1922 Five Nations Championship
1922 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 2 January 1922 – 8 April 1922 | ||
Countries |
England France Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (8th title) | ||
Calcutta Cup | England | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1922 Five Nations Championship was the eighth 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-fifth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 2 January and 8 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | Wales | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 7 |
2 | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 5 |
3 | Scotland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 4 |
4 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 2 |
4 | France | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 2 |
Results
The matches
France vs. Scotland
Wales vs. England
21 January 1922 |
Wales | 28 – 6 | England |
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Try: Bowen Delahay Evans Hiddlestone Parker Palmer Richards Whitfield Con: Rees (2) |
Try: Day Lowe |
Wales: Joe Rees (Swansea), Cliff Richards (Pontypool), Brinley Evans (Llanelli), Islwyn Evans (Swansea), Frank Palmer (Swansea), Billy Bowen (Swansea), Bobby Delahay (Bridgend), Tom Parker (Swansea) (capt.), Jack Whitfield (Newport), Thomas Jones (Newport), Steve Morris (Cross Keys), Tom Roberts (Risca), John Griffiths Stephens (Llanelli), Dai Hiddlestone (Neath), William Cummins (Treorchy)
England: BS Cumberlege (Blackheath), CN Lowe (Blackheath), EDG Hammett (Blackheath), E Myers (Bradford), Harold Day (Leicester), VG Davies (Harlequins), CA Kershaw (US Portsmouth), R Edwards (Newport), ER Gardener (Devonport Services), JS Tucker (Bristol), Wavell Wakefield (Harlequins), AF Blakiston (Blackheath), AT Voyce (Gloucester), GS Conway (Cambridge U), LG Brown (Blackheath) (capt.)
Scotland vs. Wales
4 February 1922 |
Scotland | 9 – 9 | Wales |
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Try: Browning (2) Pen: Browning |
Try: Bowen Con: Samuel Drop: Evans |
Ireland vs. England
Scotland vs. Ireland
England vs. France
25 February 1922 |
England | 11 – 11 | France |
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Try: Voyce Con: Day Pen: Day |
Try: Cassayet Got Lasserre Con: Crabos |
Wales vs. Ireland
England vs. Scotland
France vs. Wales
Ireland vs. France
External links
- "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
Preceded by 1921 Five Nations |
Home Nations Championship 1922 |
Succeeded by 1923 Five Nations |