Women's Six Nations Championship

Women's Six Nations Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2026 Women's Six Nations Championship
SportRugby union
Founded1996
No. of teams6 (from 2002)
5 (1999–2001)
4 (1996–1998)
Country England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Most recent
champion
 England (2026)
Most titles England (22)

The Women's Six Nations Championship, known as the Guinness Women's Six Nations for sponsorship purposes,[1] 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.[2][3]

In the 1998–99 season, it became the Five Nations, with France joining the original four.[2] The following season, Spain replaced Ireland for two seasons.[2]

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.[2] 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.[4]

In 2007, the Six Nations committee formally adopted Italy as the sixth national team member in the championship, replacing Spain.[2][3] This aligned the women's competition with the men's competition.

A new trophy was unveiled in 2023,[5] designed and made by British silverware manufacturers Thomas Lyte.[6] The trophy stands 25 inches in height and features six arms reaching upwards representing the nations taking part in the competition.[7]

England have been the dominant team in the competition, winning 22 of the 30 editions, as of 2026.[2]

Results

Overall

 England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Spain  Wales
Tournaments 31 28 29 20 31 7 31
Outright Wins 22 6 2 0 1 0 0
Grand Slams 20 5 1 0 1 0 0
Triple Crowns 26 N/a 2 N/a 1 N/a 1
Wooden Spoons 0 0 6 3 9 2 10

Home Nations (1996–1998)

Year Champions Grand Slam Triple Crown Wooden Spoon
1996  England  England  England  Wales
1997  England  England  England  Ireland
1998  Scotland  Scotland  Scotland  Ireland

Five Nations (1999–2001)

Year Champions Grand Slam Triple Crown Wooden Spoon
1999  England  England  England  Ireland
2000  England  England  England  Wales
2001  England  England  England  Wales

Six Nations (2002–present)

Year Champions Grand Slam Triple Crown Wooden Spoon
2002  France  France  England  Ireland
2003  England  England  England  Spain
2004  France  France  England  Ireland
2005  France  France  England  Wales
2006  England  England  England  Spain
2007  England  England  England  Italy
2008  England  England  England  Scotland
2009  England —  Wales  Italy
2010  England  England  England  Wales
2011  England  England  England  Scotland
2012  England  England  England  Scotland
2013  Ireland  Ireland  Ireland  Scotland
2014  France  France  England  Scotland
2015  Ireland —  Ireland  Scotland
2016  France —  England  Scotland
2017  England  England  England  Italy
2018  France  France  England  Wales
2019  England  England  England  Scotland
2020  England  England  England Not completed[a]
2021  England Not contested[b]  Wales
2022  England  England  England  Scotland
2023  England  England  England  Ireland
2024  England  England  England  Wales
2025  England  England  England  Wales
2026  England  England  England  Wales

Final positions

Summary

Home Nations Five Nations Six Nations
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
England 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
France — — — 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
Ireland 3rd 4th 4th 5th — — 6th 5th 5th 5th 5th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 5th 3rd 3rd 4th 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd
Italy — — — — — — — — — — — 6th 5th 6th 5th 5th 5th 5th 4th 3rd 5th 6th 4th 2nd 4th 4th 5th 5th 5th 4th 4th
Scotland 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 5th 6th 5th 4th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 6th 4th 5th 6th 5th 5th 6th 4th 4th 5th 5th
Spain — — — — 3rd 3rd 4th 6th 3rd 4th 6th — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Wales 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 5th 4th 6th 6th 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 6th 4th 4th 4th 5th 5th 4th 5th 6th 4th 6th 6th 3rd 3rd 6th 6th 6th

Tables

Home Nations (1996–1998)

Position Nation Tournaments Matches Points Table
points		 Awards
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff TW GS TC WS
1 England 3 9801 25572+183 16 2220
2 Scotland 3 9603 12166+55 12 1110
3 Wales 3 9306 125184–59 6 0001
4 Ireland 3 9108 56235–179 2 0002

Five Nations (1999–2001)

Position Nation Tournaments Matches Points Table
points		 Awards
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff TW GS TC WS
1 England 3 121200 49168+423 24 3330
2 France 3 12804 240141+99 16 00N/A0
3 Scotland 3 12507 172246–74 10 0000
4 Spain 2 8404 74135–61 8 00N/A0
5 Wales 3 121011 77341–264 2 0002
6 Ireland 1 4004 5128–123 0 0001

Six Nations without bonus point scoring (2002–2016)

