6 Nations

Global Cup - 6 Nations

2019
2018
2017
2016
2015

2019

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Great Britain	16	41.7
2	Ireland	10	25.0
3	France	8	20.8
4	Italy	5	12.5

2018

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Ireland	16	38.5	1
2	Great Britain	13	30.8	-1
3	France	8	19.2
4	Italy	5	11.5

2017

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Great Britain	24	37.0
2	Ireland	19	29.6
3	France	14	22.2
4	Italy	7	11.1

2016

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Great Britain	28	43.5	1
2	Ireland	17	26.1	-1
3	France	11	17.4
4	Italy	8	13.0

2015

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Ireland	28	37.0
2	Great Britain	22	29.6
3	France	14	18.5
4	Italy	11	14.8

Per Capita Cup - 6 Nations

2019
2018
2017
2016
2015

2019

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Ireland	495623
2	Great Britain	4103000
3	France	8391875
4	Italy	12609433

2018

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Ireland	297374
2	Great Britain	5128750
3	France	8391875
4	Italy	12609433

2017

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Ireland	247811
2	Great Britain	2735333
3	France	4662153
4	Italy	8406288

2016

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Ireland	263220
2	Great Britain	2185214
3	France	5756530
4	Italy	7097535

2015

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Ireland	157932
2	Great Britain	2731518
3	France	4605224
4	Italy	5323151

2019: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
16 Mar 2019	Men	Great Britain	1
16 Mar 2019	Men	Ireland	3
16 Mar 2019	Men	France	4
16 Mar 2019	Men	Italy	6

2018: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
17 Mar 2018	Men	Ireland	1
17 Mar 2018	Men	Great Britain	2
17 Mar 2018	Men	France	4
17 Mar 2018	Men	Italy	6

2017: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
19 Mar 2017	Men	Great Britain	1
19 Mar 2017	Men	Ireland	2
19 Mar 2017	Men	France	3
19 Mar 2017	Men	Italy	6

2016: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
19 Mar 2016	Men	Great Britain	1
19 Mar 2016	Men	Ireland	3
19 Mar 2016	Men	France	5
19 Mar 2016	Men	Italy	6

2015: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
21 Mar 2015	Men	Ireland	1
21 Mar 2015	Men	Great Britain	2
21 Mar 2015	Men	France	4
21 Mar 2015	Men	Italy	5

2014: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
15 Mar 2014	Men	Ireland	1
15 Mar 2014	Men	Great Britain	2
15 Mar 2014	Men	France	4
15 Mar 2014	Men	Italy	6

2013: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
16 Mar 2013	Men	Great Britain	1
16 Mar 2013	Men	Italy	4
16 Mar 2013	Men	Ireland	5
16 Mar 2013	Men	France	6

2012: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
17 Mar 2012	Men	Great Britain	1
17 Mar 2012	Men	Ireland	3
17 Mar 2012	Men	France	4
17 Mar 2012	Men	Italy	5

2011: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
19 Mar 2011	Men	Great Britain	1
19 Mar 2011	Men	France	2
19 Mar 2011	Men	Ireland	3
19 Mar 2011	Men	Great Britain	4
19 Mar 2011	Men	Great Britain	5
19 Mar 2011	Men	Italy	6

2010: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
20 Mar 2010	Men	France	1
20 Mar 2010	Men	Ireland	2
20 Mar 2010	Men	Great Britain	3
20 Mar 2010	Men	Great Britain	4
20 Mar 2010	Men	Great Britain	5
20 Mar 2010	Men	Italy	6

2009: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
21 Mar 2009	Men	Ireland	1
21 Mar 2009	Men	Great Britain	2	England
21 Mar 2009	Men	France	3
21 Mar 2009	Men	Great Britain	4	Wales
21 Mar 2009	Men	Great Britain	5	Scotland
21 Mar 2009	Men	Italy	6

