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:
Ireland beat France for the first time Wales beat England for the first time Triple Crown to Wales Best-ever championships finish for Ireland and Wales Worst ever finish for France
The fixtures for the Women's Six Nations ran parallel those of the men's tournament.
Final table Position Nation Games Points Tablepoints Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries 1 5 4 0 1 237 52 +185 38 8 2 5 4 0 1 94 69 +25 13 8 3 5 3 0 2 88 64 +24 11 6 4 5 3 0 2 78 86 -8 12 6 5 5 1 0 4 38 161 -123 5 2 6 5 0 0 5 57 160 -103 7 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Scorers
+Point scorers Points Name Pld Team49Non Evans543Niamh Briggs543Katy McLean535Emily Scarratt535Fiona Pocock529Charlotte Barras325Katherine Merchant222Veronica Schiavon520Mellissa Berry5
See also Women's Six Nations Championship Women's international rugby
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