2009 Women's Six Nations Championship Explained

2009 Women's Six Nations Championship
Dateto:7 February 2009 - 21 March 2009
Countries:




Count:10
Triple Crown: (1st title)
Matches:15
Top Point Scorer: Non Evans
(49 points)
Top Try Scorer: Emily Scarratt
Fiona Pocock
(7 tries)
Previous Year:2008
Previous Tournament:2008 Women's Six Nations Championship
Next Year:2010
Next Tournament:2010 Women's Six Nations Championship

The 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2009 RBS Women's 6 Nations, was the eighth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship, due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

England comfortably won a third successive Grand Slam in 2008 and were favourites to make the four in 2009. However, though England did retain the title, it was only on points difference. The loss of key players to the World Cup Sevens was significant in making this an extraordinary championship full of remarkable results such as:

The fixtures for the Women's Six Nations ran parallel those of the men's tournament.

Final table

PositionNationGamesPointsTable
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifferenceTries
1 540123752+185388
2 54019469+25138
3 53028864+24116
4 53027886-8126
5 510438161-12352
6 500557160-10370

Week 5

Scorers

Point scorers
PointsNamePldTeam
49Non Evans5
43Niamh Briggs5
43Katy McLean5
35Emily Scarratt5
35Fiona Pocock5
29Charlotte Barras3
25Katherine Merchant2
22Veronica Schiavon5
20Mellissa Berry5

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women Secure First Ever Victory Over France. www.irishrugby.ie. 27 December 2017. 6 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20171229114354/https://irishrugby.ie/rugby/fixturesandresults/5260.php. 29 December 2017. dead.