Five Nations 1950

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Five Nations 1950
Number of nations 5
winner Wales Wales (11th title)
Opening game January 14, 1950
Tournament end March 25, 1950
Games 10
Points 134  (⌀: 13.4 per game)
Five Nations 1949
Five Nations 1951

The 1950 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 14th and March 25th. The tournament winner was Wales , which made it to the Grand Slam for the fourth time with victories against all other participants , and the Triple Crown with victories against all British teams .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
Wales Wales 4th 4th 0 0 50: 8 8th
ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 2 0 2 21:49 4th
IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 1 1 2 27:12 3
FranceFrance France 4th 1 1 2 14:35 3
EnglandEngland England 4th 1 0 3 22:30 2

Results

date place encounter Result
January 14th Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - France 8: 5
21th January Twickenham Stadium , London England - Wales 5:11
January 28th Stade Olympique , Colombes France - Ireland 3: 3
0February 4th St Helens , Swansea Wales - Scotland 12: 0
February 11th Twickenham Stadium, London England - Ireland 3-0
February 25 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - Scotland 21: 0
February 25 Stade Olympique, Colombes France - England 6: 3
March 11 Ravenhill Stadium , Belfast Ireland - Wales 3: 6
March 18th Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - England 13:11
25th March Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - France 21: 0

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