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Grand Slam (rugby union)

Index Grand Slam (rugby union)

In rugby union, a Grand Slam (Irish: Caithréim Mhór. Welsh: Y Gamp Lawn. French: Grand Chelem) occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship (or its Five Nations predecessor) manages to beat all the others during one year's competition. [1]

71 relations: Australia national rugby union team, Calcutta Cup, Contract bridge, England national rugby union team, France national rugby union team, Ireland national rugby union team, Italy national rugby union team, New Zealand national rugby union team, Rugby union, Rugby union bonus points system, Scotland national rugby union team, Six Nations Championship, South Africa national rugby union team, Test match (rugby union), The Times, Triple Crown (rugby union), Wales national rugby union team, World War I, World War II, 1908 Home Nations Championship, 1909 Home Nations Championship, 1911 Five Nations Championship, 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, 1913 Five Nations Championship, 1914 Five Nations Championship, 1921 Five Nations Championship, 1923 Five Nations Championship, 1924 Five Nations Championship, 1925 Five Nations Championship, 1928 Five Nations Championship, 1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, 1932 Home Nations Championship, 1948 Five Nations Championship, 1950 Five Nations Championship, 1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, 1952 Five Nations Championship, 1957 Five Nations Championship, 1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France, 1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe, 1968 Five Nations Championship, 1971 Five Nations Championship, 1976 Five Nations Championship, 1977 Five Nations Championship, 1978 Five Nations Championship, 1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, 1980 Five Nations Championship, 1981 Five Nations Championship, 1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, 1984 Five Nations Championship, 1987 Five Nations Championship, ..., 1990 Five Nations Championship, 1991 Five Nations Championship, 1992 Five Nations Championship, 1995 Five Nations Championship, 1997 Five Nations Championship, 1998 Five Nations Championship, 2000 Six Nations Championship, 2002 Six Nations Championship, 2003 Six Nations Championship, 2004 Six Nations Championship, 2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland, 2005 Six Nations Championship, 2008 end-of-year rugby union internationals, 2008 Six Nations Championship, 2009 Six Nations Championship, 2010 end-of-year rugby union internationals, 2010 Six Nations Championship, 2012 Six Nations Championship, 2016 Six Nations Championship, 2017 Six Nations Championship, 2018 Six Nations Championship. Expand index (21 more) »

Australia national rugby union team

The Australia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Wallabies, is controlled by Rugby Australia.

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Calcutta Cup

The Calcutta Cup is the trophy is awarded to the winner of the match between England and Scotland.

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Contract bridge

Contract bridge, or simply bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck.

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England national rugby union team

The England national rugby union team competes in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales.

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France national rugby union team

The France national rugby union team competes annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship.

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Ireland national rugby union team

The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union.

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Italy national rugby union team

The Italy national rugby union team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship against the other top rugby teams in Europe.

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New Zealand national rugby union team

The New Zealand national rugby union team, called the All Blacks, represents New Zealand in men's rugby union, which is known as the country's national sport.

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Rugby union

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Rugby union bonus points system

Bonus points are group tournament points awarded in rugby union tournaments in addition to the standard points for winning or drawing a match.

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Scotland national rugby union team

The Scotland national rugby union team is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union.

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Six Nations Championship

The Six Nations Championship (recently known as the NatWest 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.

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South Africa national rugby union team

The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks, is governed by the South African Rugby Union.

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Test match (rugby union)

A test match in rugby union is an international match, usually played between two senior national teams, that is recognised as such by at least one of the teams' national governing bodies.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

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Triple Crown (rugby union)

In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the "Home Nations" – i.e. England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship.

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Wales national rugby union team

The Wales national rugby union team (Tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) competes annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1908 Home Nations Championship

The 1908 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-sixth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship.

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1909 Home Nations Championship

The 1909 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-seventh series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship.

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1911 Five Nations Championship

The 1911 Five Nations Championship was the second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

The 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the South Africa side against England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France.

