1955 Five Nations Championship

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.

1955 Five Nations Championship
Date8 January - 26 March 1955
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France and  Wales
Calcutta Cup England
Matches played10
← 1954 (Previous) (Next) 1956 →

France missed out on a maiden Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Stade Colombes.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
 England Twickenham London Nim Hall/Peter Young
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Robin Thompson/Jim McCarthy
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Jim Greenwood/Angus Cameron
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff Bleddyn Williams/Rex Willis/Rees Stephens

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Wales 43014828+206
1 France 43014728+196
3 Scotland 42023235−34
4 England 41122431−73
5 Ireland 40131544−291

Results

1955-01-08
France  15–0  Scotland
1955-01-22
Ireland  3–5  France
1955-01-22
Wales  3–0  England
1955-02-05
Scotland  14–8  Wales
1955-02-12
Ireland  6–6  England
1955-02-26
England  9–16  France
1955-02-26
Scotland  12–3  Ireland
1955-03-12
Wales  21–3  Ireland
1955-03-19
England  9–6  Scotland
1955-03-26
France  11–16  Wales
Preceded by
1954 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1955
Succeeded by
1956 Five Nations
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