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1926 Five Nations Championship

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1926 Five Nations Championship
Date3 January - 2 April 1926
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland and  Scotland
Matches played10
1925 (Previous) (Next) 1927

The 1926 Five Nations Championship was the twelfth 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-ninth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 3 January and 2 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Ireland missed out on a first Grand Slam after losing to Wales at St. Helen's.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Scotland 4 3 0 1 45 23 +22 6
1  Ireland 4 3 0 1 41 26 +15 6
3  Wales 4 2 1 1 26 24 +2 5
4  England 4 1 1 2 38 39 −1 3
5  France 4 0 0 4 11 49 −38 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1926-01-03
France 6–20 Scotland
Paris
1926-01-16
 Wales3–3 England
Cardiff
1926-01-23
Ireland 11–0 France
Belfast
Referee: Alfred Lawrie
1926-02-06
Scotland 8–5 Wales
Edinburgh
1926-02-13
Ireland 19–15 England
Dublin
1926-02-27
England 11–0 France
London
1926-02-27
Scotland 0–3 Ireland
Edinburgh
1926-03-13
 Wales11–8 Ireland
Swansea
1926-03-20
England 9–17 Scotland
London
1926-04-02
France 5–7 Wales
Paris
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  • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.