1914 Five Nations Championship

1914 Five Nations Championship
Date 1 January 1914 - 13 April 1914
Countries  England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  England (6th title)
Grand Slam  England
Triple Crown  England
Matches played 10
1913 (Previous) (Next) 1920

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.

Contents

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  England 4 4 0 0 82 49 +33 8
2  Wales 4 3 0 1 75 18 +57 6
3  Ireland 4 2 0 2 29 34 −5 4
4  Scotland 3 0 0 3 20 46 −26 0
4  France 3 0 0 3 19 78 −59 0

Results

1914-01-01
France  6–8  Ireland Paris
1914-01-17
England  10–9  Wales London
1914-02-07
Wales  24–5  Scotland Cardiff
1914-02-14
England  17–12  Ireland London
1914-02-28
Ireland  6–0  Scotland Dublin
1914-03-02
Wales  31–0  France Swansea
1914-03-21
Scotland  15–16  England Inverleith
1914-04-13
France  13–39  England Paris

The matches

France vs. Ireland

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

England vs. Wales

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

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 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: V Dreenon (Ireland)
Try: I Davies
Wetter
Hirst
Con: Bancroft (2)
Drop: Hirst
Lewis
Pen: Bancroft
Try: Stewart
Con: Laing

Ireland vs. Wales

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

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)


External links

Preceded by
1913 Five Nations
Home Nations Championship
1914
Succeeded by
1920 Five Nations