1996 Women's Home Nations Championship International rugby union competition1996 Women's Home Nations ChampionshipDate21 February – 3 March 1996Countries England Ireland Scotland WalesTournament statisticsChampions England (1st title)Grand Slam England (1st title)Triple Crown England (1st title)Matches played6 (Next) 1997 → The 1996 Women's Home Nations Championship was the first Women's Home Nations Championship and was won by England, who achieved the Triple Crown. England also gained the Grand Slam by beating France outside of the championship. Final table Position Nation Games Points Tablepoints 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 Results21 January 1996Ireland 0–21[1][2] ScotlandBlackrock4 February 1998England 56–3[1][2] WalesLeicester18 February 1996Wales 11–6[1][2] ScotlandBridgend3 March 1996Ireland 22–6[1][2] WalesOld Belvedere3 March 1996Scotland 8–12[1][2] EnglandMeggetland Sports Complex, Edinburgh17 March 1996England 12–8[1][2] IrelandSunbury-on-ThamesSee alsoWomen's Six Nations Championship Women's international rugby unionReferences ^ a b c d e f "Women 1996". Sport Statistics - International Competitions Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16. ^ a b c d e f "Women's Home Nations Championship". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-16. External linksThe official RBS Six Nations SiteWomen's Six Nations ChampionshipActive teams England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Former team Spain Home Nations 1996 1997 1998 Five Nations 1999 2000 2001 Six Nations 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Squads 2022 2023 2024 2025