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1913 Five Nations Championship

The 1913 Five Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1914 Five Nations Championship

The 1914 Five Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1921 Five Nations Championship

The 1921 Five Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1923 Five Nations Championship

The 1923 Five Nations Championship was the ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1924 Five Nations Championship

The 1924 Five Nations Championship was the tenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1925 Five Nations Championship

The 1925 Five Nations Championship was the eleventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1928 Five Nations Championship

The 1928 Five Nations Championship was the fourteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship.

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1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

The 1931–32 South Africa tour of Britain and Ireland was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the South Africa national team against the four British Home Nation teams.

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1932 Home Nations Championship

The 1932 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship.

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1948 Five Nations Championship

The 1948 Five Nations Championship was the nineteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1950 Five Nations Championship

The 1950 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

The 1951–52 South Africa tour of Europe was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the South Africa national rugby union team against the four Home Nation teams and France.

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1952 Five Nations Championship

The 1952 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-third series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1957 Five Nations Championship

The 1957 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France

Between late 1957 and March 1958 the Australia national rugby union team – the Wallabies – conducted a world tour encompassing Britain, Ireland, France and Canada on which they played five Tests and thirty-one minor tour matches.

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1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe

The 1960–61 South Africa tour of Britain, Ireland and France was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the South Africa national rugby union team against the four Home Nation teams and France.

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1968 Five Nations Championship

The 1968 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1971 Five Nations Championship

The 1971 Five Nations Championship was the forty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1976 Five Nations Championship

The 1976 Five Nations Championship was the forty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1977 Five Nations Championship

The 1977 Five Nations Championship was the forty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1978 Five Nations Championship

The 1978 Five Nations Championship was the forty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

In 1978 the New Zealand national rugby union team, the All Blacks, toured Britain and Ireland.

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1980 Five Nations Championship

The 1980 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1981 Five Nations Championship

The 1981 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

The 1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a series of eighteen matches played by the Australia national rugby union team (the Wallabies) in Britain and Ireland between 17 October and 15 December 1984.

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1984 Five Nations Championship

The 1984 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1987 Five Nations Championship

The 1987 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1990 Five Nations Championship

The 1990 Five Nations Championship was the 61st series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams.

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1991 Five Nations Championship

The 1991 Five Nations Championship was the 62nd series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams.

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1992 Five Nations Championship

The 1992 Five Nations Championship was the 63rd series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams.

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1995 Five Nations Championship

The 1995 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1997 Five Nations Championship

The 1997 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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1998 Five Nations Championship

The 1998 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

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2000 Six Nations Championship

The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the Six Nations Championship, following the inclusion of Italy into the Five Nations championship.

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2002 Six Nations Championship

The 2002 Six Nations Championship was the third series of rugby union's Six Nations Championship, the 108th international championship overall.

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2003 Six Nations Championship

The 2003 Six Nations Championship was the fourth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, and the 109th international championship overall.

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2004 Six Nations Championship

The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy.

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2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland

The 2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland was a Grand Slam rugby union tour played by the New Zealand national rugby union team, also known as the All Blacks, in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland against their respective national teams.

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2005 Six Nations Championship

The 2005 Six Nations Championship was the sixth Six Nations Championship played since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy.

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2008 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2008 end of year rugby tests, also known as the Autumn internationals saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, the Pacific Islanders and Canada tour the northern hemisphere.

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2008 Six Nations Championship

The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship, the 114th series of the international championship.

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2009 Six Nations Championship

The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2009 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 10th Six Nations Championship, and the 115th international championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major Northern Hemisphere national teams.

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2010 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2010 end of year rugby tests, also known as the Autumn internationals in the northern hemisphere, saw Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in a competitive tour of the northern hemisphere.

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2010 Six Nations Championship

The 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Championship and the 116th international championship, an annual rugby union competition between the six major Northern Hemisphere national teams.

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2012 Six Nations Championship

The 2012 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2012 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Six Nations Championship.

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2016 Six Nations Championship

The 2016 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2016 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by The Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 17th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.

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2017 Six Nations Championship

The 2017 Six Nations Championship was the 18th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.

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2018 Six Nations Championship

The 2018 Six Nations Championship was the 19th series of the Six Nations Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(rugby_union)

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