The winner of the RBS 6 Nations is sometimes seen as being the European Champions. France are the current champions, having won the competition in 2007.
The Six Nations Championship is the premier international rugby union tournament in the Northern Hemisphere. There is also a Women's Six Nations Championship which historically featured Spain instead of Italy, but since 2007 has included Italy at Spain's expense.
This year, no Grand Slam was been won, but Wales won the Triple Crown. A Grand Slam occurs when one team manages to beat all the others during one year's competition or when a touring side from one of the Southern Hemisphere nations plays and defeats all four Home Nations sides in a single tour. The last team to have won the Grand Slam was Wales, in 2005
The Triple Crown is contested annually by England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. If any one team manages to win all their games against the other three then they win the Triple Crown.
Today, Italy will play Scotland, trying to avoid the 'wooden spoon' given to the team which has come last in a competition. They have lost every game. England will play Ireland. And Wales will be playing France to win. The 2008 Six Nations Championship began on 2 February 2008.
I will be watching Wales agains France this afternoon, and as my neighbor pointed out, she doesn't really understand the game, but she enjoys the guys wearing shorts! Check out the link above. I think I could like this game!
