The 1955 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 8 January and 26 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
France missed out on a maiden Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Stade Colombes.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 6 |
1 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 6 |
3 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 4 |
4 | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 3 |
5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
External links
Sports portal
- The official RBS Six Nations Site
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