2016 Six Nations Championship squads 2016 Six Nations Championship squads This is a list of the complete squads for the 2016 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Ireland are the defending champions. Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 6 February 2016 – the tournament's opening day. On 13 January, Eddie Jones named a 33-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. Head coach: Eddie Jones On 24 January, Semesa Rokoduguni was called up as cover for Chris Ashton, who had been given a 10-week
Six Nations Championship Championship in 1910 with the addition of France. The tournament was expanded in 2000 to become the Six Nations Championship with the addition of Italy. Following the relative success of the Tier 2 nations in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, there were calls by Octavian Morariu, the president of Rugby Union's governing body for promotion and development, to let Georgia and Romania join the Six Nations due to their consistent success in the European Nations Cup and ability to compete in the Rugby World Cup. Played annually, the format of the Championship is simple: each team plays every other team