Six Nations Rugby 2023 total prize money, prize money for the winners, and how much each team receives
The Six Nations Rugby Championship, usually known as the Guinness Six Nations due to sponsorship reasons, is an annual rugby union competition held between England, Wales, France, Ireland, Italy, and Scotland.
Rugby Six Nations 2023 winner and runner up prize money pool purse breakdown
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The Six Nations Rugby Championship 2023 will kick off on Saturday, February 4, 2023, and will be the competition’s 129th total edition since its inception. Having said that, we’ll look at the entire prize money distribution of the Six Nations Rugby Championship in this article.
Six Nations Rugby Championship prize money
The Six Nations Championship is one of the most prestigious competitions in rugby, and it offers teams several cash incentives and bonuses. The entire prize money for the 2023 tournament is still unknown. In 2022, the overall prize money pool was £16 million, with France taking home £6 million.
| Team’s Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| Champion | £6m |
| 2nd | £3.5m |
| 3rd | £2.5m |
| 4th | £2m |
| 5th | £1.5m |
| 6th | £1m |
When is the 2023 Six Nations Rugby Championship?
The 2023 Six Nations Rugby Championship is slated to take place on Saturday, February 4, 2023. The first game of the competition will be played between Wales and Ireland at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Feb 4 at 2:15 pm (GMT).
Who is the current winner?
France is the current champion of the Six Nations Championship. France secured a 25-13 win over England at Stade de France in 2022.
Which team has had the most success in the competition?
England is the most successful team in the Six Nations Rugby Championship, having won the title on 29 occasions.
More on Six Nations Rugby Championship
The Six Nations Rugby Championship dates back a long time. The competition began in 1883 as the Home Nations Championship amongst the United Kingdom’s four Home Nations: England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. England, on the other hand, was banned from competing in the 1888 and 1889 games owing to their unwillingness to join the International Rugby Football Board.
With the arrival of France in 1910, the competition was renamed the Five Nations Championship. The competition was upgraded in 2000 to become the Six Nations Championship with the addition of Italy.
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