1949 Five Nations Championship

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

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

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:

Results

1949-01-15
France 08 Scotland
Paris
1949-01-15
 Wales93 England
Cardiff
1949-01-29
Ireland 916 France
Dublin
1949-02-05
Scotland 65 Wales
Edinburgh
1949-02-12
Ireland 145 England
Dublin
1949-02-26
England 83 France
Twickenham
1949-02-26
Scotland 313 Ireland
Edinburgh
1949-03-12
 Wales05 Ireland
Swansea
1949-03-19
England 193 Scotland
Twickenham
1949-03-26
France 53 Wales
Paris
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