Ireland look organised and efficient, France potentially more dangerous but neither side anywhere near landing a knockout blow yet. Ireland on the front foot in the French half.

Henshaw almost gets underway. Best puts his shoulder in it. Nine phases and counting. More Ireland possession but it's slow ball and the men in green struggling to make meaningful yards.

France make a mess of an Ireland scrum and pinch possession, moving into the enemy Ireland make amends by winning a penalty after Les Bleus are penalised for holding on.

Great redemptive work by Heaslip. What an absolute muck up! Errors like that lose you games. Ah Jesus how the hell did he drop the ball.

It was a try in the making!!!!! Scorching break from Bowe has the crowd on its feet. Earls comes flying up on his shoulder but the centre spills the pivotal pass and a certain try is missed.

A great chance there butchered. Anxious moments for Ireland. Sexton struggling with a rib injury. He can't carry on and Ian Madigan is on to run the game for the Irish at Ireland collapse the scrum, it's a penalty to Les Bleus and since it's near halfway it's Speddingh who steps up to take the penalty.

Distance not a problem but his effort does hit the upright and bounce to safety. Bastareaud has his first charge of the evening but held by the Ireland midfield.

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This fact is unique, because many other sports are often played away and at home during the same tournament.

This is different for the Six Nations tournament. In the tournament there are several prizes to be won. If one of the countries wins all its matches in an edition of the Six Nations, this is called a Grand Slam.

Furthermore, what is interesting is that cups are awarded to winners of specific competitions. The names of these cups are as follows:. Record winner of the Six Nations Championship is England.

However, they are closely followed by Wales. Italy has never won the six-country tournament. It should be mentioned that they have only participated in the tournament since In addition, Italy never managed to progress beyond the group stage at the World Cup.

The sport in Italy is not yet as big and old as among the 'Home Nations'. In the past, only 12 stadiums were used for the Six Nations Championship.

This means that the stadiums are often used year after year for the rugby matches. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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