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.
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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Participants
editThe teams involved were:
Table
editPos | 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
edit1950-01-14 |
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 |