1922 Five Nations Championship
| 1922 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 2 January 1922 – 8 April 1922 | ||
| Countries |  England France Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Wales (8th title) | ||
| 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 2 January 1922 |
| France | 3 – 3 | Scotland |
| Try: Jauréguy | Try: Browning |
| Stade Colombes, Paris Referee: HC Harrison (England) |
Wales vs. England
| 21 January 1922 |
| Wales | 28 – 6 | England |
| Try: Bowen Delahay Evans Hiddlestone Parker Palmer Richards Whitfield Con: Rees (2) | Try: Day Lowe |
| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: JM Tennant (Scotland) |
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 |
| Try: Browning (2) Pen: Browning | Try: Bowen Con: Samuel Drop: Evans |
| Inverleith, Edinburgh Referee: RA Lloyd (Ireland) |
Ireland vs. England
| 11 February 1922 |
| Ireland | 3 – 12 | England |
| Try: Wallis | Try: Lowe Gardener Maxwell-Hyslop Smallwood |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: JM Tennant (Scotland) |
Scotland vs. Ireland
| 25 February 1922 |
| Scotland | 6 – 3 | Ireland |
| Try: Bryce Liddell | Try: Clarke |
| Inverleith, Edinburgh Referee: TD Schofield (Wales) |
England vs. France
| 25 February 1922 |
| England | 11 – 11 | France |
| Try: Voyce Con: Day Pen: Day | Try: Cassayet Got Lasserre Con: Crabos |
| Twickenham, London Referee: JM Tennant (Scotland) |
Wales vs. Ireland
| 11 March 1922 |
| Wales | 11 – 5 | Ireland |
| Try: Whitfield (2) Evans Con: Samuel | Try: Stoke Con: Wallis |
| St Helen's, Swansea Referee: JC Sturrock (Scotland) |
England vs. Scotland
| 18 March 1922 |
| England | 11 – 5 | Scotland |
| Try: Lowe (2) Davies Con: Conway | Try: Dykes Con: Bertram |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 40,000 Referee: RA Lloyd (Ireland) |
France vs. Wales
| 23 March 1922 |
| France | 3 – 11 | Wales |
| Try: Jauréguy | Try: Whitfield Cummins Evans |
| Stade Colombes, Paris Referee: RW Harland (Ireland) |
Ireland vs. France
| 8 April 1922 |
| Ireland | 8 – 3 | France |
| Try: Stephenson Con: Wallis Pen: Wallis | Try: Pascot |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: JM Tennant (Scotland) |
External links
- "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 10 March 2008.