Between 1883 and 2024, the English and Welsh national rugby union teams had the most overall title wins in the Six Nations Championship, with 39 each. Of these wins, England had the most outright wins, with 29 compared to Wales' 28. Meanwhile, Italy had yet to record a title win, outright or shared.
Number of Men's Six Nations Championship titles won from 1883 to 2024, by country
Characteristic
Outright Championship wins
Shared Championship wins
England
29
10
Wales
28
11
France
18
8
Ireland
16
9
Scotland
15
9
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France, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales)
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1883 to 2024
Supplementary notes
The Six Nations Championship began in 1883 as the Home International Championship, with only England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland competing. France joined in 1910, ushering in the Five Nations era, however, it was ousted in 1931 before rejoining in 1947. Italy entered the competition in 2000. The competition has been called the Six Nations ever since.
Competitions in 1885, 1897, 1898, and 1972 were not completed.
Owing to it having never won a title, Italy was omitted from the statistic.
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Rugby World. (March 16, 2024). Number of Men's Six Nations Championship titles won from 1883 to 2024, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441243/countries-most-six-nations-championships-won/
Rugby World. "Number of Men's Six Nations Championship titles won from 1883 to 2024, by country." Chart. March 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441243/countries-most-six-nations-championships-won/
Rugby World. (2024). Number of Men's Six Nations Championship titles won from 1883 to 2024, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441243/countries-most-six-nations-championships-won/
Rugby World. "Number of Men's Six Nations Championship Titles Won from 1883 to 2024, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441243/countries-most-six-nations-championships-won/
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