1947 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1947 Five Nations Championship 1 January - 19 April 1947 ENGFRAIRESCOWAL 1807 ENG and WAL 1807 10 1939 1939 Home Nations Championship 1948 1948 Five Nations Championship The 1947 Five Nations Championship was the eighteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 19 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The competition was not only the first after World War II, but also marked the return of France after an absence of 16 years. Les Bleus had been expelled from the tournament after the 1931 event over allegations of professionalism and administrative deficiencies; they were readmitted after the 1939 tournament, but shortly thereafter war forced the suspension of international rugby. The return of France established the Five Nations lineup until 2000, when the admission of Italy created the modern Six Nations. Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonJoe Mycock/Jack HeatonFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesLouis JunquasIRELansdowne RoadDublinCon Murphy/Jack MonteithSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghKeith Geddes/Billy Munro/Russell BruceWAL 1807National Stadium/St. HelensCardiff/SwanseaHaydn Tanner Table main WDL Q 2 points WAL WAL 1807 ENG 1 ENG IRE IRE FRA 3 FRA SCO SCO 3 0 1 37 17 3 0 1 39 36 2 0 2 33 18 2 0 2 23 20 0 0 4 16 57 #ccffcc A A complete Results 1 January 1947 FRA 8–3 SCO Paris 18 January 1947 WAL 1807 6–9 ENG Cardiff 25 January 1947 IRE 8–12 FRA Dublin 1 February 1947 SCO 8–22 WAL 1807 Edinburgh 8 February 1947 IRE 22–0 ENG Dublin 22 February 1947 SCO 0–3 IRE Edinburgh 15 March 1947 ENG 24–5 SCO London 22 March 1947 FRA 0–3 WAL 1807 Paris 29 March 1947 WAL 1807 6–0 IRE Swansea 19 April 1947 ENG 6–3 FRA London External links http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm 6 Nations History rugbyfootballhistory.com 2008-03-08 Category:Six Nations Championship seasons Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations