2011 Six Nations Championship 2011 Six Nations Championship The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship, and the 117th edition of the international championship. The annual rugby union tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and was won by England. Ireland played their first Six Nations games at the Aviva Stadium, having played their first matches at the new stadium in November 2010. For the first time in its history, the tournament opened with a Friday night fixture.
Rugby union in the Australian Capital Territory the New Zealanders going on to win by 57–5. The Federal Capital Territory Rugby Union was renamed the Australian Capital Territory Rugby Union in 1939. Rugby union expanded quickly after World War II, particularly in New South Wales. The ACT representative team, often referred to simply as "Canberra", grew in stature throughout the 1950s and 1960s as part of the NSW Country Rugby Union. The team won the Caldwell Cup for the Country Championship for the first time in 1964 and went on to win it three times in a row. In 1966, five Canberra players were chosen in the