France national rugby union team eventual champions England. In 2004, they won a second Six Nations Grand Slam, which was followed by a Championship win in 2006 and a successful defence in 2007. During the opener of the World Cup 2007, Argentina defeated France 17–12. However, after defeating Ireland 25–3, France qualified for the quarter-finals. After defeating the New Zealand All Blacks 20–18, they lost to England 14–9 in the semi-final. France then lost for a second time to Argentina 34–10 in the third-place match. In 2010, France won its ninth Grand Slam. During the 2011 Rugby World Cup, France defeated Wales 9–8 in the
1990 Five Nations Championship Grand Slam win, as they have yet to win a Grand Slam since Italy joined what became the Six Nations Championship in 2000. The teams involved were: 1990 Five Nations Championship The 1990 Five Nations Championship was the 61st series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 16 January and 24 March 1990. The tournament was the 61st in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1990 Five Nations