The 2009 Six Nations Championship are also called 2009 RBS 6 Nations because of tournament's sponsorship by the RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland), was the tenth Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament had been taken place between 7 February and 21 March 2009.
Although the six nations 2009 was the tenth in its present format, comprising the competition's time as the Home Nations Championship and the Five Nations Championship, it was the 115th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Ireland won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown, their first Grand Slam since 1948 and Triple Crown since 2007. It was Ireland's second Grand Slam in total.
England finished as runners-up, and they also won the Calcutta Cup. The 2009 tournament featured the first Friday night game in its history, played between France and Wales in Paris.
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