1949 Five Nations Championship

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1949 Five Nations Championship
Date15 January - 26 March 1949
CountriesFile:Flag of England.svg England
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
File:Flag of France.svg France
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales
Tournament statistics
ChampionsFile:IRFU flag.svg Ireland (6th title)
Triple CrownFile:IRFU flag.svg Ireland (4th title)
Matches played10
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The 1949 Five Nations Championship was the twentieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 15 January and 26 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Ireland won their 6th title and the Triple Crown.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
File:Flag of England.svg England Twickenham London Nim Hall/Ivor Preece
File:Flag of France.svg France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Guy Basquet
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Dublin/Belfast Karl Mullen
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Doug Keller
File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg Wales National Stadium/St. Helens Cardiff/Swansea Haydn Tanner

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 4 3 0 1 41 24 +17 6
2 File:Flag of England.svg England 4 2 0 2 35 29 +6 4
2 File:Flag of France.svg France 4 2 0 2 24 28 −4 4
2 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 2 0 2 20 37 −17 4
5 File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales 4 1 0 3 17 19 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

1949-01-15
France File:Flag of France.svg0–8File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Paris
1949-01-15
File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales9–3File:Flag of England.svg England
Cardiff
1949-01-29
Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg9–16File:Flag of France.svg France
Dublin
1949-02-05
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg6–5File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales
Edinburgh
1949-02-12
Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg14–5File:Flag of England.svg England
Dublin
1949-02-26
England File:Flag of England.svg8–3File:Flag of France.svg France
Twickenham
1949-02-26
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg3–13File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Edinburgh
1949-03-12
File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales0–5File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Swansea
1949-03-19
England File:Flag of England.svg19–3File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Twickenham
1949-03-26
France File:Flag of France.svg5–3File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales
Paris

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