1957 Five Nations Championship

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The 1957 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

England won its 15th title, winning also the Grand Slam, the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.

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 Michel Celaya
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Noel Henderson
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Jim Greenwood/Arthur Smith
File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg Wales National Stadium Cardiff Malcolm Thomas/Rees Stephens

Table

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Results

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External links

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