2009 Women's Six Nations Championship


The 2009 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2009 RBS Women's 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the eighth series of the rugby union Women's Six Nations Championship.
England comfortably won a third successive Grand Slam in 2008 and were hot favourites to make this four in 2009. However, though England did retain the title it was only on points difference, the loss of key players to the World Cup Sevens was, perhaps, significant in making this an extraordinary championship full of remarkable results such as:
The fixtures for the Women's Six Nations ran parallel those of the men's tournament.

Final table

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Scorers

PointsNamePldTeam
49Non Evans5
43Niamh Briggs5
43Katy McLean5
35Emily Scarratt5
35Fiona Pocock5
29Charlotte Barras3
25Katherine Merchant2
22Veronica Schiavon5
20Mellissa Berry5