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 Six Nations
| In 1871, England and Scotland held the first international tournament. When Ireland and Wales joined in 1880, what was the tournament called? | The Six Nations
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The Home International Championships. Even though England and Scotland dominated the first years, Wales developed a strategy that would change the way rugby was played.
France. It was in 1910. However, France ended up dropping out because of poor play and did not fully rejoin until after WWII.
| England had won several Grand Slams before Scotland won their first in 1925. What is a Grand Slam? | The Six Nations
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Beating all the other sides. The Triple Crown came first. It's when a British Isle side(Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England) beats the other three in one tournament.
| When France rejoined and The Five Nations started back up in 1947, they played every year until 1972. What happened that changed that? | The Six Nations
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Political Tensions. Wales and Scotland refused to travel to Ireland because of the turmoil there.
| 1969 to 1979 was considered the "Golden Era" for which side? | The Six Nations
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Wales. They won 6 titles and 3 Grand Slams. Ireland dominated the post-WWII era, and France came into strength starting in the late 1950s. England has always been a power with their Golden Era beginning in 1910.
Scotland. They closed out the millennium by winning before a sixth side was added.
Italy. Like France, Italy had gotten off to a slow start in the competition.
| One of the most well-known stadiums is Twickenham. To which side does it belong? | The Six Nations
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England. It opened in 1910 and brought along with it England's Golden Era, breaking the dominance of Wales.
Italy. Stadio Flaminio only seated 24,973. Ireland: Lansdowne Road, Capacity:49,250. Wales: Millennium Stadium, Capacity:72,500. Stade de France, Capacity:78,750. Scotland: Murrayfield Rugby Ground, Capacity:67,500.
| While The Six Nations is the Northern Hemiphere's tournament, The Tri Nations is the Southern's. Which team is not part of the Tri Nations? | The Six Nations
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Argentina. The All Blacks of New Zealand seemed to dominate, but the Wallabies of Australia and South Africa's Springboks make this a great watch.
Stadio Flaminio, Rome. Stadio Flaminio is a charming stadium in Rome, with a capacity of under 25,000. Compare this with the capacity of the largest stadium in the 2007 Championship at a mammoth 82,500.
| Sebastian Chabal scored two tries in France's first match in the Six Nations 2007 and was named man of the match. Which English club was he playing Number 8 for at the time? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 1
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Sale. Most of the Italian team do not play club rugby in their own country, but play for English and French clubs. Italy started their Six Nations career with a victory at home against Scotland in 1998.
France. International Rugby coaches tend to move around. Italy have been coached by New Zealander John Kirwan, but for the Six Nations 2007 they were coached by former French coach Pierre Berbizier, while his counterpart, Bernard Laporte, coached France.
Slam. Since the Five Nations became Six in 1998, it has been won 3 times by France, once by England and last by Wales in 2005.
| The picking of this player for England against Scotland in the Six Nations for 2007 was apparently described by ex-England captain Will Carling as 'lunacy'. The player concerned went on to score a try, two conversions, five penalties and a drop goal, becoming only the sixth fly half in history to 'go through the card' at Twickenham. What is the name of this player? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 1
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Jonny Wilkinson. Jonny Wilkinson, who kicked the drop goal to win the World Cup in 2003, has been very unfortunate with injuries, and had only had 40 minutes Rugby before this game.
| Since 1876, England and Scotland's match is not only part of the Six Nations but also for a trophy. What is the name of this trophy, which is the oldest in International Rugby? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 1
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Calcutta Cup. The cup is made from melted down Indian Rupees and is keenly contested!
| It is generally accepted that the try awarded to Jonny Wilkinson during the Six Nation's match against Scotland in 2007 was not, in fact, a try. What was the nationality of the video referee? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 1
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Irish. The video appeared to show to everyone but Mr Courtney that Jonny was in touch. But the referee's decision is always final.
| The Wales against Ireland match in Six Nations 2007 was played in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. What was the name of the iconic stadium that stood on the same spot? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 1
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Cardiff Arms Park. The home of Welsh Rugby, Cardiff Arms Park, was replaced by the Millennium Stadium in 1999. The Welsh team has been known to train at Sofia Gardens, Twickenham, is England's Ground and Lansdowne Road is Ireland's.
| 'Pin-Up Boy' of the Welsh Grand Slam in 2005, courting Charlotte Church ('Voice of an Angel'), which Welsh player was not even on the bench for the Wales v Ireland match in 2007? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 1
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Gavin Henson. Wales' coach Gareth Jenkins has been widely quoted as feeling that Ospreys' player Henson is 'simply not playing well enough' to be in the side. All the wrong answers are the legendary 'Pontypool Front Row', who could not be described as 'Pin-Up boys' by any stretch of the imagination.
Suspended. Gareth Thomas was suspended for four weeks following an argument with Ulster fans in Toulouse.
| Who was leading the 2007 Six Nations Championship at the end of the first weekend (played one, won one, for 39, against 3, and five tries scored)? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 1
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France. The opening game was France v Italy.
England v Italy. England v Italy kicked off on Saturday 10 February. Scotland v Wales followed at the Sunday game was Ireland v France. New Zealand and Western Samoa do not play in this competition, which is between England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, and Italy.
| England against Italy was widely considered to be a poor match. Who did the England coach, Brian Ashton, blame for this? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 2
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Himself. Well done to Brian Ashton. Instead of blaming the world and his dog, he admitted, 'We got the balance of our game plan wrong from the very start and that's my fault'. Not many sports people are ready to do that.
Andrea Scanavacca. There were only two tries scored in the match, for England by Jason Robinson in the first half and by Scanavacca for Italy in the second. Jonny Robinson scored five penalties, becoming the Six Nations' top scorer. Nigel Owens was the referee.
| Italy were at the bottom of the Six Nations table at the end of the second weekend. What is the team 'awarded' that is at the bottom of the Six Nations at the end of the competition? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 2
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The Wooden Spoon. The wooden spoon is not an official award. The wooden spoon originated at the University of Cambridge, and was the likes of a booby prize awarded, given to the students with the lowest exam scores.
| This royal person is a patron of the Scottish Rugby Union and attends most Scottish home games, and really appears to enjoy them. Who is this? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 2
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Princess Anne. Princess Anne always spoke to the players very intently before a game and really followed the match closely.
0. No tries were scored as all the points in this match came from the boot, from kicks, seven from seven attempted for Scotland's Chris Paterson and three from Wales' Stephen Jones. All the points scored by these two.
Dwayne Peel. 'Caps' are awarded for International matches. Dwayne Peel won his first against Italy in 2003. Gareth Edwards was the first Welsh player to attain 50 caps, and Barry John and JPR were also both great Welsh players.
| Who won the Man of the Match award in the Scotland v Wales match, mostly for his sterling work in the lineout? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 2
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Simon Taylor (Scotland). Scotland won all their lineouts and stole four from Wales. Both James Hook and Kevin Morgan were injured in the match.
| Ireland v France in the 2007 Six Nations Championship was played at Croke Park, the home of the GAA. What does GAA stand for? | The Six Nations 2007: Pt 2
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Gaelic Athletic Association. This was a historic day as no 'foreign sports' had ever been played at this stadium, which normally hosts the Irish sports of Gaelic football and hurling.
3. If your idea of a good match is watching tries scored, this was the best match of the second weekend of the 2007 Six Nations. It was also the most exciting, with France snatching victory in the dying seconds to break Irish hearts.
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