The poll of 2,000 rugby fans also revealed generational divides in player preferences, with older fans opting for legends from the 'Five Nations' era, such as Wales’ Sir Gareth Edwards.

Wales and France each put together runs of three or four championships in a row during the Five Nations era but some ... with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England ...

The visitors failed to record a single score in a game for the first time since the Five Nations ... Until 2017, the Six Nations followed a rigid and traditional league format.

Between them, they had won seven of the previous eight before Scotland’s victory in the last Five Nations in 1999 and they would win seven of the eight after it. There were three grand slams in ...