Grand Slam ( rugby union ) - wikipedia Grand Slam ( rugby union ) For other uses, see Grand Slam. This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( July 2016 ) In rugby union, a Grand Slam ( Irish : Caithréim Mhór. Welsh : Y Gamp Lawn. French : Grand Chelem ) occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship ( or its Five Nations predecessor ) manages to beat all the others during one year 's competition. This has been achieved 39 times in total, for the first time by Wales in 1908, and most recently by Ireland in 2018. The team to have won the most Grand Slams is England with 13. In another context, a Grand Slam tour refers to a touring side -- South Africa, Australia or New Zealand -- which plays fixtures against all four home nations ( England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales ) during their tour. If the tourists then win all of those matches, they are said to have achieved a Grand Slam. This has been done nine times, first by South Africa in 1912 -- 13, and most recently by New Zealand in 2010. Contents 1 Five and Six Nations Grand Slams 1.1 Table of Grand Slam winners 1.2 Chronological list of Grand Slam winners 2 Grand Slam tours 2.1 Grand Slams achieved by touring sides 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Five and Six Nations Grand Slams This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2018 ) In the annual Six Nations Championship ( among England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy ), and its predecessor the Five Nations Championship ( before Italy joined in 2000 ), a Grand Slam occurs when one team beats all of the others during one year 's competition. The Grand Slam winners are awarded the Six Nations trophy ( as tournament winners ), but there is no special grand slam trophy -- the Grand Slam is an informal honour recognizing a Championship - winning team which has won all their games. Although the term grand slam had long been in use in the game of contract bridge, the first time that the expression is known to have been applied to rugby union was in 1957, in a preview of a match between England and Scotland : There is much more than usual at stake for England to - day in the match against Scotland at Twickenham... The last time when England achieved the Grand Slam under present conditions was as long ago as the 1927 -- 28 season, but it is difficult to try to build up a case against her repeating the performance to - day. -- The Times, 16 March 1957 The Grand Slam honour is applied retroactively to teams which won all of their matches in Five Nations tournaments before the term came into use. It is also applied to the 1908 and 1909 seasons, when matches with France took place during, but outside of, the then Home Nations Championships. However the Grand Slam honour is not applied to seasons in which only the four home nations were involved ( 1883 -- 1907 and 1932 -- 1939 ) -- in that case a team that won all its matches is said to have achieved the Triple Crown. This honour is still competed for between the four home nations within the Six Nations Championship, and any Grand Slam - winning home nation will necessarily also win the Triple Crown. A Grand Slam was therefore available in the years 1908 -- 1931 and 1947 -- 1999 ( Five Nations ) and 2000 -- 2016 ( Six Nations ), a total of 94 seasons to date. Grand Slams were in fact achieved on 39 of these occasions -- 13 by England, 11 by Wales, 9 by France, 3 by Scotland and 3 by Ireland. ( Italy, involved in the tournament since 2000, have yet to win a Grand Slam. ) Consecutive Grand Slams have been won by Wales in 1908 -- 1909, by England in 1913 -- 1914, 1923 -- 1924 and 1991 -- 1992, and by France in 1997 -- 1998. No team has yet achieved three consecutive Grand Slams. Prior to 2000, each team played four matches, two at home and two away from home. Following the inclusion of Italy in 2000, each team plays five matches, two at home and three away in one year, and the opposite in the following season. When Wales won the Grand Slam in 2005, it was the first time that the feat had been achieved by a team that had played more matches away than at home. This was repeated by Ireland in 2009 and by England in 2016. The 2017 Six Nations Championship will use bonus points on a trial basis. A team that wins the Grand Slam will get three bonus points. This will eliminate the possibility of a Grand Slam winner losing the championship on bonus points. Table of Grand Slam winners Nation Grand Slams Grand Slam winning seasons England 13 1913, 1914, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1957, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2016 Wales 11 1908 *, 1909 *, 1911, 1950, 1952, 1971, 1976, 1978, 2005, 2008, 2012 France 9 1968, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2010 Ireland 1948, 2009, 2018 Scotland 1925, 1984, 1990 Italy 0 * In 1908 and 1909 matches with France were played, although they were not part of the Championship. Chronological list of Grand Slam winners 1882 -- 1907 France did not take part in the championship 1908 Wales ( * see note above ) 1909 Wales ( * see note above ) 1911 Wales 1913 England 1914 England 1915 -- 19 No tournament due to World War I 1921 England 1923 England 1924 England 1925 Scotland 1928 England 1932 -- 39 France was suspended from the championship 1940 -- 46 No tournament due to World War II 1948 Ireland 1950 Wales 1952 Wales 1957 England 1968 France 1971 Wales 1976 Wales 1977 France 1978 Wales 1980 England 1981 France 1984 Scotland France 1990 Scotland 1991 England 1992 England 1995 England 1997 France 1998 France 2000 Tournament expanded to include Italy. 