1914 Five Nations Championship

The 1914 Five Nations Championship was the fifth 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-second series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 13 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1914 Five Nations Championship
Date1 January - 13 April 1914
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (6th title)
Grand Slam England (2nd title)
Triple Crown England (5th title)
Calcutta Cup England
Matches played10
← 1913 (Previous) (Next) 1920 →

Table
Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 England 44008249+338
2 Wales 43017518+576
3 Ireland 42022934−54
4 Scotland 30032046−260
4 France 30031978−590

Results
1914-01-01
France  6–8  Ireland
1914-01-17
England  10–9  Wales
1914-02-07
Wales  24–5  Scotland
1914-02-14
England  17–12  Ireland
1914-02-28
Ireland  6–0  Scotland
1914-03-02
Wales  31–0  France
1914-03-14
Ireland  3–11  Wales
Balmoral Showgrounds
1914-03-21
Scotland  15–16  England
1914-04-13
France  13–39  England

The matches

France vs. Ireland
1 January 1914
 France 6 – 8 Ireland
Try: Lacoste
André		 Try: Quinn
Wood
Con: Lloyd
Parc de Princes, Paris
Referee: EW Calver (England)

England vs. Wales
17 January 1914
 England 10 – 9  Wales
Try: Brown
Pillman
Con: Chapman (2)		 Try: Watts
Con: Bancroft
Drop: Hirst
Twickenham, London
Referee: James Greenlees (Scotland)

England: WR Johnston (Bristol Rugby), Cyril Lowe (Cambridge U), FE Chapman (Hartlepool Rovers), Ronald Poulton (Liverpool) (capt.), JHD Watson (Blackheath), FM Taylor (Leicester), GW Wood (Leicester), AG Bull (Northampton), AF Maynard (Cambridge U), John Eric Greenwood (Cambridge U), LG Brown (The London H.), J Brunton (North Durham), S Smart (Gloucester), G Ward (Leicester), Charles Pillman (Blackheath)

Wales: Bancroft (Swansea), Howell Lewis (Swansea), WH Evans (Llwynypia), W Watts (Llanelli), George Hirst (Newport), Clem Lewis (Cardiff), Bobby Lloyd (Pontypool), Jenkin Alban Davies (Llanelli) (capt.), David Watts (Maesteg), Jack Jones (Abertillery), Thomas Lloyd (Neath), Percy Jones (Pontypool), T Williams (Swansea), Edgar Morgan (Swansea), Harry Uzzell (Newport)

Wales vs. Scotland
7 February 1914
 Wales 24 – 5  Scotland
Try: I Davies
Wetter
Hirst
Con: Bancroft (2)
Drop: Hirst
Lewis
Pen: Bancroft		 Try: Stewart
Con: Laing
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: V Dreenon (Ireland)

Ireland vs. Wales
14 March 1914
 Ireland 3 – 11  Wales
Try: Foster Try: Davies
J Jones
Wetter
Con: Lewis
Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast
Referee: John Tulloch (Scotland)

Ireland:

Wales: Bobbie Williams (Cardiff), George Hirst (Newport), Jack Wetter (Newport), WH Evans (Llwynypia), Ivor Davies (Llanelli), (Newport), Clem Lewis (Cardiff), Bobby Lloyd (Pontypool), Jenkin Alban Davies (Llanelli) capt., David Watts (Maesteg), Jack Jones (Abertillery), Thomas Lloyd (Neath), Percy Jones (Pontypool), T Williams (Swansea), Edgar Morgan (Swansea), Harry Uzzell (Newport)

References


    • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
    Preceded by
    1913 Five Nations    		 Home Nations Championship
    1914    		 Succeeded by
    1920 Five Nations
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