Five Nations 1952

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Five Nations 1952
Number of nations 5
winner Wales Wales (12th title)
Opening game January 12, 1952
Tournament end April 5, 1952
Games 10
Points 153  (⌀: 15.3 per game)
Five Nations 1951
Five Nations 1953

The 1952 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 12th and April 5th. The tournament winner was Wales , which made it to the Grand Slam for the fifth time with wins against all other participants , and the Triple Crown with wins against all British teams .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
Wales Wales 4th 4th 0 0 42:14 8th
EnglandEngland England 4th 3 0 1 34:14 6th
IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 2 0 2 26:33 4th
FranceFrance France 4th 1 0 3 29:37 2
ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 0 0 4th 22:55 0

Results

date place encounter Result
January 12th Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - France 11:13
January 19th Twickenham Stadium , London England - Wales 6: 8
January 26th Stade Olympique , Colombes France - Ireland 8:11
February 2nd Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - Scotland 11: 0
February 23 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - Scotland 12: 8
8th of March Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland - Wales 3:14
March, 15 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - England 3:19
March 22 St Helens , Swansea Wales - France 9: 5
March 29 Twickenham Stadium, London England - Ireland 3-0
April 5th Stade Olympique, Colombes France - England 3: 6

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