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{{short description|Rugby union competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Six Nations Championship 2
| name = 1920 Five Nations Championship
| image =
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| caption =
| date = 1 January – 3 April 1920
| countries = {{ru|ENG}}<br />{{ru|FRA}}<br />{{ru|IRE|1783}}<br />{{ru|SCO}}<br />{{Ru|WAL|1807}}
| champions = {{ru|ENG}}, {{ru|SCO}} and {{Ru|WAL|1807}}
| count =
| grand slam =
| triple crown =
| calcutta cup = {{ru|ENG}}
| millennium trophy = 
| centenary quaich = 
| giuseppe garibaldi trophy = 
| matches = 10
| attendance =
| tries =
| top point scorer =
| top try scorer =
| website =
| previous year = 1914
| previous tournament = 1914 Five Nations Championship
| next year = 1921
| next tournament = 1921 Five Nations Championship
}}

The '''1920 Five Nations Championship''' was the sixth series of the rugby union [[Six Nations Championship|Five Nations Championship]] following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship, and the first played since the [[1914 Five Nations Championship|1914 Games]] due to [[World War I]]. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-third series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 3 April. It was contested by [[England national rugby union team|England]], [[France national rugby union team|France]], [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]], [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]].

{{nrut|Scotland}} missed out on a first [[Grand Slam (rugby union)|Grand Slam]] after losing to {{nrut|England}} at [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]].

==Table==
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|winpoints=2
|for_against_style=points
|team1=WAL|name_WAL={{Ru|WAL|1807}}
|team2=SCO|pos_SCO=1|name_SCO={{ru|SCO}}
|team3=ENG|pos_ENG=1|name_ENG={{ru|ENG}}
|team4=FRA|name_FRA={{ru|FRA}}
|team5=IRE|name_IRE={{ru|IRE|1783}}
|win_WAL=3|draw_WAL=0|loss_WAL=1|pf_WAL=58|pa_WAL=23
|win_SCO=3|draw_SCO=0|loss_SCO=1|pf_SCO=37|pa_SCO=18
|win_ENG=3|draw_ENG=0|loss_ENG=1|pf_ENG=40|pa_ENG=37
|win_FRA=1|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=3|pf_FRA=23|pa_FRA=26
|win_IRE=0|draw_IRE=0|loss_IRE=4|pf_IRE=22|pa_IRE=76

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==Results==
{{rugbybox |
date = 1920-01-01|
home = {{ru-rt|FRA}} |
score =0–5|
away = {{ru|SCO}} |
homescore = |
awayscore =  |
stadium = [[Paris]] |
attendance = }}

{{rugbybox |
date = 1920-01-17|
home = {{Ru|WAL|1807}} |
score =19–5|
away = {{ru|ENG}} |
homescore = |
awayscore =  |
stadium = [[Swansea]] |
attendance = }}

{{rugbybox |
date = 1920-01-31|
home = {{ru-rt|ENG}} |
score =8–3|
away = {{ru|FRA}} |
homescore = |
awayscore =  |
stadium = [[London]] |
attendance = }}

{{rugbybox |
date = 1920-02-07|
home = {{ru-rt|SCO}} |
score =9–5|
away = {{Ru|WAL|1807}} |
homescore = |
awayscore =  |
stadium = [[Edinburgh]] |
attendance = }}

{{rugbybox |
date = 1920-02-14|
home = {{ru-rt|IRE|1783}}  |
score =11–14|
away = {{ru|ENG}} |
homescore = |
awayscore =  |
stadium = [[Dublin]] |
attendance = }}

{{rugbybox |
date = 1920-02-17|
home = {{ru-rt|FRA}} |
score =5–6|
away = {{Ru|WAL|1807}} |
homescore = |
awayscore =  |
stadium = [[Paris]] |
attendance = }}

{{rugbybox |
date = 1920-02-28|
home = {{ru-rt|SCO}} |
score =19–0|
away = {{ru|IRE|1783}}  |
homescore = |
awayscore =  |
stadium = [[Edinburgh]] |
attendance = }}

{{rugbybox |
date = 1920-03-13|
home = {{Ru|WAL|1807}} |
score =28–4|
away = {{ru|IRE|1783}}  |
homescore = |
awayscore =  |
stadium = [[Cardiff]] |
attendance = }}

{{rugbybox |
date = 1920-03-20|
home = {{ru-rt|ENG}} |
score =13–4|
away = {{ru|SCO}} |
homescore = |
awayscore =  |
stadium = [[London]] |
attendance = }}

{{rugbybox |
date = 1920-04-03|
home = {{ru-rt|IRE|1783}}  |
score =7–15|
away = {{ru|FRA}} |
homescore = |
awayscore =  |
stadium = [[Dublin]] |
attendance = }}

==External links==
*{{Cite web| url=http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm |title=6 Nations History |publisher=rugbyfootballhistory.com |access-date=10 March 2008}}

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[[Category:1919–20 in Scottish rugby union|Five Nations]]
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[[Category:January 1920 sports events in Europe|Five Nations Championship]]
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