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: NationVenueCityCaptainTwickenhamLondonNim Hall/Ivor PreeceStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesGuy BasquetLansdowne Road/RavenhillDublin/BelfastKarl MullenMurrayfieldEdinburghDoug KellerNational Stadium/St. HelensCardiff/SwanseaHaydn Tanner
Table
Results
External links
Amateur footage by Norman Hodgson of matches and buildup, now in the Raidió Teilifís Éireann archives: Wales–Ireland, Ireland–France