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

← 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
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Table points
1	Wales	4	3	0	1	25	20	+5	6
2	England	4	2	0	2	43	28	+15	4
2	France	4	2	0	2	31	34	−3	4
2	Ireland	4	2	0	2	33	47	−14	4
5	Scotland	4	1	0	3	31	34	−3	2

Results

1956-01-14

Scotland	12–0	France

Edinburgh

1956-01-21

England	3–8	Wales

London

1956-01-28

France	14–8	Ireland

Paris

1956-02-04

Wales	9–3	Scotland

Cardiff

1956-02-11

England	20–0	Ireland

London

1956-02-25

Ireland	14–10	Scotland

Dublin

1956-03-10

Ireland	11–3	Wales

Dublin

1956-03-17

Scotland	6–11	England

Edinburgh

1956-03-24

Wales	5–3	France

Cardiff

1956-03-24

France	14–9	England

Paris

External links

The official RBS Six Nations Site

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

Six Nations Championship

Teams

Stadiums

Tournaments

Home	1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

Five	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931

Home	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

Five	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Six	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Honours

Championship records • Hat-tricks • Under 20s Championship • Women's Championship

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