Five Nations 1959
| Five Nations 1959 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
 France (1st title)
|
| Opening game | January 10, 1959 |
| Tournament end | April 18, 1959 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 93 (⌀: 9.3 per game) |
| ← Five Nations 1958 | |
| Five Nations 1960 → | |
The 1959 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 10 and April 18. The tournament winner was France , which after two shared victories in 1954 and 1955 was able to celebrate an undivided victory for the first time.
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
France
|
4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28:15 | 5 |
 Ireland
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23:19 | 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:23 | 4th |
 England
|
4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9:11 | 4th |
 Scotland
|
4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12:25 | 3 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. January | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Scotland | 9-0 |
| January 17th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - England | 5-0 |
| February 7th | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - Wales | 6: 5 |
| 14th of February | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - England | 0: 3 |
| February 28 | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - France | 3: 3 |
| February 28 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - Ireland | 3: 8 |
| the 14th of March | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - Ireland | 8: 6 |
| March 21st | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Scotland | 3: 3 |
| 4. April | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - Wales | 11: 3 |
| April 18 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - France | 9: 5 |
Web links
- Official Six Nations website (English, French or Italian)