1957 Five Nations Championship

1957 Five Nations Championship
Date	12 January - 23 March 1957
Countries	England  Ireland  France  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (15th title)
Grand Slam	England (7th title)
Triple Crown	England (13th title)
Calcutta Cup	England
Matches played	10
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The 1957 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

England won its 15th title, winning also the Grand Slam, the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.

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	Jim Greenwood/Arthur Smith
Wales	National Stadium	Cardiff	Malcolm Thomas/Rees Stephens

Table[]

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	England	4	4	0	0	34	8	+26	8
2	Wales	4	2	0	2	31	30	+1	4
2	Ireland	4	2	0	2	21	21	0	4
2	Scotland	4	2	0	2	21	27	−6	4
5	France	4	0	0	4	24	45	−21	0

Results[]

1957-01-12

France	0–6	Scotland

Paris

1957-01-19

Wales	0–3	England

Cardiff

1957-01-26

Ireland	11–6	France

Dublin

1957-02-02

Scotland	9–6	Wales

Edinburgh

1957-02-09

Ireland	0–6	England

Dublin

1957-02-23

England	9–5	France

London

1957-02-23

Scotland	3–5	Ireland

Edinburgh

1957-03-09

Wales	6–5	Ireland

Cardiff

1957-03-16

England	16–3	Scotland

London

1957-03-23

France	13–19	Wales

Paris

External links[]

• The official RBS Six Nations Site