1956 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1956 Five Nations Championship 14 January - 14 April 1956 ENGIREFRASCOWAL 1953 WAL 1953 13 10 1955 1955 Five Nations Championship 1957 1957 Five Nations Championship The 1956 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 14 January and 14 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonEric EvansFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesGérard Dufau/Michel CelayaIRELansdowne RoadDublinJim Ritchie/Noel HendersonSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghAngus Cameron/Jim GreenwoodWAL 1953National StadiumCardiffCliff Morgan Table main WDL Q 2 points WAL WAL 1953 ENG ENG FRA 2 FRA IRE 2 IRE SCO SCO 3 0 1 25 20 2 0 2 43 28 2 0 2 31 34 2 0 2 33 47 1 0 3 31 34 #ccffcc A complete Results 1956-01-14 SCO 12–0 FRA Edinburgh 1956-01-21 ENG 3–8 WAL 1953 London 1956-01-28 FRA 14–8 IRE Paris 1956-02-04 WAL 1953 9–3 SCO Cardiff 1956-02-11 ENG 20–0 IRE London 1956-02-25 IRE 14–10 SCO Dublin 1956-03-10 IRE 11–3 WAL 1953 Dublin 1956-03-17 SCO 6–11 ENG Edinburgh 1956-03-24 WAL 1953 5–3 FRA Cardiff 1956-03-24 FRA 14–9 ENG 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