2001 Six Nations Championship 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 year running, although they once again missed out on the Grand Slam at the final hurdle, losing to Ireland in the final match of the tournament
2009 Grand Slam of Darts ITV Wildcard Qualifier 2009 Grand Slam of Darts ITV Wildcard Qualifier The 2009 Grand Slam of Darts ITV Wildcard Qualifier was the qualifying event for the 2009 Grand Slam of Darts which was held at the Magnum Centre in Irvine on Friday November 6. 21st seed Steve Maish won the event after beating unseeded Arron Monk 5-3 in the final. Steve Maish was placed in Pool Three and draw in Group C along with 2009 Premier League runner up Mervyn King, 2009 BDO World Championship semi finalist Darryl Fitton and 2008 PDC World Championship runner up Kirk Shepherd. In his first Group C