1947 Five Nations Championship
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The 1947 Five Nations Championship was the eighteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship
. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 19 April. It was contested by England
, France
, Ireland
, Scotland
and Wales
.
The competition was not only the first after World War II
, but also marked the return of France after an absence of 16 years. Les Bleus had been expelled from the tournament after the 1931 event
over allegations of professionalism and administrative deficiencies; they were readmitted after the 1939 tournament
, but shortly thereafter war forced the suspension of international rugby. The return of France established the Five Nations lineup until 2000
, when the admission of Italy
created the modern Six Nations.
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 19 April. It was contested by England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
, France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
, Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
, Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
and Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
.
The competition was not only the first after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, but also marked the return of France after an absence of 16 years. Les Bleus had been expelled from the tournament after the 1931 event
1931 Five Nations Championship
The 1931 Five Nations Championship was the seventeenth 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 forty-fourth series of the annual northern hemisphere...
over allegations of professionalism and administrative deficiencies; they were readmitted after the 1939 tournament
1939 Home Nations Championship
The 1939 Home Nations Championship was the thirty-fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Five Nations, and prior to that, the Home Nations, this was the fifty-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Six...
, but shortly thereafter war forced the suspension of international rugby. The return of France established the Five Nations lineup until 2000
2000 Six Nations Championship
The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the Six Nations Championship, following the inclusion of Italy into the Five Nations championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-sixth series of the northern hemisphere...
, when the admission of Italy
Italy national rugby union team
The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...
created the modern Six Nations.
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 57 | −41 | 0 | |