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1927 Five Nations Championship

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1927 Five Nations Championship
Date1 January - 2 April 1927
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland and  Scotland
Matches played10
1926 (Previous) (Next) 1928

The 1927 Five Nations Championship was the thirteenth 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 fortieth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 2 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Scotland 4 3 0 1 49 25 +24 6
1  Ireland 4 3 0 1 39 20 +19 6
3  England 4 2 0 2 32 39 −7 4
4  Wales 4 1 0 3 43 42 +1 2
4  France 4 1 0 3 19 56 −37 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1927-01-01
France 3–8 Ireland
Paris
Referee: Robert Scott
1927-01-15
England 11–9 Wales
London
Referee: Robert Scott
1927-01-15
Scotland 23–6 France
Edinburgh
1927-02-05
 Wales0–5 Scotland
Cardiff
1927-02-12
England 8–6 Ireland
London
1927-02-26
 Wales25–7 France
Swansea
1927-02-26
Ireland 6–0 Scotland
Dublin
1927-03-12
Ireland 19–9 Wales
Dublin
1927-03-19
Scotland 21–13 England
Edinburgh
Referee: Noel Purcell[1][2]
1927-04-02
France 3–0 England
Paris

References

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  1. ^ "GB Olympic Champions 1896-2014 - Water Polo". gbolympics.co.uk. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Purcell's double Olympic honour". clarechampion.ie. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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