2008 Six Nations Championship
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The Welsh team that won the Grand Slam
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| Date | 2 February 2008 – 15 March 2008 | ||
| Countries |
 England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
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| Champions |
Wales (24th title) |
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| Grand Slam |
Wales (10th title) |
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| Triple Crown |
Wales (19th title) |
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| Calcutta Cup |
Scotland
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| Millennium Trophy |
England
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| Centenary Quaich |
Ireland
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| Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy |
France
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| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Tries scored | 50 (3.33 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Jonny Wilkinson (50) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Shane Williams (6) |
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| Player of the tournament |
Shane Williams
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The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 114th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Fifteen matches were played over five weekends from 2 February to 15 March, resulting in Wales winning the Grand Slam, their second in the last four championships and tenth overall. In winning the Grand Slam, Wales also won the Triple Crown for beating each of the other Home Nations for the nineteenth time. Wales also conceded only two tries in the championship, beating England's previous record of four tries conceded. Wales' Shane Williams was named as the RBS Player of the Championship.
The teams involved were:
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