Which rugby union tournament features England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales?

The Six Nations Championship features England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales.

It is an annual men’s rugby union tournament involving the six national teams of those countries. Each team plays the other five once, producing 15 matches in total. The team with the best competition record wins the championship, with points and tiebreaking rules applied under the tournament regulations.

The competition grew from the Home Nations Championship, which began in 1883 with England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. France joined in 1910, creating the Five Nations, and Italy joined in 2000 to form the Six Nations.

Several traditional awards sit alongside the championship. The Calcutta Cup is contested by England and Scotland, while the Triple Crown is won when one of the Home Nations defeats the other three Home Nations. A team losing all five matches is said to receive the wooden spoon.