1958 Five Nations Championship

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The 1958 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 11 and April 19. 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 2 2 0 26 6 +20 6
2 Flag of Wales Wales 4 2 1 1 26 28 −2 5
3 Flag of France France 4 2 0 2 36 37 −1 4
4 Flag of Scotland Scotland 4 1 1 2 23 32 −9 3
5 Flag of Ireland Ireland 4 1 0 3 24 32 −8 2

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1958-01-11
Scotland Flag of Scotland 11–9 Flag of France France Edinburgh
1958-01-18
England Flag of England 3–3 Flag of Wales Wales London
1958-02-01
Wales Flag of Wales 8–3 Flag of Scotland Scotland Cardiff
1958-02-08
England Flag of England 6–0 Flag of Ireland Ireland London
1958-03-01
France Flag of France 0–14 Flag of England England Paris
1958-03-01
Ireland Flag of Ireland 12–6 Flag of Scotland Scotland Dublin
1958-03-15
Ireland Flag of Ireland 6–9 Flag of Wales Wales Dublin
1958-03-15
Scotland Flag of Scotland 3–3 Flag of England England Edinburgh
1958-03-29
Wales Flag of Wales 6–16 Flag of France France Cardiff
1958-04-19
France Flag of France 11–6 Flag of Ireland Ireland Paris

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Preceded by
1957 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1958
Succeeded by
1959 Five Nations