1996 Women's Home Nations Championship

1996 Women's Home Nations Championship
Date	21 February – 3 March 1996
Countries	England  Ireland  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (1st title)
Grand Slam	England (1st title)
Triple Crown	England (1st title)
Matches played	6
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The 1996 Women's Home Nations Championship was the first Women's Home Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Triple Crown. England also gained the Grand Slam by beating France outside of the championship.

Final table[edit]

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	England	3	3	0	0	80	19	+61	6
2=	Scotland	3	1	0	2	35	23	+12	2
2=	Ireland	3	1	0	2	30	39	–9	2
2=	Wales	3	1	0	2	20	84	–64	2

Results[edit]

21 January 1996

Ireland	0–21[1][2]	Scotland

Blackrock

4 February 1998

England	56–3[1][2]	Wales

Leicester

18 February 1996

Wales	11–6[1][2]	Scotland

Bridgend

3 March 1996

Ireland	22–6[1][2]	Wales

Old Belvedere

3 March 1996

Scotland	8–12[1][2]	England

Meggetland Sports Complex, Edinburgh

17 March 1996

England	12–8[1][2]	Ireland

Sunbury-on-Thames

See also[edit]

• Women's Six Nations Championship
• Women's international rugby union

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• The official RBS Six Nations Site