1955 Five Nations Championship

1955 Five Nations Championship
1955 Five Nations Championship
Date	8 January – 26 March 1955
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 (1953–1959).svg Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	File:Flag of France.svg France and File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg Wales
Matches played	10
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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. France missed out on a maiden Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Stade Colombes.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Team	Venue	City	Captain
File:Flag of England.svg England	Twickenham Stadium	London	Nim Hall/Peter Young
File:Flag of France.svg France	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir	Colombes	Jean Prat
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Robin Thompson/Jim McCarthy
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	Murrayfield Stadium	Edinburgh	Jim Greenwood/Angus Cameron
File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg Wales	National Stadium	Cardiff	Bleddyn Williams/Rex Willis/Rees Stephens

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg Wales	4	3	0	1	48	28	+20	6
1	File:Flag of France.svg France	4	3	0	1	47	28	+19	6
3	File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	4	2	0	2	32	35	−3	4
4	File:Flag of England.svg England	4	1	1	2	24	31	−7	3
5	File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland	4	0	1	3	15	44	−29	1