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1953 Five Nations Championship

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1953 Five Nations Championship
Date10 January – 28 March 1953
CountriesImage England
Image Ireland
Image France
Image Scotland
Image Wales
Tournament statistics
ChampionsImage England (14th title)
Matches played10
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The 1953 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 28 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won its 14th title.

Participants

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The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
Image England Twickenham London Nim Hall
Image France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat
Image Ireland Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Dublin/Belfast Jackie Kyle
Image Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Arthur Dorward/Angus Cameron
Image Wales National Stadium/St. Helens Cardiff/Swansea John Gwilliam/Bleddyn Williams

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Image England 4 3 1 0 54 20 +34 7
2 Image Wales 4 3 0 1 26 14 +12 6
3 Image Ireland 4 2 1 1 54 25 +29 5
4 Image France 4 1 0 3 17 38 −21 2
5 Image Scotland 4 0 0 4 21 75 −54 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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10 January 1953
France Image11–5Image Scotland
Paris
17 January 1953
Wales Image3–8Image England
Cardiff
24 January 1953
Ireland Image16–3Image France
Belfast
7 February 1953
Scotland Image0–12Image Wales
Edinburgh
14 February 1953
Ireland Image9–9Image England
Dublin
Referee: Adam Austin
28 February 1953
England Image11–0Image France
London
28 February 1953
Scotland Image8–26Image Ireland
Edinburgh
14 March 1953
Wales Image5–3Image Ireland
Swansea
21 March 1953
England Image26–8Image Scotland
London
28 March 1953
France Image3–6Image Wales
Paris
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