Wales national rugby union team Wales national rugby union team The Wales national rugby union team () competes annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 26 times outright. Wales' most recent championship win came in 2013. The governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played their first international against England. Wales' performances in the Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) continued to improve, experiencing their first 'golden age' between 1900 and 1911. They first played New Zealand, known as the
1946–47 French Rugby Union Championship only six decades after. 1946–47 French Rugby Union Championship The 1946-47 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 64 clubs divided in 16 pools. The eight first pools qualified 24 clubs for next phase . Eight other club were qualified from other eight pools. The thirty-two teams qualified play the second round with eight pools of four. The two better were qualified to play the "Last 16" phase. The Championship was won by Toulouse that beat Agen in the final, played on the ground of Stade Toulousain. The 1947 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales and