1996 Women's Home Nations Championship

The 1996 Women's Home Nations Championship was the first Women's Home Nations Championship, featuring England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.^[1] The first edition of the competition, which has since become an annual women's rugby union competition, was won by England, who achieved the Triple Crown.^[1] England also gained the Grand Slam by beating France outside of the championship.

1996 Women's Home Nations Championship
Date	21 February – 3 March 1996
Countries	England  Ireland  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (1st title)
Grand Slam	England (1st title)
Triple Crown	England (1st title)
Matches played	6
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Final table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	England	3	3	0	0	80	19	+61	6
2=	Scotland	3	1	0	2	35	23	+12	2
2=	Ireland	3	1	0	2	30	39	–9	2
2=	Wales	3	1	0	2	20	84	–64	2

Results

21 January 1996

Ireland	0–21[2][3]	Scotland

Blackrock

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4 February 1998

England	56–3[2][3]	Wales

Leicester

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18 February 1996

Wales	11–6[2][3]	Scotland

Bridgend

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3 March 1996

Ireland	22–6[2][3]	Wales

Old Belvedere

3 March 1996

Scotland	8–12[2][3]	England

Meggetland Sports Complex, Edinburgh

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17 March 1996

England	12–8[2][3]	Ireland

Sunbury-on-Thames

See also

• Women's Six Nations Championship
• Women's international rugby union