Editing Six Nations Championship (section)

=== Championship Trophy ===
[[File:The Six Nations Championship Trophy at the Thomas Lyte workshop.jpg|alt=The Guinness Six Nations (M6N) Championship Trophy designed and made by Thomas Lyte|thumb|The current Six Nations Championship Trophy (2015–present) in situ at Thomas Lyte's London workshop]]
The winners of the Six Nations are presented with the Championship Trophy.<ref name="trophy">{{cite web|url=http://www.rbs6nations.com/trophy_english.htm |title=Six Nations Championship Trophy Trust |publisher=RBS 6 Nations |access-date=5 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202013827/http://www.rbs6nations.com/trophy_english.htm |archive-date=2 February 2007 }}</ref> This was originally conceived by the [[David Anthony Thomas Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland|Earl of Westmorland]], and was first presented to the winners of the 1993 Five Nations Championship; France. It was a [[sterling silver]] trophy, designed by James Brent-Ward and made by a team of eight silversmiths from the London firm William Comyns. The current championship trophy for the Six Nations Championship was designed and made in 2015 by [[Thomas Lyte]], London silversmiths and Royal Warrant holders to His Majesty the King.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Phoenix Luxury Co Ltd T/A Thomas Lyte {{!}} Royal Warrant Holders Association |url=https://www.royalwarrant.org/company/phoenix-luxury-co-ltd-ta-thomas-lyte |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=www.royalwarrant.org}}</ref>

The old trophy had 15 side panels representing the 15 members of the team and with three handles to represent the three officials (referee and two touch judges). The cup has a capacity of 3.75 litres – sufficient for five bottles of champagne. Within the mahogany base is a concealed drawer which contains six alternative [[finial]]s, each a silver replica of one of the team emblems, which can be screwed on the detachable lid.

A new trophy was introduced for the [[2015 Six Nations Championship|2015 Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2015/rugby/story/254215.html|title=New Six Nations trophy unveiled|date=28 January 2015|publisher=ESPN|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309182544/http://en.espn.co.uk/six-nations-2015/rugby/story/254215.html|url-status=live}}</ref>	
Designed and handcrafted over 200 hours by [[Thomas Lyte]] silversmiths in the company's London workshop, it replaced the old Five Nations Trophy which had been awarded to the winners since 1993. The trophy was hand spun from a single sheet of 925 sterling silver and contains over fifty individual pieces. It stands at a height of 75cm and has a distinctive six-sided design; each face representing the nations that compete annually for European rugby’s most prestigious prize. Ireland were the last team to win the old trophy and the first team to win the new one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/will-ireland-be-getting-their-hands-on-this-new-trophy-for-the-rbs-six-nations-unveiled-30944386.html|title=Will Ireland be getting their hands on this? New trophy for the RBS Six Nations unveiled|date=28 January 2015|work=Irish Independent|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-date=9 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109181951/http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/six-nations/will-ireland-be-getting-their-hands-on-this-new-trophy-for-the-rbs-six-nations-unveiled-30944386.html|url-status=live}}</ref>