1953 Five Nations Championship

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1953 Five Nations Championship
Date10 January – 28 March 1953
CountriesFile:Flag of England.svg England
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
File:Flag of France.svg France
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg Wales
Tournament statistics
ChampionsFile:Flag of England.svg 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
File:Flag of England.svg England Twickenham London Nim Hall
File:Flag of France.svg France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Dublin/Belfast Jackie Kyle
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Arthur Dorward/Angus Cameron
File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg 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 File:Flag of England.svg England 4 3 1 0 54 20 +34 7
2 File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg Wales 4 3 0 1 26 14 +12 6
3 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 4 2 1 1 54 25 +29 5
4 File:Flag of France.svg France 4 1 0 3 17 38 −21 2
5 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 0 0 4 21 75 −54 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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10 January 1953
France File:Flag of France.svg11–5File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Paris
17 January 1953
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg3–8File:Flag of England.svg England
Cardiff
24 January 1953
Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg16–3File:Flag of France.svg France
Belfast
7 February 1953
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg0–12File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales
Edinburgh
14 February 1953
Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg9–9File:Flag of England.svg England
Dublin
Referee: Adam Austin
28 February 1953
England File:Flag of England.svg11–0File:Flag of France.svg France
London
28 February 1953
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg8–26File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Edinburgh
14 March 1953
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg5–3File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Swansea
21 March 1953
England File:Flag of England.svg26–8File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
London
28 March 1953
France File:Flag of France.svg3–6File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg Wales
Paris
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