# 1914 Five Nations Championship

The 1914 Five Nations Championship was the fifth 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-second series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Nine matches were played between 1 January and 13 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 8 |
| 2 | Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 18 | +57 | 6 |
| 3 | Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 4 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 0 |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 78 | −59 | 0 |

## Results

* 1914-01-01
| France | 6–8 | Ireland |
* Paris
* 1914-01-17
| England | 10–9 | Wales |
* London
* 1914-02-07
| Wales | 24–5 | Scotland |
* Cardiff
* 1914-02-14
| England | 17–12 | Ireland |
* London
* 1914-02-28
| Ireland | 6–0 | Scotland |
* Dublin
* 1914-03-02
| Wales | 31–0 | France |
* Swansea
* 1914-03-14
| Ireland | 3–11 | Wales |
* Balmoral Showgrounds
* 1914-03-21
| Scotland | 15–16 | England |
* Inverleith
* 1914-04-13
| France | 13–39 | England |
* Paris

## The matches
### France vs. Ireland

* 1 January 1914
| France | 6 – 8 | Ireland |
| Try: Lacoste André | | Try: Quinn Wood Con: Lloyd |
* Parc de Princes, Paris Referee: EW Calver (England)

### England vs. Wales

* 17 January 1914
| England | 10 – 9 | Wales |
| Try: Brown Pillman Con: Chapman (2) | | Try: Watts Con: Bancroft Drop: Hirst |
* Twickenham, London Referee: James Greenlees (Scotland)
England: WR Johnston (Bristol Rugby), Cyril Lowe (Cambridge U), FE Chapman (Hartlepool Rovers), Ronald Poulton (Liverpool) (capt.), JHD Watson (Blackheath), FM Taylor (Leicester), GW Wood (Leicester), AG Bull (Northampton), AF Maynard (Cambridge U), John Eric Greenwood (Cambridge U), LG Brown (The London H.), J Brunton (North Durham), S Smart (Gloucester), G Ward (Leicester), Charles Pillman (Blackheath)
Wales: Bancroft (Swansea), Howell Lewis (Swansea), WH Evans (Llwynypia), W Watts (Llanelli), George Hirst (Newport), Clem Lewis (Cardiff), Bobby Lloyd (Pontypool), Jenkin Alban Davies (Llanelli) (capt.), David Watts (Maesteg), Jack Jones (Abertillery), Thomas Lloyd (Neath), Percy Jones (Pontypool), T Williams (Swansea), Edgar Morgan (Swansea), Harry Uzzell (Newport)

### Wales vs. Scotland

* 7 February 1914
| Wales | 24 – 5 | Scotland |
| Try: I Davies Wetter Hirst Con: Bancroft (2) Drop: Hirst Lewis Pen: Bancroft | | Try: Stewart Con: Laing |
* Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: V Dreenon (Ireland)

### Ireland vs. Wales

* 14 March 1914
| Ireland | 3 – 11 | Wales |
| Try: Foster | | Try: Davies J Jones Wetter Con: Lewis |
* Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast Referee: John Tulloch (Scotland)
Ireland:
Wales: Bobbie Williams (Cardiff), George Hirst (Newport), Jack Wetter (Newport), WH Evans (Llwynypia), Ivor Davies (Llanelli), (Newport), Clem Lewis (Cardiff), Bobby Lloyd (Pontypool), Jenkin Alban Davies (Llanelli) capt., David Watts (Maesteg), Jack Jones (Abertillery), Thomas Lloyd (Neath), Percy Jones (Pontypool), T Williams (Swansea), Edgar Morgan (Swansea), Harry Uzzell (Newport)