1925 Five Nations Championship

The 1925 Five Nations Championship was the eleventh 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-eighth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 24 January and 18 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1925 Five Nations Championship
Date24 January - 18 April 1925
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Scotland (8th title)
Grand Slam Scotland (1st title)[1]
Triple Crown Scotland (6th title)
Matches played10
1924 (Previous) (Next) 1926

Scotland's Johnnie Wallace scored a try against each other country in this tournament, repeating the achievement of Carston Catcheside of England the previous year. It would be 58 years before another player recorded such a feat, and 74 years before another Scottish player did it again.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Scotland 4 4 0 0 77 37 +40 8
2   Ireland 4 2 1 1 42 26 +16 5
2   England 4 2 1 1 42 37 +5 5
4   Wales 4 1 0 3 34 60 −26 2
5   France 4 0 0 4 23 58 −35 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1925-01-24
France  3–9  Ireland
Paris
1925-02-14
England  12–6  Wales
London
1925-02-21
Scotland  25–4  France
Edinburgh[a]
Attendance: 20,000
1925-02-28
  Wales14–24  Scotland
Swansea
1925-02-28
England  6–6  Ireland
London
1925-03-07
  Wales11–5  France
Cardiff
1925-02-28
Ireland  8–14  Scotland
Dublin
1925-03-14
Ireland  19–3  Wales
Belfast
1925-03-21
Scotland  14–11  England
Edinburgh[b]
Attendance: 70,000
1925-04-18
France  11–13  England
Paris
  1. ^ Last match at Inverleith.[2]
  2. ^ First match at Murrayfield.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 1925 - Scotland’s first Grand Slam win, Raeburn Place Foundation
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b A Sporting Nation | First Scottish Grand Slam, BBC Scotland Sport, 16 October 2014
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  • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.