1955 Five Nations Championship

Summary

The 1955 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 8 January and 26 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1955 Five Nations Championship
Date8 January – 26 March 1955
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France and  Wales
Matches played10
1954 (Previous) (Next) 1956

France missed out on a maiden Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Stade Colombes.

Participants edit

The teams involved were:

Team Venue City Captain
  England Twickenham Stadium London Nim Hall/Peter Young
  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat
  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Robin Thompson/Jim McCarthy
  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Jim Greenwood/Angus Cameron
  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Bleddyn Williams/Rex Willis/Rees Stephens

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Wales 4 3 0 1 48 28 +20 6
1   France 4 3 0 1 47 28 +19 6
3   Scotland 4 2 0 2 32 35 −3 4
4   England 4 1 1 2 24 31 −7 3
5   Ireland 4 0 1 3 15 44 −29 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

1955-01-08
France  15–0  Scotland
Paris
1955-01-22
Ireland  3–5  France
Dublin
1955-01-22
Wales  3–0  England
Cardiff
1955-02-05
Scotland  14–8  Wales
Edinburgh
1955-02-12
Ireland  6–6  England
Dublin
1955-02-26
England  9–16  France
London
1955-02-26
Scotland  12–3  Ireland
Edinburgh
1955-03-12
Wales  21–3  Ireland
Cardiff
1955-03-19
England  9–6  Scotland
London
1955-03-26
France  11–16  Wales
Paris

External links edit

  • The official RBS Six Nations Site