Five Nations 1954

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Five Nations 1954
Number of nations 5
winner EnglandEngland England , France and WalesFranceFrance Wales 
Opening game January 9, 1954
Tournament end April 10, 1954
Games 10
Points 150  (⌀: 15 per game)
Five Nations 1953
Five Nations 1955

The 1954 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 9th and April 10th. Tournament winners were jointly Wales , England and France (the difference in points played no role in the tournament mode at that time). It was France's first tournament victory, while England managed the Triple Crown with wins against all British teams .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
Wales Wales 4th 3 0 1 52:34 6th
EnglandEngland England 4th 3 0 1 39:23 6th
FranceFrance France 4th 3 0 1 35:22 6th
IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 1 0 3 18:34 2
ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 0 0 4th 6:37 0

Results

date place encounter Result
January 9th Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - France 0: 3
January 16 Twickenham Stadium , London England - Wales 9: 6
January 23 Stade Olympique , Colombes France - England 8-0
13th February Twickenham Stadium, London England - Ireland 14: 3
27th of February Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - Scotland 6-0
March 13th Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland - Wales 9:12
March, 20th Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - England 3:13
27th of March Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - France 19:13
10th of April Stade Olympique, Colombes France - England 11: 3
10th of April Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Wales - Scotland 15: 3

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