Six Nations

plural noun

1. the Five Nations of the Iroquois confederacy and the Tuscaroras.

Six Nations

plural noun

1. Also called: Iroquois. (in North America) the Indian confederacy of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras See also Five Nations

Example Sentences

And Farrell sees Saturday's contest with the back-to-back World Cup winners as a robust examination for his squad in their final game before the 2026 Six Nations.

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France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who was named the 2025 Six Nations Player of the Tournament, is nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year.

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Eleven of the 15 players who started that match had also been in the line-up for Jones' first game in charge - a 15-9 victory against Scotland at Murrayfield in the Six Nations.

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The Six Nations teams will be the northern hemisphere representatives, with South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Fiji and Japan as their opposition.

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They have delivered big, one-off victories in the Six Nations, but in the eight years on Townsend's watch, when the moment in the campaign has arrived to kick on and properly challenge, they have foundered.

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