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4 unusual facts about Five Nations


Andrew Gibbs

After some inspirational performances, he was called up to the Welsh International squad for the Five Nations and made his international debut, aged 22, against Ireland on 18 March 1995 at Cardiff Arms Park.

Economy of the Iroquois

The Iroquois Confederacy was composed of Five Nations: Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca, who had created an alliance long before European contact.

Five Nations

Asian Five Nations, a rugby tournament held between the top five Asian sides

Tioga, New York

The historic Iroquoian-speaking tribes developed as the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee or the Iroquois Confederacy, since about the 15th century.


Colin Smart

While in Paris, after beating France in the Five Nations, England teammate Maurice Colclough emptied a bottle of free aftershave from the after-match meal, filled it with wine, and drank from it.

Dickie Lloyd

He made his debut for the Ireland rugby union team in 1910, while still a student, playing against England and Scotland in the Five Nations.

Penicuik RFC

Most notable amongst those is Jim Aitken, who captained the Scotland team to a Grand Slam victory in the 1984 Five Nations tournament.


see also

Basque pelota at the 2011 Pan American Games

The top five nations in each event (top ten for the Paleta Leather Pairs 30m Fronton) at the 2010 World Championships in Pau, France qualified for the Pan American Games.

Gaston Lane

First victory against a Home Nations team, Scotland, in the second French Five Nations Championship, in 1911.

Jim Hetherington

All 6 of Hetherington's caps were starts, with 5 coming in the Six Nations Championship (then called the Five Nations).

Nigel Walker

Walker made his Wales debut on 6 March 1993 in the five nations match against Ireland.