1959 Five Nations Championship

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1959 Five Nations Championship
Date10 January - 18 April 1959
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of France.svg  France (1st title)
Matches played10
1958 (Previous)(Next) 1960
England v Scotland at Twickenham, on March 21 England vs scotland 1959.jpg
England v Scotland at Twickenham, on March 21

The 1959 Five Nations Championship was the thirtieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 18 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France won the title outright for the first time, after two shared wins in 1954 and 1955.

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Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Jeff Butterfield
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Lucien Mias/Jean Barthe
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Ronnie Dawson
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Jim Greenwood/Gordon Waddell
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Clem Thomas

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of France.svg  France 42112815+135
2IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 42022319+44
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4202212324
2Flag of England.svg  England 412191124
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 41121225133
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

1959-01-10
France  Flag of France.svg9–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Paris
Attendance: 26,003
1959-01-17
Wales  Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg5–0Flag of England.svg  England
Cardiff
1959-02-07
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg6–5Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales
Edinburgh
Attendance: 70,000
1959-02-14
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg0–3Flag of England.svg  England
Dublin
Attendance: 50,000
1959-02-28
England  Flag of England.svg3–3Flag of France.svg  France
London
Attendance: 72,000
1959-02-28
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg3–8IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Edinburgh
1959-03-14
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg8–6IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Cardiff
1959-03-21
England  Flag of England.svg3–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
London
Attendance: 70,000
1959-04-04
France  Flag of France.svg11–3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Paris
Attendance: 45,000
1959-04-18
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg9–5Flag of France.svg  France
Dublin
Attendance: 40,000

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