With just a few weeks to go until the 2020 Six Nations kicks off, we take a look at 10 facts you probably didn’t know about the tournament…
1. Sharing is caring
Prior to 1994, teams equal on match points shared the championship. 1973 was the only year in which there was a five-way tie, with each side winning two matches and losing two.
2. Trophy trouble
The inside of the trophy used between 1993 and 2015 was silver but was recently replaced with 22 carat gold due to the repeated erosion from the Champagne. They even added a lip around the rim to aid drinking from it!
3. New trophy
A new trophy was introduced for the 2015 Championship.[8] The new trophy was designed and crafted by Thomas Lyte silversmiths
4. Try machine
The record for tries in a match is held by Scotsman George Lindsay who scored five tries against Wales in 1887
5. Record holders
Irelands Ronan O’Gara is the tournaments highest points scorer with 551 points while teammate Brian O’Driscoll is the highest try scorer with 25.
6. Melted down
The Calcutta Cup is made out of 50,000 meted down Indian rupees.
7. Steel defence
The 1977 Grand Slam-winning France team did not concede a try in their four matches
8. Twickenham stadium will sell around 160,547 pints each match
So, even if the Roses can't lift the trophy, the home crowd will have the last (beer-fuelled) belly laugh, after slurping down this colossal amount of beer. Who said Rugby wasn't thirsty work
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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