2001 Six Nations Championship in October. Despite their final match defeat, England set new records for points scored (229), tries scored (29) and overall points-difference (+149). The teams involved were: 2001 Six Nations Championship The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 107th international championship overall. The tournament was affected by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease foot and mouth in Britain. As a consequence, there were restrictions on travel and Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations were postponed until September and October. The eventual winners were England for the second
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