The original Home Nations Championship (the first international rugby union tournament) was played between teams from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In 1940 this became the Five Nations Championship with the addition of France, which in turn became the Six Nations Championship in 2000 when Italy joined the competition. The record winners of the Home Nations, Five Nations and Six Nations tournaments, is England with 29 outright titles (and an additional 10 shared titles), Wales follow closely with 28 (12) wins and France are 3rd with 18 (8) wins.
A Grand Slam is awarded when a team wins all of its games and the wooden spoon is "awarded" to the team that finished last. England have won the most Grand Slams with 13 titles in total.
Italy 24 - 27 England | Saturday, 3rd February | Stadio Olimpico, Rome
England 16 - 14 Wales | Sunday, 10th February | Twickenham Stadium, London
Scotland 30 - 21 England | Saturday, 24th February | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
England 23 - 22 Ireland | Saturday, 9th March | Twickenham Stadium, London
France 33 - 31 England | Saturday, 16th March | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon
| # | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Diff | Points |
| 1 | Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 20 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 14 |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -34 | 11 |
| 6 | Wales | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -51 | 4 |
Teams are awarded league points depending on the result of the match:
Teams can also be awarded bonus points if they meet the following criteria in a match:
The Grand Slam winner, should there be one, will be awarded an additional 3 points to make sure that they finish top of the table.