# The Six Nations and The Rugby Championship · Rugby Level 10: Professional

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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.

## Test 1: The Six Nations

- Late winter and spring. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The six. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- One against each other team. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Last place. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Alternating venues. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Title decided on the last day. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Tradition. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The calendar. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Five, three, none. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Six crests. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 2: Six Nations trophies

- Since 1988. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Since 1989. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Since 2007. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Since 2018. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Since 2018. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Doddie Weir. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Since 2022. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1988, 1989, 2007, 2022. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1989, 2018, 2022. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A quaich is a Scottish bowl. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 3: Grand Slams

- England 2016. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Ireland 2018. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Wales 2019. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- France 2022. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Ireland 2023. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- France 2025. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Five wins, two or three away. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 2018, 2022, 2025. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Ireland 2023. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 4: The grounds

- Dublin. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Cardiff. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Saint-Denis. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Stadio Olimpico. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Edinburgh. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Atmosphere and weather. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Famous singing. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- About 82,000, 80,000, 67,000, 51,000. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Dublin, Cardiff, Rome. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Cardiff city centre. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 5: The Rugby Championship

- Since 2012. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Southern winter and spring. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- All Blacks dominance. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A shortened World Cup-year event. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- South Africa's first. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- South Africa 2024. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Long distances. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 2015, 2019, 2024. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1932, 1996, 2012. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The southern four. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 6: Southern trophies

- Since 1932. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1932. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Since 2004. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Since 2000. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Since 2000. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Lord Bledisloe. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Fierce neighbours. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1932, 2000, 2004. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1932, 2000, 2004. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- New Zealand v Australia. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 7: Argentina's breakthroughs

- In Mendoza. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 25-15 in Sydney. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- During the 2020 Tri Nations. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- In Christchurch. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- A breakthrough. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Regular top tests. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Pandemic year. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 2014, 2020, 2022. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 10, 7, 4. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The Pumas. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 8: The great rivalries

- Le Crunch. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- All Blacks v Springboks. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- The haka. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Neighbours. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Trans-Tasman. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Since 1871, trophy from 1879. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Commercial value. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- 1871, 1906, 1921. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Yearly, four-yearly, rarer. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- All Blacks v Springboks. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 9: The test windows

- Autumn internationals. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Summer tours. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- End-of-year tours. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Seeding for the draw. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Tests are internationals. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Blooding new players. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Caps count appearances. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Feb-Mar, July, Aug-Sep, November. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Five, three or four, two or three. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- November tests. (Source: General rugby union reference)

## Test 10: The world rankings

- Points-based ranking. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Relative system. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Exchange of points. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Seeding. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Home weighting. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Weighted matches. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Rankings began in 2003. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Play, exchange, publish. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Most to least. (Source: General rugby union reference)
- Rankings. (Source: General rugby union reference)

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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