1955 Five Nations Championship
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| 1955 Five Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 8 January 1955 - 26 March 1955 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales |
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France and Wales |
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| Calcutta Cup | England |
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| Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1955 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 8 January and 26 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | Wales |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 6 |
| 1 | France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 6 |
| 3 | Scotland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | England |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 3 |
| 5 | Ireland |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 1 |
Results
External links
| Preceded by | Five Nations Championship 1955 |
Succeeded by 1956 Five Nations |
