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1949 Five Nations Championship

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Summary

1949 Five Nations Championship is an edition of the Six Nations Championship[1]. It draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (edition of the six nations championship category, ranking #29 of 132).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: Ireland men’s national rugby union team[3]
  • Location: France[4], Wales[5], England[6], Ireland[7], Scotland[8]
  • Commons category: 1949 Five Nations Championship[9]
  • Edition number: 55[10]
  • Start time: January 15, 1949[11]
  • End time: March 26, 1949[12]
  • Sport: rugby union[13]
  • Number of participants: 5[14]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 10[15]
  • Time period: 1948-1949 one-year-period[16]
  • Sports season of league or competition: Six Nations Championship[17]
  • Tournament format: round-robin tournament[18]

Why It Matters

1949 Five Nations Championship has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did 1949 Five Nations Championship receive?

Honors received include Ireland men’s national rugby union team[3].

Related Entities

England France Scotland Wales

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time period → 1948-1949 one-year-period
    End time → +1949-03-26T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → edition of the Six Nations Championship
    Tournament format → round-robin tournament
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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