1949 Five Nations Championship


The 1949 Five Nations Championship was the twentieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 15 January and 26 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Ireland won his 6th title and the Triple Crown.

Participants

The teams involved were:
NationVenueCityCaptain
TwickenhamLondonNim Hall/Ivor Preece
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesGuy Basquet
Lansdowne Road/RavenhillDublin/BelfastKarl Mullen
MurrayfieldEdinburghDoug Keller
National Stadium/St. HelensCardiff/SwanseaHaydn Tanner

Table

Results