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1914 Five Nations Championship
Date1 January - 13 April 1914
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (6th title)
Grand Slam England (2nd title)
Triple Crown England (5th title)
Matches played9
1913 (Previous) (Next) 1920

The 1914 Five Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-second series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Nine matches were played between 1 January and 13 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  England 4 4 0 0 82 49 +33 8
2  Wales 4 3 0 1 75 18 +57 6
3  Ireland 4 2 0 2 29 34 −5 4
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 20 46 −26 0
4  France 3 0 0 3 19 78 −59 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1914-01-01
France 6–8 Ireland
Paris
1914-01-17
England 10–9 Wales
London
1914-02-07
 Wales24–5 Scotland
Cardiff
1914-02-14
England 17–12 Ireland
London
1914-02-28
Ireland 6–0 Scotland
Dublin
1914-03-02
 Wales31–0 France
Swansea
1914-03-21
Scotland 15–16 England
Inverleith
1914-04-13
France 13–39 England
Paris

The matches

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France vs. Ireland

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1 January 1914
France 6 – 8 Ireland
Try: Lacoste
André
Try: Quinn
Wood
Con: Lloyd
Parc de Princes, Paris
Referee: EW Calver (England)

England vs. Wales

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17 January 1914
England 10 – 9 Wales
Try: Brown
Pillman
Con: Chapman (2)
Try: Watts
Con: Bancroft
Drop: Hirst
Twickenham, London
Referee: James Greenlees (Scotland)

England: WR Johnston (Bristol Rugby), Cyril Lowe (Cambridge U), FE Chapman (Hartlepool Rovers), Ronald Poulton (Liverpool) (capt.), JHD Watson (Blackheath), FM Taylor (Leicester), GW Wood (Leicester), AG Bull (Northampton), AF Maynard (Cambridge U), John Eric Greenwood (Cambridge U), LG Brown (The London H.), J Brunton (North Durham), S Smart (Gloucester), G Ward (Leicester), Charles Pillman (Blackheath)

Wales: Bancroft (Swansea), Howell Lewis (Swansea), WH Evans (Llwynypia), W Watts (Llanelli), George Hirst (Newport), Clem Lewis (Cardiff), Bobby Lloyd (Pontypool), Jenkin Alban Davies (Llanelli) (capt.), David Watts (Maesteg), Jack Jones (Abertillery), Thomas Lloyd (Neath), Percy Jones (Pontypool), T Williams (Swansea), Edgar Morgan (Swansea), Harry Uzzell (Newport)


Wales vs. Scotland

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7 February 1914
 Wales24 – 5 Scotland
Try: I Davies
Wetter
Hirst
Con: Bancroft (2)
Drop: Hirst
Lewis
Pen: Bancroft
Try: Stewart
Con: Laing
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: V Dreenon (Ireland)

Ireland vs. Wales

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14 March 1914
Ireland 3 – 11 Wales
Try: FosterTry: Davies
J Jones
Wetter
Con: Lewis
Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast
Referee: John Tulloch (Scotland)

Ireland:

Wales: Bobbie Williams (Cardiff), George Hirst (Newport), Jack Wetter (Newport), WH Evans (Llwynypia), Ivor Davies (Llanelli), (Newport), Clem Lewis (Cardiff), Bobby Lloyd (Pontypool), Jenkin Alban Davies (Llanelli) capt., David Watts (Maesteg), Jack Jones (Abertillery), Thomas Lloyd (Neath), Percy Jones (Pontypool), T Williams (Swansea), Edgar Morgan (Swansea), Harry Uzzell (Newport)

References

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  • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.