The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with 25 wins. Wales most recent championship win came in 2008. They also compete in the Rugby World Cup every four years. The International Rugby Board (IRB) regards Wales as a Tier One rugby nation, and ranks them eighth in the world as of 1 February 2010.^[1]

Wales compete annually in the Six Nations Championship, which is played against five other European nations: England, France, Ireland, Italy, and Scotland. The Six Nations started as the Home Nations Championship in 1883, as a contest between the four component nations of the United Kingdom.

The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by theScottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked seventh in the IRB World Rankings as at 21/06/10. They annually take part in the Six Nations and participate in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.

Rugby Union Five Nations Championship Grand Slams (including Triple Crown): 1925, 1984, 1990. Triple Crown: seven times winners. Scotland was also the last Five Nations Champion in 1998-99. Scotland V Wales Tickets for Six Nations 2011.