1955 Five Nations Championship

1955 Five Nations Championship
Date 8 January 1955 - 26 March 1955
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  France and  Wales
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
1954 (Previous) (Next) 1956

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.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Wales 43014828+206
1 France 43014728+196
3 Scotland 4202323534
4 England 4112243173
5 Ireland 40131544291

Results

1955-01-08
France  150  Scotland
1955-01-22
Ireland  35  France
1955-01-22
Wales  30  England
1955-02-05
Scotland  148  Wales
1955-02-12
Ireland  66  England
1955-02-26
England  916  France
1955-02-26
Scotland  123  Ireland
1955-03-12
Wales  213  Ireland
1955-03-19
England  96  Scotland
1955-03-26
France  1116  Wales

External links

Preceded by
1954 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1955
Succeeded by
1956 Five Nations
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