2002 France 2003 England France 2005 Wales 2008 Wales 2009 Ireland France 2012 Wales 2016 England 2018 Ireland Grand Slam tours This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( May 2018 ) A Grand Slam tour is one in which a touring national team from New Zealand, South Africa or Australia plays Test matches against all four home nations ( England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland ). If the tourists win all four of these games, they are said to have achieved a Grand Slam. Grand Slams by touring teams have been achieved nine times : four times each by South Africa and New Zealand, and once by Australia. Australia is the only country to have lost against all four home nations, on their 1957 -- 58 tour. After 1984, Southern Hemisphere sides started to tour the British Isles more frequently, but to play fewer Tests on each tour, and thus there were no Grand Slam tours between 1984 and 1998. However, since 1998 Grand Slam tours have become quite common again, as the number of Tests on each tour has again increased. The All Blacks ' tours of 2005 and 2008 were originally planned to include only three Test matches ; the late inclusion of matches against Wales and England respectively turned these into Grand Slam tours. Grand Slams achieved by touring sides South Africa 1912 -- 13, 1931 -- 32, 1951 -- 52, 1960 -- 61 New Zealand 1978, 2005, 2008, 2010 Australia 1984 See also Six Nations Championship Triple Crown Six Nations Wooden Spoon Calcutta Cup References Jump up ^ `` History ''. sixnationsrugby.com. Jump up ^ `` Bonus points system to be trialled in Six Nations ''. BreakingNews.ie. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016. Jump up ^ Kitson, Robert ( 2002 - 04 - 08 ). `` France masterclass in doing Le Slam ''. London : Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Awesome England clinch Grand Slam ''. BBC Sport Online. 2003 - 03 - 30. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ `` France win Grand Slam by beating England ''. Melbourne : www.theage.com.au. 2004 - 03 - 28. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Wales 32 - 20 Ireland ''. BBC Sport Online. 2005 - 03 - 19. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Wales 29 - 12 France ''. BBC Sport Online. 2008 - 03 - 15. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Wales 15 - 17 Ireland ''. BBC Sport Online. 2009 - 03 - 21. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 22. Jump up ^ `` France 12 - 10 England ''. BBC Sport. 2010 - 03 - 20. Retrieved 2010 - 03 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Wales 16 - 9 France ''. BBC Sport Online. 2012 - 03 - 17. Retrieved 2012 - 03 - 17. Jump up ^ `` France 21 - 31 England ''. BBC Sport Online. 2016 - 03 - 19. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 19. External links The Official Six Nations Site 2008 Six Nations Information and Tournament Guide BBC News article on past Grand Slam tours Pathe News coverage of 1924 England Grand Slam Six Nations Information and Ticket Guide Six Nations Championship Teams England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Stadia Twickenham Stadium Stade de France Stade Vélodrome Aviva Stadium Stadio Olimpico Murrayfield Stadium Principality Stadium Seasons Home 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 Five 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 Home 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Five 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 Six 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Head - to - head records England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales France England Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Ireland England France Italy Scotland Wales Italy England France Ireland Scotland Wales Scotland England France Ireland Italy Wales Wales England France Ireland Italy Scotland Honours Auld Alliance Trophy Triple Crown Grand Slam Calcutta Cup Centenary Quaich Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy Millennium Trophy Wooden Spoon Championship records Hat - tricks Under 20s Championship Women 's Championship Grand Slam tours Australia 1927 -- 28 1947 -- 48 1957 -- 58 1966 -- 67 1975 -- 76 1981 -- 82 1984 2009 2013 New Zealand 1905 - 06 1935 -- 36 1953 -- 54 1963 -- 64 1972 -- 73 1978 2005 2008 South Africa 1906 -- 07 1912 -- 13 1931 -- 32 1951 -- 52 1960 -- 61 1969 -- 70 1998 England national rugby union team Rugby Football Union History History Tries Players All Players Top Scorers Killed in the World Wars Home stadiums Twickenham Stadium Competitions and trophies Rugby World Cup Six Nations Championship Triple Crown Grand Slam Calcutta Cup Cook Cup Hillary Shield Old Mutual Wealth Cup Millennium Trophy Related teams Sevens England Saxons RFU Championship XV England Counties XV U20s U18s Matches World Cup finals 1991 2003 2007 By opponent Argentina Australia Barbarians France Ireland