1958 Five Nations Championship

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1958 Five Nations Championship
Date11 January - 19 April 1958
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 (16th title)
Matches played10
1957 (Previous) (Next) 1959

The 1958 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 11 and April 19. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Participants

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

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 File:Flag of England.svg England 4 2 2 0 26 6 +20 6
2 File:Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg Wales 4 2 1 1 26 28 −2 5
3 File:Flag of France.svg France 4 2 0 2 36 37 −1 4
4 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 1 1 2 23 32 −9 3
5 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 4 1 0 3 24 32 −8 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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