Five Nations 1957
| Five Nations 1957 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
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| Opening game | January 12, 1957 |
| Tournament end | March 23, 1957 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 131 (⌀: 13.1 per game) |
| ← Five Nations 1956 | |
| Five Nations 1958 → | |
The 1957 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 12th and March 23rd. The tournament winner was England , which made it to the Grand Slam for the seventh time with victories against all other participants , and the Triple Crown with victories against all British teams .
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 34: 8 | 8th |
|
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4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31:30 | 4th |
|
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4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:21 | 4th |
|
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4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:27 | 4th |
|
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4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 24:45 | 0 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12th | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Scotland | 0: 6 |
| January 19th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - England | 0: 3 |
| January 26th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - France | 11: 6 |
| February 2nd | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - Wales | 9: 6 |
| February 9 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - England | 0: 6 |
| February 23 | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - France | 9: 5 |
| February 23 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - Ireland | 3: 5 |
| 9th March | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - Ireland | 6: 5 |
| March 16 | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Scotland | 16: 3 |
| March 23 | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - Wales | 13:19 |