1956 Five Nations Championship

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1956 Five Nations Championship
Date14 January - 14 April 1956
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (13th title)
Matches played10
1955 (Previous) (Next) 1957

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 Gérard Dufau/Michel Celaya
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Jim Ritchie/Noel Henderson
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Angus Cameron/Jim Greenwood
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff Cliff Morgan

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
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
Source: [citation needed]

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