1957 Five Nations Championship

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The 1956 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 12 and March 23. 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 England England 4 4 0 0 34 8 +26 8
2 Flag of Wales Wales 4 2 0 2 31 30 +1 6
2 Flag of Ireland Ireland 4 2 0 2 21 21 0 6
2 Flag of Scotland Scotland 4 2 0 2 21 27 −6 6
5 Flag of France France 4 0 0 4 24 45 −21 0

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1957-01-12
France Flag of France 0–6 Flag of Scotland Scotland Paris
1957-01-19
Wales Flag of Wales 0–3 Flag of England England Cardiff
1957-01-26
Ireland Flag of Ireland 11–6 Flag of France France Dublin
1957-02-02
Scotland Flag of Scotland 9–6 Flag of Wales Wales Edinburgh
1957-02-09
Ireland Flag of Ireland 0–6 Flag of England England Dublin
1957-02-23
England Flag of England 9–5 Flag of France France London
1957-02-23
Scotland Flag of Scotland 3–5 Flag of Ireland Ireland Edinburgh
1957-03-09
Wales Flag of Wales 6–5 Flag of Ireland Ireland Cardiff
1957-03-16
England Flag of England 16–3 Flag of Scotland Scotland London
1957-03-23
France Flag of France 13–19 Flag of Wales Wales London

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Preceded by
1956 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1957
Succeeded by
1958 Five Nations