1953 Five Nations Championship
| 1953 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 10 January - 28 March 1953 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | England (14th title) | ||
| Calcutta Cup | England | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| |||
The 1953 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 28 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won its 14th title.
Participants[]
The teams involved were:
Table[]
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | England
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 20 | +38 | 7 |
| 2 | Wales
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 6 |
| 3 | Ireland
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 5 |
| 4 | France
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 2 |
| 5 | Scotland
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 75 | −54 | 0 |
Results[]
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Categories:
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1953 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1952–53 in Irish rugby union
- 1952–53 in English rugby union
- 1952–53 in Welsh rugby union
- 1952–53 in Scottish rugby union
- 1952–53 in French rugby union
- January 1953 sports events
- February 1953 sports events
- March 1953 sports events