1949 Five Nations Championship

Summary

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.

1949 Five Nations Championship
Date15 January - 26 March 1949
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (6th title)
Triple Crown Ireland (4th title)
Matches played10
1948 (Previous) (Next) 1950

Participants edit

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
  England Twickenham London Nim Hall/Ivor Preece
  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Guy Basquet
  Ireland Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Dublin/Belfast Karl Mullen
  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Doug Keller
  Wales National Stadium/St. Helens Cardiff/Swansea Haydn Tanner

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Ireland 4 3 0 1 41 24 +17 6
2   England 4 2 0 2 35 29 +6 4
2   France 4 2 0 2 24 28 −4 4
2   Scotland 4 2 0 2 20 37 −17 4
5   Wales 4 1 0 3 17 19 −2 2
Source:[citation needed]

Results edit

1949-01-15
France  0–8  Scotland
Paris
1949-01-15
  Wales9–3  England
Cardiff
1949-01-29
Ireland  9–16  France
Dublin
1949-02-05
Scotland  6–5  Wales
Edinburgh
1949-02-12
Ireland  14–5  England
Dublin
1949-02-26
England  8–3  France
Twickenham
1949-02-26
Scotland  3–13  Ireland
Edinburgh
1949-03-12
  Wales0–5  Ireland
Swansea
1949-03-19
England  19–3  Scotland
Twickenham
1949-03-26
France  5–3  Wales
Paris

External links edit

  • The official RBS Six Nations Site
  • Amateur footage by Norman Hodgson of matches and buildup, now in the Raidió Teilifís Éireann archives: Wales–Ireland, Ireland–France