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 Six Nations 2019 team guide (1) infographic
Graphic shows team kits, coaches, captains and tournament records, including overall number of Championships and Grand Slams won, and finishing positions for the last three years, with details of all-time head-to-head records between each team. Key: W=Wins, L=Losses, D=Draws, F/A=Points difference (For/Against)
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Six Nations 2019 team guide

By Chris Dinsdale

February 1, 2019 - March 16, 2019 - The Six Nations Championship gets underway. France and Wales open the tournament in Paris, followed by Scotland’s clash with Italy at the BT Murrayfield. Reigning champions Ireland begin the defence of their title against England in Dublin, these two teams having shared each of the last five titles between them.

The Six Nations Championship is the northern hemisphere’s premier rugby union tournament, played each year between England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Each team plays every other team over five rounds, a total of 15 matches, with home advantage alternating between seasons.

The tournament began in 1883 between the four “home” nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, with France joining in 1910 and Italy in 2000 to give the current six nations.

Under the umbrella of the tournament there are individual competitions such as the Calcutta Cup match (contested between England and Scotland since 1879), the Millennium Trophy (England and Ireland, since 1988), the Centenary Quaich (Ireland and Scotland, since 1989), and the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy (France and Italy, since 1988). The Triple Crown is awarded to a home nation that beats the other three home nations. If a team wins all of its five matches they win a “Grand Slam”.

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PUBLISHED: 23/01/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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