The Six Nations triple crown could still be won by one of two teams in 2023 \u2013 but what is it? <\/p>
With the Guinness Six Nations well and truly under way, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales are busy battling it out for the top accolade in the Northern Hemisphere.<\/p>\n
Along with providing a crucial platform for head coaches to perfect key combinations and tactics ahead of the World Cup later this year, there\u2019s also several trophies up for grabs across the tournament.<\/p>\n
Aside from the overall title, there\u2019s plenty of rivalry trophies including the oldest in international history \u2013 the Calcutta Cup \u2013 along with the Millennium cup, Giuseppe Garibaldi cup, Auld Alliance cup and the Doddie Weir cup.<\/p>\n
However, one of the most hotly contested accolades in the competition is the Triple Crown. RadioTimes.com<\/a> has rounded up all the key information you need to know about the prize, including which teams are still in the running for the silverware.<\/p> The Triple Crown prize is only available to the four original home nations \u2013 England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales \u2013 in any given year of the Guinness Six Nations.<\/p>\n The accolade is awarded to the side who beats all three of the other home nations. So for example, England would need to beat Ireland, Scotland and Wales to scoop the title.<\/p>\n Due to the fewer number of games needed to win to scoop the silverware, there\u2019s been more Triple Crown titles won than the full Grand Slam titles. However, despite being an incredible achievement in its own right, it doesn\u2019t always mean the winner will go on to achieve the overall Six Nations title.<\/p>\n Ireland are the current holders of the Triple Crown after beating England, Scotland and Wales during the 2022 tournament, however they didn\u2019t win the tournament overall \u2013 losing out to champions France.<\/p>\n The concept of the prize first originated in the Home Nations Championship, which was the predecessor to the Five Nations in 1910 (following the inclusion of France) and the Six Nations in 2000 (following the inclusion of Italy).<\/p>\n England won the Triple Crown accolade in the very first Home Nations Championship back in 1883, but the title had yet to be coined at the time. The first use of the term was recorded in writing in the Irish Times in 1894 after Ireland had won all their games in the tournament for the first time.<\/p>\n However, it wasn\u2019t until 2006 that there was a physical trophy awarded to the winner of the title, with the Triple Crown previously referred to as \u2018The Invisible Cup\u2019. The trophy was commissioned by the Royal Bank of Scotland (the sponsors of the competition at the time) and produced in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n All four nations have each won the Triple Crown title, but England have been the most successful home nation side to scoop the accolade, winning 26 of the titles. The last time they won the Triple Crown was back in 2020, proving most dominant in the 1990s with six wins in 91, 92, 95, 96, 97 and 98.<\/p>\n England are closely followed by Wales, who have claimed the trophy a total of 22 times. With the hugely dominant team scooping six titles between 1969 and 1979, the title holds a special place in Welsh rugby history.<\/p>\n Ireland are currently third place with 12 wins \u2013 they were the first holders of the actual trophy in 2006 and were the most recent winners \u2013 while Scotland come in last with a total of 10.<\/p>\n With England losing against Scotland in the opening weekend and Wales losing to both Ireland and Scotland, the only two teams still left in the running for the Triple Crown are current holders Ireland and Scotland.<\/p>\n However, the two teams aren\u2019t scheduled to meet until the fourth weekend of the tournament, (Sunday 12 March at 3pm) for what will undoubtedly be a gripping showdown.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a> or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/b><\/a>, or visit our Sport<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013 subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The Six Nations triple crown could still be won by one of two teams in 2023 \u2013 but what is it? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":30432,"template":"","categories":[6,7,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/what-is-the-six-nations-triple-crown-scaled.jpg",2560,1706,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/what-is-the-six-nations-triple-crown-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/what-is-the-six-nations-triple-crown-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/what-is-the-six-nations-triple-crown-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/what-is-the-six-nations-triple-crown-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/what-is-the-six-nations-triple-crown-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/02\/what-is-the-six-nations-triple-crown-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Six Nations triple crown could still be won by one of two teams in 2023 \u2013 but what is it?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/30431"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What is the Triple Crown?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
When was the Triple Crown first introduced?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Which nation has won the most Triple Crown titles?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Who can win the Triple Crown in the Six Nations 2023?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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