1926 Five Nations Championship

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The 1926 Five Nations Championship was the twelfth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-ninth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 2 and April 5. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

[edit] Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Scotland	4	3	0	1	45	23	+22	6
1	Ireland	4	3	0	1	41	26	+15	6
3	Wales	4	2	1	1	26	24	+2	5
4	England	4	1	1	2	38	39	−1	3
5	France	4	0	0	4	11	49	−38	0

[edit] Results

1926-01-02
	France	6–20	Scotland	Paris

1926-01-16
	Wales	3–3	England	Cardiff

1926-01-23
	Ireland	11–0	France	Belfast

1926-02-06
	Scotland	8–5	Wales	Edinburgh

1926-02-13
	Ireland	19–15	England	Dublin

1926-02-27
	England	11–0	France	London

1926-02-27
	Scotland	0–3	Ireland	Edinburgh

1926-03-13
	Wales	11–8	Ireland	Swansea

1926-03-20
	England	9–17	Scotland	London

1926-04-05
	France	5–7	Wales	Paris

[edit] External links

• 6 Nations History. rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.