1920 Five Nations Championship

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1920 Five Nations Championship
Date 1 January 1920 - 3 April 1920
Countries  England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  England,  Scotland and  Wales
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
1914 (Previous) (Next) 1921

The 1920 Five Nations Championship was the sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship, and the first played since the 1914 Games due to World War I. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-third series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 3 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  Wales 4 3 0 1 58 23 +35 6
1  Scotland 4 3 0 1 37 18 +19 6
1  England 4 3 0 1 40 37 +3 6
4  France 4 1 0 3 23 26 −3 2
5  Ireland 4 0 0 4 22 76 −54 0

Results

1920-01-01
France  0–5  Scotland
Paris
1920-01-17
Wales  19–5  England
Swansea
1920-01-31
England  8–3  France
London
1920-02-07
Scotland  9–5  Wales
Edinburgh
1920-02-14
Ireland  11–14  England
Dublin
1920-02-17
France  5–6  Wales
Paris
1920-02-28
Scotland  19–0  Ireland
Edinburgh
1920-03-13
Wales  28–4  Ireland
Cardiff
1920-03-20
England  13–4  Scotland
London
1920-04-03
Ireland  7–15  France
Dublin

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Preceded by Home Nations Championship
1920
Succeeded by
1921 Five Nations