1956 Five Nations Championship

1956 Five Nations Championship
Date	14 January - 14 April 1956
Countries	England  Ireland  France  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Wales (13th title)
Calcutta Cup	England
Matches played	10
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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.

Participants[]

The teams involved were:

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

Table[]

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
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

Results[]

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

External links[]

• The official RBS Six Nations Site