2000 Six Nations Championship and finished in sixth place. The teams involved were: 2000 Six Nations Championship The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, following the inclusion of Italy into the Five Nations championship. It was the 106th international championship overall. The championship was won by England. England won their first four games and met winless Scotland in their final match. Scotland earned a surprising victory and denied England the Grand Slam. Italy won their first game in the championship with a surprising 34–20 win over Scotland, who had won the previous year's Five Nations.
Rugby union in the Falkland Islands prevented any contact in recent times. The Falklands are able to receive some coverage of rugby including the Six Nations Championship. Rugby union in the Falkland Islands Rugby union in the Falkland Islands is a moderately popular sport. Rugby union is played in the Falkland Islands under the auspices of the (English) Rugby Football Union. Rugby was first introduced to the Falkland Islands in the 19th Century, and is always of the union variety. Due to the low population of the islands (under 4,000), the islands do not have a proper league system, and games are played on an informal