1957 Five Nations Championship

The 1957 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1957 Five Nations Championship
Date12 January - 23 March 1957
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (15th title)
Grand Slam England (7th title)
Triple Crown England (13th title)
Matches played10
1956 (Previous) (Next) 1958

England won its 15th title, winning also the Grand Slam, the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.

Participants edit

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
  England Twickenham London Eric Evans
  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Michel Celaya
  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Noel Henderson
  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Jim Greenwood/Arthur Smith
  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Malcolm Thomas/Rees Stephens

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   England 4 4 0 0 34 8 +26 8
2   Wales 4 2 0 2 31 30 +1 4
2   Ireland 4 2 0 2 21 21 0 4
2   Scotland 4 2 0 2 21 27 −6 4
5   France 4 0 0 4 24 45 −21 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

1957-01-12
France  0–6  Scotland
Paris
1957-01-19
Wales  0–3  England
Cardiff
1957-01-26
Ireland  11–6  France
Dublin
1957-02-02
Scotland  9–6  Wales
Edinburgh
1957-02-09
Ireland  0–6  England
Dublin
1957-02-23
England  9–5  France
London
1957-02-23
Scotland  3–5  Ireland
Edinburgh
1957-03-09
Wales  6–5  Ireland
Cardiff
1957-03-16
England  16–3  Scotland
London
1957-03-23
France  13–19  Wales
Paris

External links edit