1939 Home Nations Championship

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1939 Home Nations Championship
Date21 January - 18 March 1939
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of England.svg  England, IRFU flag.svg  Ireland and Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Matches played6
1938 (Previous)(Next) 1947

The 1939 Home Nations Championship was the thirty-fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Five Nations, and prior to that, the Home Nations, this was the fifty-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Six matches were played between 21 January and 18 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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This was the last tournament that did not feature France, which had been expelled after the 1931 tournament over allegations of professionalism and administrative deficiencies. France would be readmitted later in the year, but the start of World War II in Europe in September put international rugby on hold; it would not resume until 1947. The Calcutta Cup match was the last international game before World War II. Six players who took part in the game would lose their lives during the war, while seven would return to international rugby post-war. [1]

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Herbert Toft
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Stadium Dublin/Belfast George Morgan
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Wilson Shaw
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Wilf Wooller

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 3201186+124
1IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 32011710+74
1Flag of England.svg  England 32011211+14
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 30031232200
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

21 January 1939
England  Flag of England.svg30Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
London
4 February 1939
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 113Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Cardiff
11 February 1939
England  Flag of England.svg05IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
London
25 February 1939
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg123Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Dublin
11 March 1939
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg07Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Belfast
18 March 1939
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg69Flag of England.svg  England
Edinburgh

References

  1. Richards, Huw. "The final day in the sun". espn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2014.