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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 January 15 and March 26. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Table points
1	Ireland	4	3	0	1	41	24	+17	6
2	England	4	2	0	2	35	29	+6	4
2	France	4	2	0	2	24	28	−4	4
2	Scotland	4	2	0	2	20	37	−17	4
5	Wales	4	1	0	3	17	19	−2	2

Results

1949-01-15

France	0–8	Scotland

Paris

1949-01-15

Wales	9–3	England

Cardiff

1949-01-29

Ireland	9–16	France

Dublin

1949-02-05

Scotland	6–5	Wales

Edinburgh

1949-02-12

Ireland	14–5	England

Dublin

1949-02-26

England	8–3	France

London

1949-02-26

Scotland	3–13	Ireland

Edinburgh

1949-03-12

Wales	0–5	Ireland

Swansea

1949-03-19

England	19–3	Scotland

Paris

External links

The official RBS Six Nations Site

Preceded by 1948 Five Nations	Five Nations Championship 1949	Succeeded by 1950 Five Nations

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