2015 Six Nations Championship squads 2015 Six Nations Championship squads This is a list of the complete squads for the 2015 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 2015 – the tournament's opening day. On 21 January, England announced a 34-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, including 2 uncapped players. Head coach: Stuart Lancaster On 26 January, Tom Croft and Christian Day were added to the squad to cover the
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