2020 Six Nations Championship

2020 Six Nations Championship

The 2020 Six Nations Championship was the 126th edition of the competition. England became the first team to win the title despite losing their first game since Wales did so in 2013. It was England’s 39th title overall, drawing them level with the record Wales set the previous year.

About 2020 Six Nations Championship in brief

Summary 2020 Six Nations ChampionshipThe 2020 Six Nations Championship was the 126th edition of the competition. The tournament began on 1 February 2020, and was scheduled to conclude on 14 March. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy’s penultimate match against Ireland and all three of the final weekend’s matches were postponed. England became the first team to win the title despite losing their first game since Wales did so in 2013.

It was England’s 39th title overall, drawing them level with the record Wales set the previous year, and extended their record of 29 outright titles. For the first time since 2013, no matches were scheduled on a Friday night. The final match of the tournament also returned to peak time for the firsttime since 2016.