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season over seven weekends during February , March and sometimes April by the international sides of France , England , Ireland , Italy , Scotland and Wales .
2 . Each team plays the other five once per season with home advantage in alternate seasons ( eg England hosted France in 2003 , and so France host England in 2004 ), giving a total of 15 matches per Championship .
3 . The following points will be awarded based on the results of each Match ( such points to be referred to as " Match Points " to distinguish them from points scored on the field of play ): ( i ) The Union that wins the Match shall be awarded four Match Points or ( if it scores four tries or more in the process ) five Match Points . ( ii ) The Union that loses the Match shall be awarded no Match Points or ( if it scores four tries or more in the process or loses by a margin of seven points or fewer ) one Match Point . ( iii ) Unions that draw a Match shall each be awarded two Match Points and any of them that scores four tries or more in the process shall be awarded a further one Match Point . ( iv ) A Union that wins all five of its Matches ( a ‘ Grand Slam ’) shall be awarded a further three Match Points .
4 . If in winning the Championship a team also wins all of their five matches , they are given the title of ‘ Grand Slam ’ winner .
5 . There is also the title of ‘ Triple Crown ’ competed for each season , which is awarded if a team from the four Home Unions ( England , Ireland , Scotland , and Wales ) beats each of the other three Home Unions .
Wales v Scotland kicks off the 2018 the Six Nations Championship . England , back-to-back winners , having lifted the trophy in 2016 and 2017 , are looking to become the first nation to win the Six Nations three times in a row and begin the defence of their crown with a trip to Rome .
All matches will be played on either Saturday or Sunday , except one in Round Three . France host Italy in Marseille on Friday night .
Six Nations Stadiums
England – Twickenham , London – Capacity 82,000 Ireland – Aviva Stadium , Dublin – Capacity 51,700 Wales – Millennium Stadium , Cardiff – Capacity 74,500 Scotland – Murrayfield , Edinburgh – Capacity 67,144 France – Stade de France , Saint-Denis – Capacity 81,338 Italy – Stadio Olimpico , Rome – Capacity 73,261 Orange Velodrome – Marseille – Capacity 67,000
Nerja Rugby
Nerja Rugby home fixtures are played at the Enrique López Cuenca sports stadium at El Zocco Nerja . ( Next to the Municipal swimming pool ). All home games kick off at 12:00 .
SUNDAY 25 Nerja v URA Ejido
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