1959 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1959 Five Nations Championship 10 January - 18 April 1959 ENGIREFRASCOWAL FRA 1 10 1958 1958 Five Nations Championship 1960 1960 Five Nations Championship thumb|right|250px|England v Scotland at Twickenham, on March 21 The 1959 Five Nations Championship was the thirtieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Counting its earlier forms as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this marked the 65th series of the northern hemisphere's rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 18 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France won the title outright for the first time, after two shared wins in 1954 and 1955. Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonJeff ButterfieldFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesLucien Mias/Jean BartheIRELansdowne RoadDublinRonnie DawsonSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghJim Greenwood/Gordon WaddellWALNational StadiumCardiffClem Thomas Table main WDL Q 2 points FRA FRA IRE IRE WAL 2 WAL ENG 2 ENG SCO SCO 2 1 1 28 15 2 0 2 23 19 2 0 2 21 23 1 2 1 9 11 1 1 2 12 25 #ccffcc A complete Results 1959-01-10 FRA 9–0 SCO Paris 26,003 1959-01-17 WAL 1953 5–0 ENG Cardiff 1959-02-07 SCO 6–5 WAL 1953 Edinburgh 70,000 1959-02-14 IRE 0–3 ENG Dublin 50,000 1959-02-28 ENG 3–3 FRA London 72,000 1959-02-28 SCO 3–8 IRE Edinburgh 1959-03-14 WAL 8–6 IRE Cardiff 1959-03-21 ENG 3–3 SCO London 70,000 1959-04-04 FRA 11–3 WAL Paris 45,000 1959-04-18 IRE 9–5 FRA Dublin 40,000 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 Five Nations