1957 Five Nations Championship

Season of five nations championship 1957 Five Nations Championship 12 January - 23 March 1957 ENGIREFRASCOWAL 1953 ENG 15 ENG (7th title) ENG (13th title) 10 1956 1956 Five Nations Championship 1958 1958 Five Nations Championship The 1957 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won its 15th title, winning also the Grand Slam, the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup. Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonEric EvansFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesMichel CelayaIRELansdowne RoadDublinNoel HendersonSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghJim Greenwood/Arthur SmithWAL 1953National StadiumCardiffMalcolm Thomas/Rees Stephens Table main WDL Q 2 points ENG ENG WAL WAL 1953 IRE 2 IRE SCO 2 SCO FRA FRA 4 0 0 34 8 2 0 2 31 30 2 0 2 21 21 2 0 2 21 27 0 0 4 24 45 #ccffcc A complete Results 1957-01-12 FRA 0–6 SCO Paris 1957-01-19 WAL 1953 0–3 ENG Cardiff 1957-01-26 IRE 11–6 FRA Dublin 1957-02-02 SCO 9–6 WAL 1953 Edinburgh 1957-02-09 IRE 0–6 ENG Dublin 1957-02-23 ENG 9–5 FRA London 1957-02-23 SCO 3–5 IRE Edinburgh 1957-03-09 WAL 1953 6–5 IRE Cardiff 1957-03-16 ENG 16–3 SCO London 1957-03-23 FRA 13–19 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