2009 Six Nations Championship squads 2009 Six Nations Championship squads This is a list of the complete squads for the 2009 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy Scotland, and Wales. Each country was entitled to name a squad of 39 players to contest the championship. They could also invite additional players along prior to the start of the championship while the coach could call up replacement players if squad members suffered serious injury. "All caps are as of the start of the tournament, and do not include appearances made during the competition."
Grand Slam (shinty) the Grand Slam era. Although both Ballachulish and Lovat have won the Glasgow Celtic Society and MacTavish Cups respectively, this was outside a Grand Slam season, (indeed Balla's win was before the advent of the MacAulay Cup) although Lovat won the first Grand Slam two years later in 1953. Kingussie won 3 Grand Slams in a row in the late 1990s. The trophies involved in winning the Grand Slam have developed with the advent of the national Premier Division replacing the South Division One and the North Division One. Grand Slam (shinty) The Grand Slam in shinty consists of a