2008: Rugby Union - Team
Date	Gender	Country	Position
15 Mar 2008	Men	Great Britain	1	Wales
15 Mar 2008	Men	Great Britain	2	England
15 Mar 2008	Men	France	3
15 Mar 2008	Men	Ireland	4
15 Mar 2008	Men	Great Britain	5	Scotland
15 Mar 2008	Men	Italy	6

Global Cup

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	7014	10.2
2	Russia	4141	6.0
3	China	3199	4.6
4	Great Britain	3071	4.5
5	France	2911	4.2
6	Germany	2705	3.9
7	Japan	2690	3.9
8	Italy	2331	3.4
9	Australia	2250	3.3
10	Netherlands	2137	3.1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	4956	9.3
2	France	3240	6.1
3	Russia	2760	5.2
4	Japan	2571	4.8	4
5	Germany	2450	4.6	2
6	China	2313	4.4
7	Great Britain	2177	4.1	-3
8	Italy	1899	3.6	-3
9	Netherlands	1759	3.3	4
10	Canada	1715	3.2	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	6598	10.6
2	France	3300	5.3
3	Russia	3166	5.1	2
4	Great Britain	2793	4.5	-1
5	Italy	2498	4.0	5
6	China	2443	3.9
7	Germany	2426	3.9	-3
8	Japan	2297	3.7	-1
9	Canada	2247	3.6
10	Australia	1773	2.8	1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	7056	10.2
2	France	3824	5.6	2
3	Great Britain	3387	4.9	2
4	Germany	3341	4.8	2
5	Russia	3236	4.7	-3
6	China	3149	4.6	-3
7	Japan	2326	3.4	1
8	Brazil	2286	3.3	14
9	Canada	2216	3.2
10	Italy	2092	3.0

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	6106	9.2
2	Russia	3785	5.7
3	China	3321	5.0	1
4	France	3203	4.8	1
5	Great Britain	2794	4.2	2
6	Germany	2567	3.9	-3
7	Australia	2350	3.5	3
8	Japan	2346	3.5	5
9	Canada	1986	3.0	-3
10	Italy	1761	2.7	2

Per Capita Cup

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	2747
2	Jamaica	3533
3	New Zealand	5359
4	Slovenia	5852
5	Switzerland	6249
6	Sweden	6540
7	Netherlands	8034
8	Austria	8825
9	Estonia	8868
10	Bahrain	10008

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3523
2	Croatia	4117	5
3	Switzerland	6156	1
4	Sweden	7611	1
5	Serbia	8099	6
6	New Zealand	9004	-3
7	Slovenia	9327	-5
8	Netherlands	9761	7
9	Belgium	10212	21
10	Austria	10304

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Norway	3140	2
2	Slovenia	4596	3
3	New Zealand	5046	-2
4	Switzerland	6134	6
5	Sweden	8041	3
6	Jamaica	8429	-4
7	Croatia	8646
8	Hungary	8749	10
9	Estonia	8926	7
10	Austria	9341	4

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	New Zealand	4133	3
2	Jamaica	4479	-1
3	Norway	5079	-1
4	Denmark	6052	2
5	Slovenia	6524	-2
6	Serbia	6728	5
7	Croatia	7177	5
8	Sweden	7355	1
9	Netherlands	8682	5
10	Switzerland	8939	-5

	Top Positions	People Per Point	Chg
1	Jamaica	2881
2	Norway	3669
3	Slovenia	4359	-2
4	New Zealand	4486	-1
5	Switzerland	6971
6	Denmark	8361	8
7	Mongolia	9050
8	Australia	9111	4
9	Sweden	9388	-5
10	Austria	9457	-2

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Global Cup - Men

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3072	8.0
2	Russia	2446	6.4
3	France	1858	4.9
4	Great Britain	1712	4.5
5	Japan	1514	4.0
6	Spain	1407	3.7
7	Germany	1329	3.5
8	Italy	1304	3.4
9	Norway	1216	3.2
10	China	1209	3.2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	France	2175	7.6	1
2	United States	2087	7.3	-1
3	Russia	1733	6.0
4	Great Britain	1455	5.1
5	Germany	1255	4.4	1
6	Japan	1199	4.2	1
7	Norway	1008	3.5	1
8	Italy	975	3.4	-3
9	Croatia	971	3.4	19
10	China	864	3.0

