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 his 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)
Calcutta Cup England
Matches played10
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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
Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Ireland 43014124+176
2 England 42023529+64
2 France 42022428−44
2 Scotland 42022037−174
5 Wales 41031719−22

Results
1949-01-15
France  0–8  Scotland
1949-01-15
 Wales 9–3  England
1949-01-29
Ireland  9–16  France
1949-02-05
Scotland  6–5  Wales
1949-02-12
Ireland  14–5  England
1949-02-26
England  8–3  France
1949-02-26
Scotland  3–13  Ireland
1949-03-12
 Wales 0–5  Ireland
1949-03-19
England  19–3  Scotland
1949-03-26
France  5–3  Wales
Preceded by
1948 Five Nations		 Five Nations Championship
1949		 Succeeded by
1950 Five Nations
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