1956 Five Nations Championship

1956 Five Nations Championship
Date 14 January 1956 - 14 April 1956
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  Wales (13th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
1955 (Previous) (Next) 1957

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.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Wales 43012520+56
2 England 42024328+154
2 France 4202313434
2 Ireland 42023347144
5 Scotland 4103313432

Results

1956-01-14
Scotland  120  France
1956-01-21
England  38  Wales
1956-01-28
France  148  Ireland
1956-02-04
Wales  93  Scotland
1956-02-11
England  200  Ireland
1956-02-25
Ireland  1410  Scotland
1956-03-10
Ireland  113  Wales
1956-03-17
Scotland  611  England
1956-03-24
Wales  53  France
1956-03-24
France  149  England

External links

Preceded by
1955 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1956
Succeeded by
1957 Five Nations
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