1951 Five Nations Championship

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1951 Five Nations Championship
Date13 January - 7 April 1951
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (7th title)
Matches played10
1950 (Previous)(Next) 1952

The 1951 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 7 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Ireland missed out on a second Grand Slam after drawing against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park, but won the championship.

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Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Vic Roberts/John Kendall-Carpenter
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Guy Basquet
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Karl Mullen
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Peter Kininmonth
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales National Stadium/St. Helens Cardiff/Swansea John Gwilliam/Jack Matthews

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 43102116+57
2Flag of France.svg  France 43014127+146
3Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 4112293563
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 41033925+142
4Flag of England.svg  England 41031340272
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

1951-01-13
France  Flag of France.svg1412Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Paris
1951-01-20
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 235Flag of England.svg  England
Swansea
1951-01-27
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg98Flag of France.svg  France
Dublin
1951-02-03
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg190Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Edinburgh
1951-02-10
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg30Flag of England.svg  England
Dublin
1951-02-24
England  Flag of England.svg311Flag of France.svg  France
London
1951-02-24
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg56IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Edinburgh
1951-03-10
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 33IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Cardiff
1951-03-17
England  Flag of England.svg53Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
London
1951-04-07
France  Flag of France.svg83Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Paris