Six Nations Championship
annual international rugby union competition
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Summary
Six Nations Championship is an international rugby union competition[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of international rugby union competition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,504 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3], Ireland[4], Italy[5], United Kingdom[6]
- Instance of: recurring sporting event[7], hexad[8]
- Location: France[9], Wales[10], Ireland[11], England[12], Italy[13], Scotland[14]
- Commons category: Six Nations Championship[15]
- Inception: 1882[16]
- Sport: rugby union[17]
- Organizer: Six Nations Rugby Ltd[18]
- Official website: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/m6n[19]
- Sponsor: Guinness[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Six Nations Championship[21]
- Director / manager: Tom Harrison[22]
- Number of participants: 6[23]
- Topic has template: Template:Six nations new[24], Template:Infotaula sis nacions[25]
- Official name: Six Nations Championship[26]
- Participating team: France national rugby union team[27], Wales national rugby union team[28], England men’s national rugby union team[29], Ireland men’s national rugby union team[30], Italy national rugby union team[31], Scotland national rugby union team[32]
- Event interval: 1 years[33]
- Hashtag: GuinnessSixNations[34], SixNations[35]
- Statistical leader: Wales national rugby union team[36], England men’s national rugby union team[37]
- Season starts: February[38]
- Season ends: March[39]
- Social media followers: 448,293[40], 183,000[41], 490,355[42], 203,000[43], 538,092[44], 234,000[45], 261,000[46], 295,000[47]
Why It Matters
Six Nations Championship has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]