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1931 Five Nations Championship

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1931 Five Nations Championship
Date1 January - 6 April 1931
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (9th title)
Matches played10
1930 (Previous) (Next) 1932

The 1931 Five Nations Championship was the seventeenth 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 forty-fourth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 6 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Shortly after the tournament, France was expelled from the competition amid allegations of professionalism in the domestic game (rugby union was officially an amateur sport until 1995) and perceived administrative deficiencies. France remained expelled until the 1947 competition after the Second World War. They were readmitted later in 1939, but the outbreak of World War II in Europe halted international rugby until 1947.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Wales 4 3 1 0 74 25 +49 7
2  Scotland 4 2 0 2 47 44 +3 4
2  Ireland 4 2 0 2 17 28 −11 4
2  France 4 2 0 2 24 54 −30 4
5  England 4 0 1 3 48 59 −11 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1931-01-01
France 3–0 Ireland
Paris
1931-01-17
England 11–11 Wales
London
1931-01-24
Scotland 6–4 France
Edinburgh
1931-02-07
 Wales13–8 Scotland
Cardiff
1931-02-14
England 5–6 Ireland
London
1931-02-28
 Wales35–3 France
Swansea
1931-02-28
Ireland 8–5 Scotland
Dublin
1931-03-14
Ireland 3–15 Wales
Belfast
1931-03-21
Scotland 28–19 England
Edinburgh
1931-04-06
France 14–13 England
Paris
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  • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.