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3023	8.9
2	France	2090	6.1
3	Russia	1931	5.7	1
4	Great Britain	1560	4.6	-1
5	Italy	1418	4.2	1
6	Germany	1283	3.8	-1
7	Japan	1201	3.5	1
8	Norway	1114	3.3	12
9	Canada	964	2.8	4
10	China	936	2.7	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3365	8.8
2	France	2460	6.5
3	Great Britain	2201	5.8	1
4	Russia	1710	4.5	-1
5	Germany	1676	4.4	2
6	Italy	1336	3.5	3
7	Brazil	1328	3.5	14
8	Japan	1239	3.3	3
9	China	1207	3.2	-3
10	Australia	1097	2.9	-5

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2765	7.3
2	France	2241	5.9	2
3	Russia	2082	5.5	-1
4	Great Britain	1521	4.0	2
5	Australia	1512	4.0	7
6	China	1373	3.6	3
7	Germany	1224	3.2	-4
8	Kenya	1010	2.7	18
9	Italy	1009	2.7	5
10	Canada	982	2.6	-2

Global Cup - Women

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3734	13.2
2	China	1795	6.3
3	Russia	1470	5.2
4	Great Britain	1301	4.6
5	Netherlands	1274	4.5	1
6	Germany	1218	4.3	-1
7	Japan	1088	3.8
8	Australia	1019	3.6
9	Sweden	983	3.5	1
10	Canada	951	3.4	-1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	2699	12.0
2	Japan	1334	5.9	7
3	China	1307	5.8	-1
4	Netherlands	1086	4.8	6
5	Germany	999	4.4	2
6	Russia	933	4.1	-1
7	Canada	927	4.1	-4
8	France	902	4.0	-2
9	Italy	824	3.7	2
10	Australia	744	3.3	-2

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3444	13.0
2	China	1368	5.2
3	Canada	1198	4.5	2
4	Great Britain	1156	4.4	4
5	Russia	1143	4.3	-1
6	France	1072	4.0	1
7	Germany	994	3.7	-4
8	Australia	992	3.7	3
9	Japan	989	3.7
10	Netherlands	962	3.6	-4

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3535	11.9
2	China	1894	6.4
3	Germany	1508	5.1	2
4	Russia	1473	5.0	-1
5	Canada	1268	4.3	2
6	Netherlands	1264	4.3	3
7	France	1263	4.3	3
8	Great Britain	1091	3.7	-2
9	Japan	1082	3.7	-5
10	Brazil	939	3.2	12

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	United States	3250	12.1
2	China	1792	6.7
3	Russia	1598	5.9
4	Japan	1445	5.4	2
5	Germany	1216	4.5
6	Great Britain	1173	4.4	4
7	Canada	918	3.4	-3
8	South Korea	871	3.2	1
9	Netherlands	868	3.2	2
10	France	866	3.2	3

Global Cup - Continents

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	36054	52.3
2	Americas	13596	19.7
3	Asia	11060	16.1
4	Africa	4917	7.1
5	Oceania	3255	4.7

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	31844	60.0
2	Americas	9071	17.1
3	Asia	8592	16.2
4	Oceania	2017	3.8	1
5	Africa	1508	2.8	-1
6	-	24	0.0

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	33301	53.3
2	Americas	12666	20.3
3	Asia	9846	15.8
4	Africa	3578	5.7
5	Oceania	3077	4.9

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	34702	50.4
2	Americas	15410	22.4
3	Asia	10402	15.1
4	Africa	4846	7.0
5	Oceana	3535	5.1

	Top Positions	Points	%	Chg
1	Europe	32411	48.9
2	Americas	13006	19.6
3	Asia	11633	17.5
4	Africa	5893	8.9	1
5	Oceana	3403	5.1	-1

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