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1923 Five Nations Championship
Date20 January 1923 - 14 April 1923
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (8th title)
Grand Slam England (4th title)
Triple Crown England (7th title)
Matches played10
1922 (Previous) (Next) 1924

The 1923 Five Nations Championship was the ninth 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-sixth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 20 January and 14 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  England 4 4 0 0 50 17 +33 8
2  Scotland 4 3 0 1 46 22 +24 6
3  Wales 4 1 0 3 31 31 0 2
3  France 4 1 0 3 28 52 −24 2
3  Ireland 4 1 0 3 21 54 −33 2

Results

1923-01-20
Scotland 16–3 France
Edinburgh
1923-01-20
England 7–3 Wales
London
1923-02-03
Wales 3–11 Scotland
Cardiff
1923-02-10
England 23–5Ireland
Leicester
1923-02-24
Wales 16–8 France
Swansea
1923-02-24
Ireland3–13 Scotland
Dublin
1923-03-10
Ireland5–4 Wales
Dublin
1923-03-17
Scotland 6–8 England
Edinburgh
1923-04-02
France 3–12 England
Paris
1923-04-14
France 14–8Ireland
Paris
  • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
Preceded by Home Nations Championship
1923
Succeeded by