1950 Five Nations Championship
Appearance
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1950 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 14 January - 25 March 1950 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (11th title) | ||
Grand Slam | Wales (4th title) | ||
Triple Crown | Wales (8th title) | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
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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.
Participants
[edit]The teams involved were:
Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | +42 | 8 |
2 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 4 |
3 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 3 |
3 | France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 3 |
5 | England | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit]1950-01-14 |
Scotland | 8–5 | France |
Try: Macdonald Budge c Con: Lockhart | Try: Merquey Con: Prat (1/1) |
Edinburgh |
1950-01-21 |
England | 5–11 | Wales |
Try: Smith Con: Hofmeyr (1/1) | Try: C Davies Cale c Con: Robins (0/1) L Jones (1/1) Pen: L Jones |
London |
1950-02-25 |
Ireland | 21–0 | Scotland |
Try: Blayney c Curtis c Crowe c Con: Norton (3/3) Pen: Norton 2 | Try: Smith |
Dublin |
1950-03-18 |
Scotland | 13–11 | 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 | 21–0 | France |
Try: Matthews c K Jones c K Jones c John Con: L Jones (3/4) Pen: L Jones |
Cardiff |
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1950 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1949–50 in Irish rugby union
- 1949–50 in English rugby union
- 1949–50 in Welsh rugby union
- 1949–50 in Scottish rugby union
- 1949–50 in French rugby union
- January 1950 sports events in Europe
- February 1950 sports events in Europe
- March 1950 sports events in Europe