Rugby Football Union for Women between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which England won in its inaugural year. England won the Championship every year except from the 1997/98 season when Scotland won it. France joined the competition in the 1998/99 season making it the Five Nations Championship with England achieving the Grand Slam. In the 2001/02 season the competition expanded to be known as the Women's Six Nations Championship, and England have won the title more than any other nation, including six back-to-back wins between 2006 and 2011. Rugby Football Union for Women The Rugby Football Union for Women (RFUW) was the governing body for
2009 Women's Six Nations Championship 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship The 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2009 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the eighth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship. England comfortably won a third successive Grand Slam in 2008 and were hot favourites to make this four in 2009. However, though England did retain the title it was only on points difference, the loss of key players to the World Cup Sevens was, perhaps, significant in making this an extraordinary championship full of remarkable results such