Former All Blacks star Justin Marshall believes that the Six Nations is now \u201carguably better\u201d than the Rugby Championship following the stunning 2026 edition.<\/p>\n
France claimed the title on Saturday in a tournament which went down to the very last kick as Thomas Ramos\u2019 penalty snatched the silverware from Ireland\u2019s grasp.<\/p>\n
That 48-46 triumph for Les Bleus over England represented the best of the sport with the finale in Paris being regarded as one of the greatest games in the competition\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
South\u2019s World Cup dominance<\/p>\n
While the southern hemisphere has dominated at Rugby World Cups, winning nine of the 10 global tournaments, and sit one and two in the current World Rugby rankings, the Six Nations<\/a> has always been a wonderful spectacle.<\/p>\n Its history and tradition, as well as the rivalries between the respective countries, makes it an incredible competition, but the Rugby Championship<\/a> has tended to have the edge in overall quality.<\/p>\n That is perhaps until this year where the standard of rugby on offer was high throughout with all teams \u2013 even England<\/a> at the end \u2013 putting on a show.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a historic competition, but so is the Rugby Championship now as well and it produces some intense games \u2013 you only have to look at the All Blacks playing in South Africa and the two Tests here last year,\u201d Marshall said on The Breakdown.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cProbably the Bledisloe\u2019s a bit damaging for the tournament at the moment because Australia haven\u2019t been able to win that Bledisloe and the All Blacks have dominated them.<\/p>\n \u201cBut that Six Nations tournament, because of its history, is arguably a better and more constructed tournament, and the teams are playing rugby now.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re not seeing 9-6 or 9-3 or 12-9, whatever it might be. They are playing, we saw a lot of points in all those games.\u201d<\/p>\n