Six Nations Rugby is not a boring ordeal!

The game of 22 men sprinting and kicking a ball in front of the audience grows more delightful and bodacious every year. Football has set up new levels of standard and merit for the game. On the other hand, these days, Rugby has been heading in the opposite direction of heed and the state of being intrigued by it has decreased. The current Six Nations tournament is seen as less appealing, and viewers seem impassive and dispassionate for the game itself. Hence, schools were asked to ban the game by 70-odd doctors and by the people working in the health department.  

The Six Nations is one of the most spirited and vigorous Rugby championship competitions, but it was dynamically and forcibly split into two chapters, which are seven months apart. With the pandemic, unions and clubs were caused by financial troubles, and players have had to fine-tune and adjust to new law interpretations, as well as to the atmosphere of playing without the crowds. With all this going on, it is knotty to gauge and analyze what is going on during the game.

The last nation to win the Five Nations championship was Scotland in 1999 as the next year saw the initiation of Italy for the game, and the event became the Six Nations Championship. 

The first season of the modern format of the game was won by England in 2001. The first championship win for France was in 2001, and following that, they won all five matches and took home the Grand Slam.

Since the year 1883, 126 tournaments have taken place, and England had the most  victories. 

England           29 outright wins and 10 shared wins

France              17 outright wins and 8 shared wins

Ireland             14 outright wins and 9 shared wins

Italy                  no wins yet

Scotland          15 outright wins and 9 shared wins

Wales 27 outright wins and 12 shared wins

A few of the top points scorers according to Betway are Matthieu Jalibert, Owen Farrell, Finn Russell, Leigh Halfpenny, Jonathan Sexton, Dan Biggar, Billy Burns, and George Ford.

The England Six Nations squad is bracing themselves to face Italy this year. Eddie Jones has prepared and made five changes to his starting XV for their match against Italy. Exeter’s Luke Cowan-Dickie will be starting ahead of Stalwart Jamie George. George Ford will start at ten, and Ollie Lawrence has dropped out of the squad. 

Players of the squad are:

Backs
Elliot Daly                    Saracens
Owen Farrell               Saracens
George Ford                Leicester Tigers
Ollie Lawrence           Worcester Warriors
Max Malins                 Bristol Bears
Jonny May                   Gloucester Rugby
Paolo Odogwu             Wasps
Harry Randall              Bristol Bears
Dan Robson                 Wasps
Henry Slade                 Exeter Chiefs
Anthony Watson          Bath Rugby
Ben Youngs                 Leicester Tigers

Forwards
Luke Cowan-Dickie     Exeter Chiefs
Tom Curry                   Sale Sharks
Ben Earl                      Bristol Bears
Charlie Ewels              Bath Rugby
Ellis Genge                  Leicester Tigers
Jamie George              Saracens
Jonny Hill                     Exeter Chiefs
Maro Itoje                   Saracens
Courtney Lawes          Northampton Saints
Beno Obano                Bath Rugby
Kyle Sinckler                Bristol Bears
Will Stuart                   Bath Rugby
Billy Vunipola              Saracens
Mako Vunipola            Saracens
Jack Willis                   Wasps
Mark Wilson               Newcastle Falcons