Triple Crown (rugby union) Triple Crown (rugby union) In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the "Home Nations" – i.e. England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship. If any one of these teams defeats all three other teams, they win the Triple Crown. The Six Nations Championship also includes France and Italy, but their involvement in the tournament has no influence on the result of the Triple Crown, although it means that the winners of the Triple Crown are not necessarily the winners of the Championship as a whole. England won the first
1946–47 French Rugby Union Championship only six decades after. 1946–47 French Rugby Union Championship The 1946-47 French Rugby Union Championship of first division was contested by 64 clubs divided in 16 pools. The eight first pools qualified 24 clubs for next phase . Eight other club were qualified from other eight pools. The thirty-two teams qualified play the second round with eight pools of four. The two better were qualified to play the "Last 16" phase. The Championship was won by Toulouse that beat Agen in the final, played on the ground of Stade Toulousain. The 1947 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales and