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1955 Five Nations Championship

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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

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

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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

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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: [citation needed]

Results

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1955-01-08
France 15–0 Scotland
Paris
1955-01-22
Ireland 3–5 France
Dublin
1955-01-22
Wales 3–0 England
Cardiff
1955-02-05
Scotland 14–8 Wales
Edinburgh
1955-02-12
Ireland 6–6 England
Dublin
1955-02-26
England 9–16 France
London
1955-02-26
Scotland 12–3 Ireland
Edinburgh
1955-03-12
Wales 21–3 Ireland
Cardiff
1955-03-19
England 9–6 Scotland
London
1955-03-26
France 11–16 Wales
Paris
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