1955 Five Nations Championship

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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 4 3 0 1 48 28 +20 6
1  France 4 3 0 1 47 28 +19 6
3  Scotland 4 2 0 2 32 35 −3 4
4  England 4 1 1 2 24 31 −7 3
5  Ireland 4 0 1 3 15 44 −29 1

Results

1955-01-08
France  15–0  Scotland
Paris
1955-01-22
Ireland  3–5  France
Dublin
1955-01-22
Wales  3–0  England
Cardiff
1955-02-05
Scotland  14–8  Wales
Edinburgh
1955-02-12
Ireland  6–6  England
Dublin
1955-02-26
England  9–16  France
London
1955-02-26
Scotland  12–3  Ireland
Edinburgh
1955-03-12
Wales  21–3  Ireland
Cardiff
1955-03-19
England  9–6  Scotland
London
1955-03-26
France  11–16  Wales
Paris

External links

Preceded by Five Nations Championship
1955
Succeeded by
1956 Five Nations