The Seven Greatest Upsets At The Six Nations

The Six Nations, the sport’s oldest championship that harks back to 1882, has the trademark on logic-defying results that even rugby betting sites could not see coming.

While Japan’s last gasp win over South Africa in the 2015 World Cup is arguably the game’s greatest ever surprise, the Six Nations odds have also taken a absolute battering from time-to-time.

So, we’re going to wind back the clock on the iconic tournament to pick its greatest upsets of all time.

Italy 34 Scotland 20, Stadio Flaminio, 2000
Call it beginner’s luck. The Azzurri marked their Six Nations debut with an emphatic victory over Scotland in Rome.

At 250/1 championship outsiders with bookmakers, Italy weren’t given a hope against the reigning holders, yet fly-half Diego Dominguez put in a faultless display, kicking 29 of the home side’s 34 points, including a hat-trick of audacious drop-goals.

Italy struggled to match those heady heights in their remaining four matches and wound up with the wooden spoon, a badge of dishonour they’ve earned 16 times out of the 22 Six Nations they’ve played, yet this was the perfect way to silence the doubters and doomsters who tried to block their inclusion in the expanded tournament.

Source: https://www.gambling.com/ie/news/six-nations-biggest-ever-upsets-2985700