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The Six Nations and The Rugby Championship

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 28 October 2026 · markdown

The great international championships: the Six Nations and its trophies, recent Grand Slams, the grounds, The Rugby Championship and its trophies, Argentina's breakthroughs, the great rivalries, the test windows and the world rankings.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The Six NationsTake a test

Late winter and spring.
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The six.
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One against each other team.
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Last place.
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Alternating venues.
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Title decided on the last day.
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Tradition.
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The calendar.
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Five, three, none.
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Six crests.
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Test 2Six Nations trophiesTake a test

Since 1988.
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Since 1989.
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Since 2007.
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Since 2018.
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Since 2018.
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Doddie Weir.
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Since 2022.
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1988, 1989, 2007, 2022.
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1989, 2018, 2022.
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A quaich is a Scottish bowl.
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Test 3Grand SlamsTake a test

England 2016.
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Ireland 2018.
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Wales 2019.
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France 2022.
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Ireland 2023.
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France 2025.
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Five wins, two or three away.
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2016, 2019, 2022, 2023.
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2018, 2022, 2025.
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Ireland 2023.
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Test 4The groundsTake a test

Dublin.
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Cardiff.
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Saint-Denis.
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Stadio Olimpico.
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Edinburgh.
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Atmosphere and weather.
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Famous singing.
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About 82,000, 80,000, 67,000, 51,000.
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Dublin, Cardiff, Rome.
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Cardiff city centre.
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Test 5The Rugby ChampionshipTake a test

Since 2012.
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Southern winter and spring.
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All Blacks dominance.
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A shortened World Cup-year event.
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South Africa's first.
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South Africa 2024.
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Long distances.
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2015, 2019, 2024.
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1932, 1996, 2012.
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The southern four.
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Test 6Southern trophiesTake a test

Since 1932.
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1932.
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Since 2004.
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Since 2000.
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Since 2000.
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Lord Bledisloe.
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Fierce neighbours.
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1932, 2000, 2004.
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1932, 2000, 2004.
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New Zealand v Australia.
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Test 7Argentina's breakthroughsTake a test

In Mendoza.
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25-15 in Sydney.
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During the 2020 Tri Nations.
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In Christchurch.
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A breakthrough.
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Regular top tests.
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Pandemic year.
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2014, 2020, 2022.
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10, 7, 4.
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The Pumas.
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Test 8The great rivalriesTake a test

Le Crunch.
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All Blacks v Springboks.
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The haka.
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Neighbours.
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Trans-Tasman.
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Since 1871, trophy from 1879.
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Commercial value.
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1871, 1906, 1921.
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Yearly, four-yearly, rarer.
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All Blacks v Springboks.
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Test 9The test windowsTake a test

Autumn internationals.
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Summer tours.
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End-of-year tours.
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Seeding for the draw.
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Tests are internationals.
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Blooding new players.
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Caps count appearances.
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Feb-Mar, July, Aug-Sep, November.
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Five, three or four, two or three.
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November tests.
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Test 10The world rankingsTake a test

Points-based ranking.
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Relative system.
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Exchange of points.
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Seeding.
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Home weighting.
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Weighted matches.
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Rankings began in 2003.
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Play, exchange, publish.
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Most to least.
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Rankings.
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Sources

World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

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