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The 2017 Six Nations Championship used the standard bonus points system on a trial basis, with the added feature that a team winning the Grand Slam would earn three extra bonus points to ensure that a grand slam winning team is guaranteed to win the tournament. [6] Six Nations tournaments also award a bonus point to any team that scores four ...
The Grand Slam winners are awarded the Six Nations trophy (as tournament winners), but there is no special grand slam trophy – the Grand Slam is an informal honour recognising a Championship-winning team which has won all their games. A Grand Slam was therefore available in a total of 97 seasons to date.
The Men's Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Men's Six Nations, Guinness branded as M6N) [a] is an annual international rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It is also the oldest sports tournament ever between Home Nations.
A Grand Slam winner would therefore have at least 23 points, an insurmountable total against any other team. Six Nations bonus points system Four points are awarded for a win.
Marcus Smith slotted a last-minute drop goal as England ended Ireland’s double grand slam dream with an exhilarating 23-22 win in a display of their best attacking rugby for years to take the ...
Ireland seal Six Nations Grand Slam with win over England. 19:17, Harry Latham-Coyle. Up the twin prizes go together, Johnny Sexton handing the trophy around to his teammates after hoisting it aloft.
Two points are awarded for a draw. A bonus point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries, or loses by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four or more tries, and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points. Three bonus points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (a Grand Slam).
Grand slam-chasing Ireland rugby made it three bonus-point Six Nations wins from three against Wales rugby at the Aviva Stadium, racking up their 18th successive home triumph with a 31-7 victory.