2001 Six Nations Championship 2001 Six Nations Championship The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 107th international championship overall. The tournament was affected by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease foot and mouth in Britain. As a consequence, there were restrictions on travel and Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations were postponed until September and October. The eventual winners were England for the second year running, although they once again missed out on the Grand Slam at the final hurdle, losing to Ireland in the final match of the tournament
1921–22 French Rugby Union Championship 1921–22 French Rugby Union Championship The 1921–22 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was won by Toulouse beating Bayonne in the final. The qualification round was completed by two pools of five teams. Stade Toulousain and Bayonne were the teams who qualified to the final. The 1922 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales, while France came last. Thirty clubs participated, divided into 10 pools of 3 (with home and away matches). 3 points were awarded for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The winner of each pool qualified four the semifinal pool. Two groups