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The '''1956 Five Nations Championship''' was the twenty-seventh series of the rugby union [[Six Nations Championship|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 national rugby union team|England]], [[France national rugby union team|France]], [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]], [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]. |
The '''1956 Five Nations Championship''' was the twenty-seventh series of the rugby union [[Six Nations Championship|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 national rugby union team|England]], [[France national rugby union team|France]], [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]], [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]. |
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==Participants== |
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The teams involved were: |
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!'''Venue''' |
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!'''City''' |
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!'''Captain''' |
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|{{ru|ENG}} |
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|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]] |
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|[[London]] |
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|[[Eric Evans (rugby union)|Eric Evans]] |
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|[[Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir]] |
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|[[Colombes]] |
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|[[Gérard Dufau]]/[[Michel Celaya]] |
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|{{Ru|IRE}} |
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|[[Lansdowne Road]] |
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|[[Dublin]] |
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|[[James Ritchie]]/[[Noel Henderson]] |
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|{{ru|SCO}} |
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|[[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] |
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|[[Edinburgh]] |
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|[[Angus Cameron]]/[[Jim Greenwood]] |
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|{{ru|WAL}} |
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|[[Cardiff Arms Park|National Stadium]] |
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|[[Cardiff]] |
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|[[Cliff Morgan]] |
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==Table== |
==Table== |
Revision as of 21:57, 3 January 2017
1956 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 14 January 1956 - 14 April 1956 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (13th title) | ||
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:
Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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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 |