1959 Five Nations Championship

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The 1959 Five Nations Championship was the thirtieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 10 and April 18. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

[edit] Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	France	4	2	1	1	28	15	+13	5
2	Ireland	4	2	0	2	23	19	+4	4
2	Wales	4	2	0	2	21	23	−2	4
2	England	4	1	2	1	9	11	−2	4
5	Scotland	4	1	1	2	12	25	−13	3

[edit] Results

1959-01-10
	France	9–0	Scotland	Paris

1959-01-17
	Wales	5–0	England	Cardiff

1959-02-07
	Scotland	6–5	Wales	Edinburgh

1959-02-14
	Ireland	0–3	England	Dublin

1959-02-28
	England	3–3	France	London

1959-02-28
	Scotland	3–8	Ireland	Edinburgh

1959-03-14
	Wales	8–6	Ireland	Cardiff

1959-03-21
	England	3–3	Scotland	London

1959-04-04
	France	11–3	Wales	Paris

1959-04-18
	Ireland	9–5	France	Dublin

[edit] External links

Rugby union Portal

• The official RBS Six Nations Site