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Five Nations Championship

British  

noun

  1. rugby Union a former annual competition involving the national sides of England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; replaced by the Six Nations Championship in 2000

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Having impressed with Bridgend and then London Welsh, Williams made his Wales debut as a 19-year-old in 1969 and won the Five Nations Championship in his first campaign.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2024

Weir helped his country to the 1999 Five Nations Championship — Scotland’s last major tournament success.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2022

Huge success with Wales followed, as Williams helped his country win the Five Nations Championship four times between 1975 and 1979.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2020

John preceded Bennett in the position during a 1970s golden era in which Wales dominated the Five Nations Championship.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2015

It put a ravishing tin lid on a quite unprecedented rugby weekend in the sun to bring down the final curtain on the ancient Five Nations Championship in utterly sensational fashion.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2013

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