Five Nations 1952
Five Nations 1952 | |
Number of nations | 5 |
winner | 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 | 4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 42:14 | 8th |
England | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34:14 | 6th |
Ireland | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26:33 | 4th |
France | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29:37 | 2 |
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 |