1 February 2014
Last updated at 08:20
Rugby Union Six Nations tournament
The Six Nations is a rugby union tournament played every year between the top countries in Europe.
The six countries who take part are England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France and Italy.
For the first 90 years of the championships there were only five countries involved, but Italy were invited to take part in 2000.
Wales were the winners of the tournament last year.
They’re looking for a hat-trick this year and will create history if they win this seasons Six Nations Championship.
Check out: Mark Cueto’s predictions
Rugby Union
Rugby Union is played by teams of 15 players, with each team made up of eight forwards and seven backs.
Even at the top level it used to be amateur; that is, played for fun by people who had other jobs too, but now the top players are all professionals.
The biggest competition in Union is the World Cup, played every four years, but the most famous one in this country is the Six Nations championship.
The Grand Slam
If a team wins all five of its matches it is called a Grand Slam, but to win a Grand Slam is very hard.
England finally won a Grand Slam in 2003, but only after losing their final match in the three seasons before.
The Triple Crown
The Triple Crown is a special prize that only the four home unions are able to win.
Rugby facts
The sport gets its name from the place where it was invented, Rugby School in Warwickshire, England.
In 1816 a pupil called William Webb Ellis got a bit bored during a match of football and decided that picking up the ball would make things more interesting.
Although the game has come a long way since, even splitting into two codes; Rugby Union and Rugby League, that’s where it started.
One of the most important rules of the sport is that the ball can only be passed backwards.
When are the matches?
Saturday 1st February 2014
Wales v Italy 14:30
France v England 17:00
Sunday 2nd February 2014
Ireland v Scotland 15:00
Saturday 8th February 2014
Ireland v Wales 14:30
Scotland v England 17:00
Sunday 9th February 2014
France v Italy 15:00
Friday 21st February 2014
Wales v France 20:00
Saturday 22nd February 2014
Italy v Scotland 13:30
England v Ireland 16:00
Saturday 8th March 2014
Ireland v Italy 14:30
Scotland v France 17:00
Sunday 9th March 2014
England v Wales 15:00
Saturday 15th March 2014
Italy v England 12:30
Wales v Scotland 14:45
France v Ireland 17:00
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