Six Nations Championship Six Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The current champions are Ireland, having won the 2018 tournament. The Six Nations is the successor to the Home Nations Championship (1883–1909 and 1932–39), played between teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which was the first international rugby union tournament. With the addition of France, this became the Five Nations Championship (1910–31 and 1947–99), which in turn became the Six Nations Championship with the addition
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