1949 Five Nations Championship Explained

1949 Five Nations Championship
Date:15 January - 26 March 1949
Countries:



Count:6
Triple Crown: (4th title)
Matches:10
Previous Year:1948
Previous Tournament:1948 Five Nations Championship
Next Year:1950
Next Tournament:1950 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 their 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

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