1959 Five Nations Championship

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England v Scotland at Twickenham, on March 21

The 1959 Five Nations Championship was the thirtieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 18 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France won the title outright for the first time, after two shared wins in 1954 and 1955.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
File:Flag of England.svg England Twickenham London Jeff Butterfield
File:Flag of France.svg France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Lucien Mias/Jean Barthe
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Ronnie Dawson
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Jim Greenwood/Gordon Waddell
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales National Stadium Cardiff Clem Thomas

Table

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Results

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External links

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