1956 Five Nations Championship

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The 1956 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 14 January and 14 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
File:Flag of England.svg England Twickenham London Eric Evans
File:Flag of France.svg France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Gérard Dufau/Michel Celaya
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Jim Ritchie/Noel Henderson
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Angus Cameron/Jim Greenwood
File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg Wales National Stadium Cardiff Cliff Morgan

Table

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Results

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External links

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