Champions England (10th title) Matches played 15 | Triple Crown Wales Top point scorer(s) Non Evans
(49 points) | |
Countries England
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
Wales Top try scorer(s) Emily Scarratt
Fiona Pocock
(7 tries) | ||
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.
References
2009 Women's Six Nations Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA