1953 Five Nations Championship

Rugby tournament 1953 Five Nations Championship 10 January – 28 March 1953 ENGIREFRASCOWAL 1953 ENG 14 10 1952 1952 Five Nations Championship 1954 1954 Five Nations Championship The 1953 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 28 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won its 14th title. Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonNim HallFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean PratIRELansdowne Road/RavenhillDublin/BelfastJackie KyleSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghArthur Dorward/Angus CameronWAL 1953National Stadium/St. HelensCardiff/SwanseaJohn Gwilliam/Bleddyn Williams Table main WDL Q 2 points ENG ENG WAL WAL 1953 IRE IRE FRA FRA SCO SCO 3 1 0 54 20 3 0 1 26 14 2 1 1 54 25 1 0 3 17 38 0 0 4 21 75 #ccffcc A complete Results 10 January 1953 FRA 11–5 SCO Paris 17 January 1953 WAL 1807 3–8 ENG Cardiff 24 January 1953 IRE 16–3 FRA Belfast 7 February 1953 SCO 0–12 WAL 1807 Edinburgh 14 February 1953 IRE 9–9 ENG Dublin Adam Austin 28 February 1953 ENG 11–0 FRA London 28 February 1953 SCO 8–26 IRE Edinburgh 14 March 1953 WAL 1953 5–3 IRE Swansea 21 March 1953 ENG 26–8 SCO London 28 March 1953 FRA 3–6 WAL 1953 Paris External links Sports The official RBS Six Nations Site Category:Six Nations Championship seasons Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations