1956 Five Nations Championship

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1956 Five Nations Championship
Date14 January - 14 April 1956
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 Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales (13th title)
Matches played10
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.

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Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Eric Evans
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Gérard Dufau/Michel Celaya
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Jim Ritchie/Noel Henderson
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Angus Cameron/Jim Greenwood
Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Cliff Morgan

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 43012520+56
2Flag of England.svg  England 42024328+154
2Flag of France.svg  France 4202313434
2IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 42023347144
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4103313432
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

1956-01-14
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg120Flag of France.svg  France
Edinburgh
1956-01-21
England  Flag of England.svg38Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales
London
1956-01-28
France  Flag of France.svg148IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Paris
1956-02-04
Wales  Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg93Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Cardiff
1956-02-11
England  Flag of England.svg200IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
London
1956-02-25
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg1410Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Dublin
1956-03-10
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg113Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales
Dublin
1956-03-17
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg611Flag of England.svg  England
Edinburgh
1956-03-24
Wales  Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg53Flag of France.svg  France
Cardiff
1956-03-24
France  Flag of France.svg149Flag of England.svg  England
Paris

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