1950 Five Nations Championship

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1950 Five Nations Championship
Date14 January - 25 March 1950
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales (11th title)
Grand Slam Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales (4th title)
Triple Crown Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales (8th title)
Matches played10
1949 (Previous)(Next) 1951

The 1950 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-sixth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 14 January and 25 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Wales won their 11th title, and also the Grand Slam and the Triple Crown.

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Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Ivor Preece
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Guy Basquet
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Dublin/Belfast Karl Mullen
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Doug Elliot/Peter Kininmonth
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales St. Helen's/National Stadium Swansea/Cardiff John Gwilliam

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 4400508+428
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42022149284
3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 41122712+153
3Flag of France.svg  France 41121435213
5Flag of England.svg  England 4103223082
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

1950-01-14
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg8–5Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Macdonald
Budge c
Con: Lockhart
Try: Merquey
Con: Prat (1/1)
Edinburgh
1950-01-21
England  Flag of England.svg5–11Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Try: Smith
Con: Hofmeyr (1/1)
Try: C Davies
Cale c
Con: Robins (0/1)
L Jones (1/1)
Pen: L Jones
London
1950-01-28
France  Flag of France.svg3–3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Drop: LaugaPen: Burges
Colombes
1950-02-04
Wales  Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg12–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Thomas
K Jones
Con: L Jones (0/2)
Pen: L Jones
Drop: Cleaver
Cardiff
1950-02-11
England  Flag of England.svg3–0IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Roberts
London
1950-02-25
France  Flag of France.svg6–3Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Pilon
Cazenave
Try: Smith
Colombes
1950-02-25
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg21–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Blayney c
Curtis c
Crowe c
Con: Norton (3/3)
Pen: Norton 2
Try: Smith
Dublin
1950-03-11
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg3–6Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Pen: NortonTry: Jones
Thomas
Belfast
1950-03-18
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg13–11Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Scott
Abercrombie c
Sloan c
Con: Gray (2/3)
Try: Smith
Smith
Con: Hofmeyr (1/2)
Pen: Hofmeyr
Edinburgh
1950-03-25
Wales  Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg21–0Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Matthews c
K Jones c
K Jones c
John
Con: L Jones (3/4)
Pen: L Jones
Cardiff

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