1954 Five Nations Championship

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1954 Five Nations Championship
Date9 January - 10 April 1954
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of England.svg  England, Flag of France.svg  France and Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales
Triple Crown Flag of England.svg  England (12th title)
Matches played10
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The 1954 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixtieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 9 January and 10 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Wales, England and France shared the championship; this marked France's first title. England won the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.

Contents

England missed out on a seventh Grand Slam after losing to France at Stade Colombes.

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Bob Stirling
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Dublin/Belfast Jackie Kyle/Jim McCarthy
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Norman Davidson/Doug Elliot
Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales National Stadium/St Helen's Cardiff/Swansea Ken Jones/Rees Stephens/Rex Willis

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 43015234+186
1Flag of England.svg  England 43013923+166
1Flag of France.svg  France 43013522+136
4IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 41031834−162
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4004637−310
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

1954-01-09
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg0–3Flag of France.svg  France
Edinburgh
1954-01-16
England  Flag of England.svg9–6Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales
London
1954-01-23
France  Flag of France.svg8–0IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Paris
1954-02-13
England  Flag of England.svg14–3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
London
1954-02-27
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg6–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Belfast

This was the last Ireland international played at Ravenhill until 2007. [1] Players from the Republic of Ireland threatened not to line out for the UK anthem unless their anthem and flag were also used. The IRFU resolved the issue by moving all future home matches to Dublin. [2]

1954-03-13
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg9–12Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales
Dublin
1954-03-20
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg3–13Flag of England.svg  England
Edinburgh
1954-03-27
Wales  Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg19–13Flag of France.svg  France
Cardiff
1954-04-10
France  Flag of France.svg11–3Flag of England.svg  England
Paris
1954-04-10
Wales  Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg15–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Swansea

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby Union : Ireland 23-20 Italy". BBC Online . 24 August 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2017. The 14,000 full house watching Ireland's first Ravenhill international in 53 years
  2. ↑ Cronin, Mike (7 May 2007). "Rugby globalisation and Irish identity". In Maguire, Joseph (ed.). Power and Global Sport: Zones of Prestige, Emulation and Resistance. Routledge. pp. 122–124. ISBN   9781134527274 . Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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