Five Nations 1957

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Five Nations 1957
Number of nations 5
winner EnglandEngland England (15th title)
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
EnglandEngland England 4th 4th 0 0 34: 8 8th
Wales Wales 4th 2 0 2 31:30 4th
IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 2 0 2 21:21 4th
ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 2 0 2 21:27 4th
FranceFrance France 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

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