Five Nations 1951
| Five Nations 1951 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
 Ireland (7th title)
|
| Opening game | January 13, 1951 |
| Tournament end | April 7, 1951 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 143 (⌀: 14.3 per game) |
| ← Five Nations 1950 | |
| Five Nations 1952 → | |
The 1951 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 13th and April 7th. Ireland was the tournament winner .
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ireland
|
4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21:16 | 7th |
 France
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41:27 | 6th |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29:35 | 3 |
 Scotland
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39:25 | 2 |
 England
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:40 | 2 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13th January | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Scotland | 14:12 |
| January 20th | St Helens , Swansea | Wales - England | 23: 5 |
| January 27th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - France | 9: 8 |
| 3 February | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - Wales | 19: 0 |
| February 10th | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - England | 3-0 |
| February 24th | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - France | 3:11 |
| February 24th | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - Ireland | 5: 6 |
| March 10th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Ireland | 3: 3 |
| 17. March | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Scotland | 5: 3 |
| 7th of April | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - Wales | 8: 3 |