1914 Five Nations Championship

1914 Five Nations Championship
Date	1 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 played	9
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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

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:

Matches

France vs. Ireland

1 January 1914

France	6 – 8	Ireland
Try: Lacoste André		Try: Quinn Wood Con: Lloyd

Parc de Princes, Paris Referee: EW Calver (England)

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England vs. Wales

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)

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Wales vs. Scotland

7 February 1914

Wales	24 – 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)

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Ireland vs. Wales

14 March 1914

Ireland	3 – 11	Wales
Try: Foster		Try: 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)