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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

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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

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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

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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
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