (1996–1998)

PositionNationTournamentsMatchesPointsTable
pointsAwardsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffTWGSTCWS
13980125572+183162220
23960312166+55121110
339306125184–5960001
43910856235–17920002

Five Nations (1999–2001)

PositionNationTournamentsMatchesPointsTable
pointsAwardsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffTWGSTCWS
1312120049168+423243330
2312804240141+991600N/A0
3312507172246–74100000
42840474135–61800N/A0
5312101177341–26420002
6140045128–12300001

Six Nations without bonus point scoring (2002–2016)

PositionNationTournamentsMatchesPointsTable
pointsAwardsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffTWGSTCWS
11575640112810335+247512887120
21575500251726701+102510054N/A0
315753504010551097–42702122
41575301448611042–181610013
51575151595972065–1468310007
61050141355791216–6372900N/A3
75256118156764–6041300N/A2

Six Nations with bonus point scoring (2017–)

PositionNationTournamentsMatchesPointsTriesBonus
pointsTable
pointsAwardsPWDLPFPAPDTFTAT BPL BPGS BPTWGSTCWS
183332011582233+134925233281151686460
283224171076370+70616248233312311N/A0
383214018486788–30274121820620001
483210121498941–443561276104900N/A1
58329122408993–58559154640490002
68316124373999–62653157270310002

Total

PosNationTournamentsMatchesPointsBonus
pointsTable
pointsAwardsPWDLPFPAPDT BPL BPGS BPTWGSTCWS
1291241110134867649+4218231123122018240
2261147713628431145+1698193321965N/A0
3271155006515772055–47810201392125
4291234028113992512–11133601040017
5291223029011793228–2049070781119
61877232529001995–10955107000N/A4
773310122250899-6450002100N/A2

Records

Highest team scores

Scores of 80 points or more:

  • v (89–0) at Twickenham on 8 March 2011 [523]
  • v (88–10) at Twickenham on 20 April 2024
  • v (86–3) at Madrid on 11 February 2006 [523]
  • v (83–11) at Swansea on 10 April 1999 [239]
  • v (81–0) at Cardiff Arms Park on 4 February 2005 [476]
  • v (80–0) at Twickenham on 16 March 2019 [1308]

Awards

Player of the Championship

The following table outlines the nominees and winners of the Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship Award, which was first presented at the 2020 tournament.

YearTeamNomineeWinnerRef
2020N/AENG Emily Scarratt
2021Zoe AldcroftENG Poppy Cleall
Caroline Boujard
Poppy Cleall
2022Sarah BernFRA Laure Sansus
Madoussou Fall
Marlie Packer
Laure Sansus
2023Holly AitchisonFRA Gabrielle Vernier
Marlie Packer (2)
Sisilia Tuipulotu
Gabrielle Vernier
2024Alyssa D'IncàENG Ellie Kildunne
Ellie Kildunne
Romane Ménager
Aoife Wafer
2025Abby DowIRE Aoife Wafer
Manaé Feleu
Evie Gallagher
Aoife Wafer (2)
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Notes

References

References

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  8. (10 November 2020). "Remaining 2020 Women's Six Nations matches cancelled". Six Nations Rugby.
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  12. (29 April 2021). "Poppy Cleall crowned 2021 Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship". [[Six Nations Championship.
  13. (10 May 2022). "Laure Sansus named 2022 TikTok Women's Player of the Championship". [[Six Nations Championship.
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