2009 Six Nations Championship 2009 Six Nations Championship The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2009 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 10th Six Nations Championship, and the 115th international championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major Northern Hemisphere national teams. The tournament was held between 7 February and 21 March 2009. The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Ireland won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown, their first Grand Slam since 1948 and Triple Crown since 2007. It was Ireland's second Grand Slam
Jonathan Joseph (rugby union) had won the Rugby Players' Association 'Player's Player of the Year' and 'England Player of the Year' for his outstanding performances for both club and country during the 2014/15 season. Joseph was the highest try scorer of the year out of all of England's players, scoring 8 tries throughout 2016. This included a hat-trick against Italy during England's grand slam at the 2016 Six Nations. Joseph was selected as one of the 41 British and Irish Lions to tour New Zealand in summer 2017. Jonathan Joseph (rugby union) Jonathan Byron Alexander Joseph (born 21 May 1991) is an English professional