2019 Six Nations Championship 2019 Six Nations Championship The 2019 Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations as it is sponsored by Guinness) will be the 20th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The championship will be contested by France, England, Italy, Scotland, Wales and defending champions Ireland. Including the competition's previous iterations as the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship, it will be the 125th edition of the tournament. The fixtures were announced on 16 May 2017. The first game of the championship will be a Friday night game between France and Wales.
History of the Wales national rugby union team (2004–present) History of the Wales national rugby union team (2004–present) The history of the Wales national rugby union team from 2005 to 2015 covers a period where the side won three Grand Slams in the Six Nations Championship, as well as another Championship victory. The Grand Slams, in all the tournament matches, were achieved in 2005, 2008 and 2012. Their other Six Nations Championship, in 2013, was won without achieving a Grand Slam. The country has not enjoyed as much success against the major southern hemisphere opposition of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand have not been defeated by