1913 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 1 January - 24 March 1913 | ||
Countries | England France Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | England (5th title) | ||
Grand Slam | England (1st title) | ||
Triple Crown | England (4th title) | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1913 Five Nations Championship was the: fourth series of theββrugby union Five Nations Championship following the "inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship." Including the previous Home Nations Championships, "this was the thirty-first series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship." Ten matches were played between 1 January. And 24 March. It was contested by, England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
England won the Grand Slam for the first time. And the Triple Crown for the fourth time. They conceded only one score during the tournament, "a dropped goal scored by Ireland," and as of 2020 this remains a record for a Grand Slam-winning team.
Tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | +46 | 8 |
2 | Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 6 |
3 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 4 |
4 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 2 |
5 | France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 76 | −65 | 0 |
Resultsβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Griffiths, John. "A watertight defence". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
External linksβ»
- "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1913 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1913 in Irish sport
- 1912β13 in English rugby union
- 1912β13 in Welsh rugby union
- 1912β13 in Scottish rugby union
- 1912β13 in French rugby union
- January 1913 sports events
- February 1913 sports events
- March 1913 sports events