1952 Five Nations Championship

1952 Five Nations Championship
Date 12 January 1952 - 5 April 1952
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  Wales (12th title)
Grand Slam  Wales (5th title)
Triple Crown  Wales (9th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
1951 (Previous) (Next) 1953

The 1952 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-third series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 5 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Wales 44004214+288
2 England 43013414+206
3 Ireland 4202263374
4 France 4103293782
5 Scotland 40042255330

Results

1952-01-12
Scotland  1113  France
1952-01-19
England  68  Wales
1952-01-26
France  811  Ireland
1952-02-02
Wales  110  Scotland
1952-02-23
Ireland  128  Scotland
1952-03-08
Ireland  314  Wales
1952-03-15
Scotland  319  England
1952-03-22
Wales  95  France
1952-03-29
England  30  Ireland
1952-04-05
France  36  England

Source:[1]

References

  1. "(1952 Five Nations)". ESPN. Retrieved 12 February 2016.


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