Italy New Zealand Samoa Scotland South Africa Wales Results 1871 -- 79 1880 -- 89 1890 -- 99 1900 -- 09 1910 -- 14 1920 -- 29 1930 -- 39 1947 -- 49 1950 -- 59 1960 -- 69 1970 -- 79 1980 -- 89 1990 -- 99 2000 -- 09 2010 -- 19 See also All Matches Test Series Scotland ( 1871 ) England v President 's Overseas XV Tours Australia 1963 1988 1991 1997 1998 1999 2003 2006 2016 New Zealand 1963 1973 1985 1998 2003 2008 2014 South Africa 1972 1984 1994 1998 2000 2007 2012 2018 Argentina 1981 1990 1997 2002 2013 2017 Romania 1989 South Pacific 1973 1979 1988 1991 North America 1982 1993 2001 Asia 1971 1979 See also Swing Low, Sweet Chariot France national rugby union team French Rugby Federation History History Records USFSA Players All Players Home stadiums Stade de France Stade Vélodrome Parc des Princes Stade de Colombes Competitions and trophies Rugby World Cup Six Nations Championship Grand Slam Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy Auld Alliance Trophy Trophée des Bicentenaires Dave Gallaher Trophy Olympics Fira Nations Cup Related teams Sevens France A Amateur U20s U18s Matches World Cup finals 1999 2011 By opponent Argentina Australia Canada England Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa United States Wales See also British Lions ( 1989 ) Tours Australia 1961 1968 1972 1981 1986 1990 1997 2002 2005 2008 2009 2014 New Zealand 1961 1968 1979 1984 1986 1989 1994 1999 2001 2003 2007 2009 2013 2018 South Africa 1958 1964 1967 1971 1980 1993 2001 2005 2006 2017 Argentina 1949 1954 1960 1977 1985 1986 1988 1992 1998 2002 2003 2012 2016 Romania 2006 Oceania 1979 1998 1999 North America 1978 1991 1994 Asia 1978 South America 1954 1985 1988 Ireland national rugby union team Irish Rugby Football Union History History Records Players All Players Brian O'Driscoll ( tries caps ) Home stadiums Aviva Stadium Lansdowne Road Croke Park Competitions and trophies Rugby World Cup Six Nations Championship Triple Crown Grand Slam Admiral Brown Cup Centenary Quaich Lansdowne Cup Millennium Trophy Related teams Sevens Ireland Wolfhounds Emerging Ireland Irish Exiles Universities U20s Schoolboys Matches by opponent Argentina Australia Barbarians England Fiji France Italy Wales Japan New Zealand Samoa Scotland South Africa United States Tours Australia 1967 1979 1994 1999 2003 2006 2008 2018 New Zealand 1976 1992 1997 2002 2006 2008 2012 South Africa and Namibia 1961 1981 1991 1998 2016 France and Europe 1988 Americas Canada 1899 South America 1952 Argentina 1970 North America 1989 2000 Argentina 2007 North America 2013 Argentina 2014 Oceania 1976 1997 2003 Japan 1985 2005 2017 See also The Fields of Athenry Ireland 's Call Italy national rugby union team Italian Rugby Federation Players All Players Home stadiums Stadio Olimpico Stadio Flaminio Competitions and trophies Rugby World Cup Six Nations Championship Grand Slam Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy Fira Nations Cup Related teams Sevens Italy A U20s U18s Matches by opponent Argentina Australia England Fiji France Ireland New Zealand Romania Scotland South Africa Wales Tours Australia 1981 1986 1994 2005 New Zealand 1980 2002 2003 Africa 1973 1999 1985 1991 2001 2008 South America 1989 2001 2005 2007 Europe 1988 - 89 Oceania 1980 2000 2006 North America 1980 Asia 2006 Scotland national rugby union team Scottish Rugby Union History Records Players All Players Killed in World War I Killed in World War II Home stadiums Murrayfield Stadium Competitions and trophies Rugby World Cup Six Nations Championship Triple Crown Grand Slam Auld Alliance Trophy Calcutta Cup Centenary Quaich Hopetoun Cup Related teams Sevens Scotland A Scotland B Scotland Club XV U21s U20s U19s U18s U19s U18s Matches By opponent Argentina Australia England Barbarians Fiji France Ireland Italy New Zealand Romania Samoa South Africa Wales See also England ( 1871 ) Tours Australia 1982 1992 1998 2012 New Zealand 1981 1990 2000 South Africa 1999 2003 2006 2014 Argentina 1969 1994 2008 2014 Zimbabwe 1988 1995 Oceania 1993 1998 2012 North America 1985 2002 2014 Japan 1989 2016 See also Flower of Scotland Wales national rugby union team Welsh Rugby Union History 2004 -- present Records Players All Players Captains Killed in the World Wars Tries by Shane Williams Home stadiums Millennium Stadium Cardiff Arms Park St. Helen 's Competitions and trophies Rugby World Cup Six Nations Championship Triple Crown Grand Slam James Bevan Trophy Prince William Cup Related teams Wales A Sevens U20s U18s Matches By opponent Argentina Australia Barbarians Canada England Fiji France Italy Ireland Japan New Zealand Samoa Scotland South Africa Tonga United States See also Results Tours Oceania 1969 1978 1986 1988 1991 1994 2003 2007 2012 2016 Africa 1964 1990 1995 1998 2002 2008 2014 Argentina 1968 1999 2006 North America 1980 1989 1994 1997 2005 Asia 2001 2013 Spain See also Max Boyce Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Calon Lân Cwm Rhondda Old Scores Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grand_Slam_(rugby_union)&oldid=842385895 '' Categories : Six Nations Championship trophies Hidden categories : Articles lacking in - 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Question: when was the last time ireland won the grand slam in rugby
Answer: in 2018