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The Six Nations began as the Home Nations
England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales first played a championship in 1883 The original Home Nations championship of 1883 was contested by four teams, with France joining in 1910 to make it the Five Nations. Italy arrived in 2000 and the name changed to the Six Nations. The title can be shared, and a team that wins every match takes the Grand Slam. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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The Six Nations began as the Home Nations: the short answers
- Where does this come from, and can I check it?
- England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales first played a championship in 1883. The figure is taken from Six Nations Rugby, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
- Is this really a sports fact?
- Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
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