1951 Five Nations Championship

1951 Five Nations Championship
1951 Five Nations Championship
Date	13 January - 7 April 1951
Countries	File:Flag of England.svg England; File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland; File:Flag of France.svg France; File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland; File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland (7th title)
Matches played	10
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The 1951 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 7 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Ireland missed out on a second Grand Slam after drawing against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park, but won the championship.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation	Venue	City	Captain
File:Flag of England.svg England	Twickenham	London	Vic Roberts/John Kendall-Carpenter
File:Flag of France.svg France	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir	Colombes	Guy Basquet
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Karl Mullen
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Peter Kininmonth
File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales	National Stadium/St. Helens	Cardiff/Swansea	John Gwilliam/Jack Matthews

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland	4	3	1	0	21	16	+5	7
2	File:Flag of France.svg France	4	3	0	1	41	27	+14	6
3	File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales	4	1	1	2	29	35	−6	3
4	File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	4	1	0	3	39	25	+14	2
4	File:Flag of England.svg England	4	1	0	3	13	40	−27	2