1955 Five Nations Championship

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

The teams involved were:

TeamVenueCityCaptain
 EnglandTwickenham StadiumLondonNim Hall/Peter Young
 FranceStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean Prat
 IrelandLansdowne RoadDublinRobin Thompson/Jim McCarthy
 ScotlandMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghJim Greenwood/Angus Cameron
 WalesNational StadiumCardiffBleddyn Williams/Rex Willis/Rees Stephens

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1  Wales43014828+206
1  France43014728+196
3  Scotland42023235−34
4  England41122431−73
5  Ireland40131544−291
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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

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