Five Nations 1955
Five Nations 1955 | |
Number of nations | 5 |
winner | France and Wales |
Opening game | January 8, 1955 |
Tournament end | March 26, 1955 |
Games | 10 |
Points | 166 (⌀: 16.6 per game) |
← Five Nations 1954 | |
Five Nations 1956 → |
The 1955 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 8th and March 26th. Tournament winners were jointly Wales and France (the point difference played no role in the tournament mode at that time).
Closing table
country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wales | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 48:28 | 6th |
France | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47:28 | 6th |
Scotland | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32:35 | 4th |
England | 4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24:31 | 3 |
Ireland | 4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15:44 | 1 |
Results
date | place | encounter | Result |
---|---|---|---|
January 8th | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Scotland | 15: 0 |
22nd of January | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - France | 3: 5 |
22nd of January | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - England | 3-0 |
February 5th | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - Wales | 14: 8 |
February 12th | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - England | 6: 6 |
February 26th | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - France | 9:16 |
February 26th | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - Ireland | 12: 3 |
March 12th | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - Ireland | 21: 3 |
19th March | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Scotland | 9: 6 |
26th of March | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - Wales | 11:16 |