1954 Five Nations Championship

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The 1954 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixtieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 9 and April 10. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Flag of Wales Wales 4 3 0 1 52 34 +18 6
1 Flag of England England 4 3 0 1 39 23 +16 6
1 Flag of France France 4 3 0 1 35 22 +15 6
4 Flag of Ireland Ireland 4 1 0 3 18 34 −16 2
5 Flag of Scotland Scotland 4 0 0 4 6 37 −31 0

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1954-01-09
Scotland Flag of Scotland 0–3 Flag of France France Edinburgh
1954-01-16
England Flag of England 9–6 Flag of Wales Wales London
1954-01-23
France Flag of France 8–0 Flag of Ireland Ireland Paris
1954-02-13
England Flag of England 14–3 Flag of Ireland Ireland London
1954-02-27
Ireland Flag of Ireland 6–0 Flag of Scotland Scotland Belfast
1954-03-13
Ireland Flag of Ireland 9–12 Flag of Wales Wales Dublin
1954-03-20
Scotland Flag of Scotland 3–13 Flag of England England Edinburgh
1954-03-27
Wales Flag of Wales 19–13 Flag of France France Cardiff
1954-04-10
France Flag of France 11–3 Flag of England England Paris
1954-04-10
Wales Flag of Wales 15–3 Flag of Scotland Scotland Swansea

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Preceded by
1953 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1954
Succeeded by
1955 Five Nations