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SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP In the Six Nations Championship , a grand slam is where one team beats all their opponents during one year's competition. The term was probably first used in 1957 when '' The Times '' used the expression ‘Grand Slam’ to describe England's four wins in the (then) Five Nations Tournament. No team has ever won three consecutive Grand Slams. In 2005, Wales became the first team ever to win the Grand Slam while playing more matches away than at home.
A similar concept is the Triple Crown . If one of the Home Nations ( England , Scotland , Wales or Ireland ) manages to beat the other three, they win the Triple Crown. GRAND SLAM TOUR A grand slam tour is one that takes in test matches against each of the four Home Nation s ( England , Scotland , Wales and Ireland ). If the touring side manage to win all four games they are said to have won the grand slam. This feat has been achieved once by Australia , twice by New Zealand and four times by South Africa .
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