1957 Five Nations Championship
The 1957 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
1957 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 12 January - 23 March 1957 | ||
Countries | |||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | |||
Grand Slam | |||
Triple Crown | |||
Calcutta Cup | |||
Matches played | 10 | ||
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England won its 15th title, winning also the Grand Slam, the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Captain |
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Twickenham | London | Eric Evans | |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Michel Celaya | |
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Noel Henderson | |
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Jim Greenwood/Arthur Smith | |
National Stadium | Cardiff | Malcolm Thomas/Rees Stephens |
Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 8 | |
2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 4 | |
2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 4 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 0 | |
Results
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External links
Preceded by 1956 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1957 |
Succeeded by 1958 Five Nations |
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