They also became the first team ever to win a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home.

They started with a battling 11-9 win against England at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, thanks to a 77th minute penalty by Gavin Henson. They then thrashed Italy 38-8 in an away match, France 24-18 in France, Scotland 46-22 in Edinburgh, before wrapping it up with the win against Ireland at home.

Other memorable events on this day
1877: Australia beat England by 45 runs in first-ever Test match in cricket history.

1950: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins the fifth US Women’s Open Golf Championship – her second.

1954: The three Ws – Weekes, Worrell and Walcott – complete tons in innings versus England.

1995: Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months off.