2009 RBS Six Nations Championship

The 2009 Six Nations Championship will mark the first time that the Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) are used to referee games. With the new laws intended to speed up the pace of games, fans will be looking forward to seeing how the six participants in the Championship adapt their traditional games to the demands of modern rugby.

Whatever the impact of the ELVs on the Six Nations, the oldest and most prestigious rugby tournament in the world promises to serve up yet another bumper offering of top level European rugby in 2009, as the finest teams in the region participate in 15 matches over five weekends.

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2009 Six Nations Rivalries

As some of the oldest rivalries in international sport are renewed, tens of thousands of fans will travel across Europe to pack stadiums for some of the most fiercely contested rugby games of the year. Wales will be hoping to defend its crown at the 2009 Six Nations Championship, while England will be looking to end a 5-year Six Nations title drought.

However, it is the grand slam that is the ultimate goal of every team competing in the Six Nations. The Welsh are currently grand slam champions, and seem to have a knack for producing clean sweeps of the tournament when they win it, but France will be hungry for success after two years spent wandering in the international rugby wilderness.

The 2009 Six Nations will also witness each of the British teams attempt to secure the Triple Crown by beating the other teams from the United Kingdom, while the Calcutta Cup contested between Scotland and England is certain to confirm its reputation as being one of the most hard-fought matches in international rugby.

2009 Six Nations Betting

The Six Nations is the rugby-betting highlight of the year. During the 2009 Six Nations tournament punters will have access to a wide selection of betting markets, while ante-post 2009 Six Nations outright winner betting markets are open 12 months of the year.

Punters can cash in on some excellent odds on the various betting markets offered during Six Nations encounters. Anytime tryscorer betting can be very lucrative with good bets like Shane Williams, Vincent Clerc and Brian O’Driscoll out on the field, whilst winning margin bets are perennial favourites in closely matched encounters.

Six Nations Winner Odds	Price
England	3/1
France	3/1
Wales	2/1
Ireland	10/3
Scotland	16/1
Italy	66/1
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