1952 Five Nations Championship

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1952 Five Nations Championship
Date12 January - 5 April 1952
CountriesError creating thumbnail:  England
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
 France
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales
Tournament statistics
ChampionsFile:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales (12th title)
Grand SlamFile:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales (5th title)
Triple CrownFile:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales (9th title)
Matches played10
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The 1952 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-third series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 5 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Wales won their 5th Grand Slam and a 9th Triple Crown.

Participants

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The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
Error creating thumbnail:  England Twickenham London Nim Hall
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Guy Basquet
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Des O'Brien
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Peter Kininmonth/Arthur Dorward
File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales National Stadium/St. Helens Cardiff/Swansea John Gwilliam

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales 4 4 0 0 42 14 +28 8
2 Error creating thumbnail:  England 4 3 0 1 34 14 +20 6
3 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 4 2 0 2 26 33 −7 4
4  France 4 1 0 3 29 37 −8 2
5 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 0 0 4 22 55 −33 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1952-01-12
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg11–13 France
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
1952-01-19
England Error creating thumbnail: 6–8File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales
Twickenham, London
1952-01-26
France 8–11File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
1952-02-02
File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales11–0File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Arms Park, Cardiff
1952-02-23
Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg12–8File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
1952-03-08
Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg3–14File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
1952-03-15
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg3–19Error creating thumbnail:  England
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
1952-03-22
File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales9–5 France
St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea
1952-03-29
England Error creating thumbnail: 3–0File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Twickenham, London
1952-04-05
France 3–6Error creating thumbnail:  England
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes

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References

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