1926 Five Nations Championship

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1926 Five Nations Championship
Date3 January - 2 April 1926
CountriesFile:Flag of England.svg England
File:Flag of France.svg France
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales
Tournament statistics
ChampionsFile:IRFU flag.svg Ireland and File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Matches played10
1925 (Previous) (Next) 1927

The 1926 Five Nations Championship was the twelfth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-ninth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 3 January and 2 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Ireland missed out on a first Grand Slam after losing to Wales at St. Helen's.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 3 0 1 45 23 +22 6
1 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 4 3 0 1 41 26 +15 6
3 File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales 4 2 1 1 26 24 +2 5
4 File:Flag of England.svg England 4 1 1 2 38 39 −1 3
5 File:Flag of France.svg France 4 0 0 4 11 49 −38 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

External links

  • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.