1950 Five Nations Championship
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| 1950 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 14 January - 25 March 1950 | ||
| Countries | File:Flag of England.svg England File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales (11th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales (4th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg 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 | edit source]The teams involved were:
Table
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | +42 | 8 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 4 |
| 3 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 3 |
| 5 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit | edit source]| 1950-01-14 |
| Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 8–5 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Try: Macdonald Budge c Con: Lockhart | Try: Merquey Con: Prat (1/1) |
| Edinburgh |
| 1950-01-21 |
| England File:Flag of England.svg | 5–11 | File:Flag 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 |
| 1950-02-04 |
| Wales File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg | 12–0 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| Try: Thomas K Jones Con: L Jones (0/2) Pen: L Jones Drop: Cleaver |
| Cardiff |
| 1950-02-25 |
| France File:Flag of France.svg | 6–3 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Try: Pilon Cazenave | Try: Smith |
| Colombes |
| 1950-02-25 |
| Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg | 21–0 | File:Flag 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 File:IRFU flag.svg | 3–6 | File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales |
| Pen: Norton | Try: Jones Thomas |
| Belfast |
| 1950-03-18 |
| Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 13–11 | File:Flag 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 File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg | 21–0 | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| Try: Matthews c K Jones c K Jones c John Con: L Jones (3/4) Pen: L Jones |
| Cardiff |
External links
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- 1949–50 in Irish rugby union
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- 1949–50 in Welsh rugby union
- 1949–50 in Scottish rugby union
- 1949–50 in French rugby union
- January 1950 sports events in Europe
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- March 1950 sports events in Europe