1951 Five Nations Championship
The 1951 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 7 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Ireland missed out on a second Grand Slam after drawing to Wales at Cardiff Arms Park despite winning the title.
1951 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 13 January - 7 April 1951 | ||
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Matches played | 10 | ||
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Participants
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Captain |
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Twickenham | London | Vic Roberts/John Kendall-Carpenter |
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Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Guy Basquet |
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Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Karl Mullen |
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Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Peter Kininmonth |
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National Stadium/St. Helens | Cardiff/Swansea | John Gwilliam/Jack Matthews |
Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 2 |
Results
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External links
Preceded by 1950 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1951 |
Succeeded by 1952 Five Nations |
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