Five Nations 1956
| Five Nations 1956 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
.svg){kind=small} Wales (13th title)
|
| Opening game | January 14, 1956 |
| Tournament end | April 14, 1956 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 163 (⌀: 16.3 per game) |
| ← Five Nations 1955 | |
| Five Nations 1957 → | |
The 1956 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 14th and April 14th. The tournament winner was Wales .
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wales
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25:20 | 6th |
 England
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43:28 | 4th |
 France
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31:34 | 4th |
 Ireland
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33:47 | 4th |
 Scotland
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 31:34 | 2 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 14th | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 12: 0 |
| 21th January | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Wales | 3: 8 |
| January 28th | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Ireland | 14: 8 |
| February 4th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 9: 3 |
| February 11th | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Ireland | 20: 0 |
| February 25 | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 14:10 |
| March 10th | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 11: 3 |
| 17. March | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 6:11 |
| March 24th | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - France | 5: 3 |
| April 14th | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - England | 14: 9 |