2008 Six Nations Championship tries in the championship, beating England's previous record of four tries conceded. Wales' Shane Williams was named the Player of the Championship. The teams involved were: 2008 Six Nations Championship The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, the 114th series of the international championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 2 February to 15 March, resulting in Wales winning the Grand Slam, their second in the last four championships and tenth overall. In
James Cronin (rugby union) 21 June 2015, a win which secured the tournament for Emerging Ireland. On 20 January 2016, Cronin was named in Ireland's 35-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. On 13 February 2016, Cronin came off the bench against France in Ireland's second game of the Six Nations. James Cronin (rugby union) James Cronin (born 23 November 1990) is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a prop and represents Dolphin in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League. Cronin made his debut for Munster A on 8 December 2012,