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1950 Five Nations Championship
Date14 January 1950 - 25 March 1950
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (11th title)
Grand Slam Wales (4th title)
Triple Crown Wales (8th title)
Matches played10
1949 (Previous) (Next) 1951

The 1950 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-sixth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 14 January and 25 March. 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 4 0 0 50 8 +42 8
2  Scotland 4 2 0 2 21 49 −28 4
3  Ireland 4 1 1 2 27 12 +15 3
3  France 4 1 1 2 14 35 −19 3
5  England 4 1 0 3 22 30 −8 2

Results

1950-01-14
Scotland 8–5 France
Edinburgh
1950-01-21
England 5–11 Wales
London
1950-01-28
France 3–3 Ireland
Colombes
1950-02-04
Wales 12–0 Scotland
Cardiff
1950-02-11
England 3–0 Ireland
London
1950-02-25
France 6–3 England
Colombes
1950-02-25
Ireland 21–0 Scotland
Dublin
1950-03-11
Ireland 3–6 Wales
Dublin
1950-03-18
Scotland 13–11 England
Edinburgh
1950-03-25
Wales 21–0 France
Cardiff
Preceded by Five Nations Championship
1950
Succeeded by