1956 Five Nations Championship

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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.

1956 Five Nations Championship
Date14 January - 14 April 1956
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (13th title)
Matches played10
1955 (Previous) (Next) 1957

Participants

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The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
  England Twickenham London Eric Evans
  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Gérard Dufau/Michel Celaya
  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Jim Ritchie/Noel Henderson
  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Angus Cameron/Jim Greenwood
  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Cliff Morgan

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Wales 4 3 0 1 25 20 +5 6
2   England 4 2 0 2 43 28 +15 4
2   France 4 2 0 2 31 34 −3 4
2   Ireland 4 2 0 2 33 47 −14 4
5   Scotland 4 1 0 3 31 34 −3 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1956-01-14
Scotland  12–0  France
Edinburgh
1956-01-21
England  3–8  Wales
London
1956-01-28
France  14–8  Ireland
Paris
1956-02-04
Wales  9–3  Scotland
Cardiff
1956-02-11
England  20–0  Ireland
London
1956-02-25
Ireland  14–10  Scotland
Dublin
1956-03-10
Ireland  11–3  Wales
Dublin
1956-03-17
Scotland  6–11  England
Edinburgh
1956-03-24
Wales  5–3  France
Cardiff
1956-03-24
France  14–9  England
Paris
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