1949 Five Nations Championship

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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 January 15 and March 26. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

[edit] Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Table points
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

[edit] Results

1949-01-15
	France	0–8	Scotland	Paris
				Paris

1949-01-15
	Wales	9–3	England	Cardiff
				Cardiff

1949-01-29
	Ireland	9–16	France	Dublin
				Dublin

1949-02-05
	Scotland	6–5	Wales	Edinburgh
				Edinburgh

1949-02-12
	Ireland	14–5	England	Dublin
				Dublin

1949-02-26
	England	8–3	France	London
				London

1949-02-26
	Scotland	3–13	Ireland	Edinburgh
				Edinburgh

1949-03-12
	Wales	0–5	Ireland	Swansea
				Swansea

1949-03-19
	England	19–3	Scotland	Paris
				Paris

[edit] External links

Rugby union Portal

The official RBS Six Nations Site

Preceded by 1948 Five Nations	Five Nations Championship 1949	Succeeded by 1950 Five Nations

v • d • e Six Nations Championship

Teams	England • France • Ireland • Italy • Scotland • Wales

Stadia	Twickenham • Stade de France • Croke Park • Stadio Flaminio • Murrayfield • Millennium Stadium

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