Wales national rugby union team Wales national rugby union team The Wales national rugby union team () competes annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 26 times outright. Wales' most recent championship win came in 2013. The governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played their first international against England. Wales' performances in the Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) continued to improve, experiencing their first 'golden age' between 1900 and 1911. They first played New Zealand, known as the
1950–51 French Rugby Union Championship 1950–51 French Rugby Union Championship The 1949-50 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 48 teams divided en eight pools de six. Twenty-four teams were qualified to play a second phase with eight pools of three clubs. The first of each pool were qualified to play Quarter of finals. The Championship was won by Carmaux that beat Stadoceste in the final. It were the only titile won by Union Sportive Carmausine. The 1951 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, while France finished second. The "Coupe de France" was won by Lourdes that beat Stadoceste in the