Position Nation Tournaments Matches Points Table
points		 Awards
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff TW GS TC WS
1 England 15 7564011 2810335+2475 128 87120
2 France 15 7550025 1726701+1025 100 54N/A0
3 Ireland 15 7535040 10551097–42 70 2122
4 Wales 15 7530144 8611042–181 61 0013
5 Scotland 15 7515159 5972065–1468 31 0007
6 Italy 10 5014135 5791216–637 29 00N/A3
7 Spain 5 256118 156764–604 13 00N/A2

Six Nations with bonus point scoring (2017–)

Position Nation Tournaments Matches Points Tries Bonus
points		 Table
points		 Awards
P W D L PF PA PD TF TA T BP L BP GS BP TW GS TC WS
1 England 10 434201 2121408+1713 33460 38121 228 8680
2 France 10 423219 1460568+892 21776 3243 169 11N/A0
3 Ireland 10 4219023 7821012–230 120155 1330 92 0001
4 Italy 10 4214127 7491292–543 97181 1210 71 00N/A1
5 Wales 10 429132 5651410–845 84217 860 52 0004
6 Scotland 10 419131 5401410–888 77222 470 49 0002

Total

Pos Nation Tourn­aments Matches Points Bonus
points		 Table
points		 Awards
P W D L PF PA PD T BP L BP GS BP TW GS TC WS
1 England 31 134121013 5406824+4582 33127 545 2220260
2 France 28 12485138 32271343+1884 2843 377 65N/A0
3 Ireland 29 12555070 18732279–406 1530 238 2126
4 Wales 31 13340291 15562929–1373 580 177 00110
5 Scotland 31 13233297 13463657–2311 270 145 1119
6 Italy 20 8727258 11512346–1195 1110 124 00N/A3
7 Spain 7 3310122 250899-645 000 21 00N/A2

Records

Highest team scores

Scores of 80 points or more:

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.[10]

Year Team Nominee Winner Ref
2020 N/A England Emily Scarratt [11]
2021  England Zoe Aldcroft England Poppy Cleall [12]
 France Caroline Boujard
 England Poppy Cleall
2022  England Sarah Bern France Laure Sansus [13]
 France Madoussou Fall
 England Marlie Packer
 France Laure Sansus
2023  England Holly Aitchison France Gabrielle Vernier [14]
 England Marlie Packer (2)
 Wales Sisilia Tuipulotu
 France Gabrielle Vernier
2024  Italy Alyssa D'Incà England Ellie Kildunne [15]
 England Ellie Kildunne
 France Romane Ménager
 Ireland Aoife Wafer
2025  England Abby Dow Ireland Aoife Wafer [16]
 France Manaé Feleu
 Scotland Evie Gallagher
 Ireland Aoife Wafer (2)
2026  England Megan Jones Ireland Aoife Wafer (2) [17]
 France Pauline Bourdon Sansus
 Italy Francesca Sgorbini
 Ireland Aoife Wafer (3)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Three fixtures in the 2020 tournament were cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
  2. ↑ The 2021 tournament followed a one-off format, which consisted of two pools with three teams each. The teams all played one home and one away match, before the top ranked teams in each pool contested the final.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Six Nations Rugby and Guinness agree groundbreaking partnership spanning the women's and men's Championships". www.sixnationsrugby.com. Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Harvey, Joe (19 March 2025). "Women's Six Nations 2025: All you need to know including results, fixtures and past winners". Rugby World. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Women's Roll of Honour - Guinness Women's Six Nations". www.sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Rugby Trophies - Rugby Football History
  5. ↑ "The Women's Six Nations Trophy". 4 The Love Of Sport. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  6. ↑ McEvoy, Milly. "The story behind the silverware: The TikTok Women's Six - Guinness Women's Six Nations". www.sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Women's Rugby NEW Six Nations Trophy". Unofficial England Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Remaining 2020 Women's Six Nations matches cancelled". Six Nations Rugby. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Women's Six Nations: How the 2021 Championship will work". Six Nations Rugby. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Guinness Women's Six Nations Player of The Championship". sixnationsrugby.com. Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "Emily Scarratt crowned the inaugural 2020 Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship". sixnationsrugby.com. Six Nations Rugby. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Poppy Cleall crowned 2021 Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship". sixnationsrugby.com. Six Nations Rugby. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Laure Sansus named 2022 TikTok Women's Player of the Championship". sixnationsrugby.com. Six Nations Rugby. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Women's Six Nations: Gabrielle Vernier named player of the championship". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Kildunne wins Guinness Player of the Championship". sixnationsrugby.com. Six Nations Rugby. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Aoife Wafer named 2025 Guinness Player of the Championship". sixnationsrugby.com. Six Nations Rugby. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Aoife Wafer voted 2026 Guinness Player of the Championship". sixnationsrugby.com. Six Nations Rugby. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
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