Talk:Grand Slam (rugby union)

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Why is the Grand Slam not possible when France weren't taking part? According to the description, the title is according when a team beats all other teams - that's possible no matter how many other teams are playing, surely...?

Huga 08:50, 9th July 2007

It is but back then it was called the "Triple Crown".GordyB 09:41, 9 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Changes

I took out a load of stuff about NZ in 2005 as it was irrelevent on a page purporting to be about the Rugby Grand Slam. 88.105.117.122 22:57, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And I also added the French name for it - Le Grand Schlem 88.105.117.122 23:00, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ireland is a home nation

This is a sports term, it has never been used as a political term. Even the Irish media and the IRFU use it with regard to the Irish rugby union team. Will people stop vandalising pages containing the term?GordyB 13:12, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reference http://www.irishrugby.ie/6855_5128.php —The preceding unsigned comment was added by GordyB (talk • contribs) 16:04, 21 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

"it has never been used as a political term" - if it sounds political, looks political and is used in a political fashion, I suspect that's good evidence that it is, ergo, political! --MacRusgail (talk) 14:59, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Is it really necessary to have every year where it was not achieved listed separately? Why can't we just do what we do with the wars etc. and just say something like "1958-67: Not achieved"? It would save a lot of time browsing down the page. Ygoloxelfer 15:53, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Amended accordingly.GordyB 16:35, 27 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Grand Slam Tours

ENGLAND ONLY

New Zealand 1905, 1925, 1936, 1954, 1964, 1967, 1973
Australia 1909, 1928, 1948, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1976
South Africa 1906, 1913, 1932, 1952, 1969 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.32.154.250 (talk) 20:44, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What on earth? How do you get a grand slam tour of just England?GordyB (talk) 23:35, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That was quickly edited.:) NB a team cannot achieve a grand slam tour of Europe unless they defeat, Ireland, Italy, France, England, Scotland, Wales, this feat must be achieved on one tour. The concept of a grand slam tour is worth debate!

Not, it isn't. The "grand slam" is defined in the article's sources as the four home nations adding France and Italy is original research.GordyB (talk) 14:47, 4 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Which of the article's sources? jnestorius^(talk) 00:02, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Grand Slam tours article

There is an article called Grand Slam tours. Do we need to duplicate the information in this one?--Victor Yus (talk) 08:33, 6 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion, Grand Slam tours should be merged into this article and then deleted. It is confusing having both. I agree with your earlier comments too, esp. the hidden part. Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 11:18, 6 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea. I made a note on the talk page of the tours article.--Victor Yus (talk) 12:37, 6 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent. I have registered my support there. Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 13:10, 6 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

(from the Grand Slam tours talk page)

Proposed to merge this article into the article Grand Slam (rugby union), which already covers this topic. Please see the other article's talk page.--Victor Yus (talk) 12:35, 6 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I support this merging

Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 13:14, 6 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've done this.--Victor Yus (talk) 08:30, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Argentina

Presumably a grand slam tour could be won by any touring team that wins all four matches against the Home Nations. The only other contender at the moment might be Argentina. But, the point I am making is I that think the section would be improved if it indicated that this is not the exclusive to NZ, AU and ZA, its just that to date only those teams have had the ability to win a Grand Slam Tour. -- PBS (talk) 17:43, 27 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]