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Cardiff correlation?
John GriffithsFebruary 3, 2015
Years and honours
- 1913 - Grand Slam, Triple Crown and outright title
- 1930 - Outright title
- 1934* - Triple Crown and outright title
- 1947 - Shared title
- 1953 - Outright title
- 1957 - Grand Slam, Triple Crown and outright title
- 1963 - Outright title
- 1991 - Grand Slam, Triple Crown and outright title
- 1995 - Grand Slam, Triple Crown and outright title
- 1997 - Triple Crown
- 2001 - Outright title
- 2003 - Grand Slam, Triple Crown and outright title
- 2011 - Outright title
How often has an England win in Cardiff led to a Championship title? Nick Read, England
England have made 42 visits to Cardiff in the Four/Five/Six Nations Championship since 1893. They have 13 Championship match wins in the Welsh capital - and each of those victories has led to honours.
Cardiff wins have been the harbingers of five Grand Slams, seven Triple Crowns, eleven Championship titles and one shared title.
The positive correlation between a Cardiff win and a Championship title for England is almost perfect.
The only time they won in Cardiff and didn't win the Championship was in 1997 when France pipped them to a Grand Slam.
*France were expelled from the Five Nations from 1932 to 1939, so no Grand Slam available
John Griffiths is a widely respected rugby historian and is the author of several sports books, a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and co-author of the IRB International Rugby Yearbook. He has provided insight for Scrum.com since 1999.
