1939 Home Nations Championship

International rugby union competition 1939 Home Nations Championship 21 January - 18 March 1939 ENGIRESCOWAL 1807 ENG, IRE and WAL 1807 6 1938 1938 Home Nations Championship 1947 1947 Five Nations Championship The 1939 Home Nations Championship was the thirty-fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Five Nations, and prior to that, the Home Nations, this was the fifty-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Six matches were played between 21 January and 18 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This was the last tournament that did not feature France, who had been expelled after the 1931 tournament over allegations of professionalism and administrative deficiencies. France would be readmitted later in the year, but the start of World War II in Europe in September put international rugby on hold; it would not resume until 1947. The Calcutta Cup match was the last international game before World War II. Six players who took part in the game would lose their lives during the war, while seven would return to international rugby post-war.Richards Huw The final day in the sun http://www.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/story/219153.html espn.co.uk 8 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150512203520/http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/story/219153.html 12 May 2015 dead Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonHerbert ToftIRELansdowne Road/Ravenhill StadiumDublin/BelfastGeorge MorganSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghWilson ShawWAL 1807National StadiumCardiffWilf Wooller Table main WDL Q 2 points WAL WAL 1807 IRE 1 IRE ENG 1 ENG SCO SCO 2 0 1 18 6 2 0 1 17 10 2 0 1 12 11 0 0 3 12 32 #ccffcc A A A complete Results 21 January 1939 ENG 3–0 WAL 1807 London 4 February 1939 WAL 1807 11–3 SCO Cardiff 11 February 1939 ENG 0–5 IRE London 25 February 1939 IRE 12–3 SCO Dublin 11 March 1939 IRE 0–7 WAL 1807 Belfast 18 March 1939 SCO 6–9 ENG Edinburgh References External links http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm 6 Nations History rugbyfootballhistory.com 2008-03-08 1939 Home Nations Home Nations Home Nations Home Nations Home Nations Category:January 1939 sports events in Europe Category:February 1939 sports events in Europe Category:March 1939 sports events in Europe