1955 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1955 Five Nations Championship 8 January – 26 March 1955 ENGIREFRASCOWAL 1953 FRA and WAL 1953 10 1954 1954 Five Nations Championship 1956 1956 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. France missed out on a maiden Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Stade Colombes. Participants The teams involved were: TeamVenueCityCaptainENGTwickenham StadiumLondonNim Hall/Peter YoungFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean PratIRELansdowne RoadDublinRobin Thompson/Jim McCarthySCOMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghJim Greenwood/Angus CameronWAL 1953National StadiumCardiffBleddyn Williams/Rex Willis/Rees Stephens Table main WDL Q 2 points WAL WAL 1953 FRA 1 FRA SCO SCO ENG ENG IRE IRE 3 0 1 48 28 3 0 1 47 28 2 0 2 32 35 1 1 2 24 31 0 1 3 15 44 #ccffcc A A complete Results 1955-01-08 FRA 15–0 SCO Paris 1955-01-22 IRE 3–5 FRA Dublin 1955-01-22 WAL 1953 3–0 ENG Cardiff 1955-02-05 SCO 14–8 WAL 1953 Edinburgh 1955-02-12 IRE 6–6 ENG Dublin 1955-02-26 ENG 9–16 FRA London 1955-02-26 SCO 12–3 IRE Edinburgh 1955-03-12 WAL 1953 21–3 IRE Cardiff 1955-03-19 ENG 9–6 SCO London 1955-03-26 FRA 11–16 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