1955 Five Nations Championship

The 1955 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 8 January and 26 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1955 Five Nations Championship
Date8 January – 26 March 1955
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France and  Wales
Matches played10
1954 (Previous) (Next) 1956

France missed out on a maiden Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Stade Colombes.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Team Venue City Captain
 England Twickenham Stadium London Nim Hall/Peter Young
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Robin Thompson/Jim McCarthy
 Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Jim Greenwood/Angus Cameron
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff Bleddyn Williams/Rex Willis/Rees Stephens

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Wales 4 3 0 1 48 28 +20 6
1  France 4 3 0 1 47 28 +19 6
3  Scotland 4 2 0 2 32 35 3 4
4  England 4 1 1 2 24 31 7 3
5  Ireland 4 0 1 3 15 44 29 1
Source:

Results

1955-01-08
France 150 Scotland
Paris
1955-01-22
Ireland 35 France
Dublin
1955-01-22
Wales 30 England
Cardiff
1955-02-05
Scotland 148 Wales
Edinburgh
1955-02-12
Ireland 66 England
Dublin
1955-02-26
England 916 France
London
1955-02-26
Scotland 123 Ireland
Edinburgh
1955-03-12
Wales 213 Ireland
Cardiff
1955-03-19
England 96 Scotland
London
1955-03-26
France 1116 Wales
Paris
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