1954 Five Nations Championship


The 1954 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixtieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 9 January and 10 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Wales, England and France shared the championship; this marked France's first title. England won the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.
missed out on a seventh Grand Slam after losing to at Stade Colombes.

Participants

The teams involved were:
NationVenueCityCaptain
TwickenhamLondonBob Stirling
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean Prat
Lansdowne Road/RavenhillDublin/BelfastJackie Kyle/Jim McCarthy
MurrayfieldEdinburghNorman Davidson/Doug Elliot
National Stadium/St Helen'sCardiff/SwanseaKen Jones/Rees Stephens/Rex Willis

Table

Results

This was the last Ireland international played at Ravenhill until 2007. Players from the Republic of Ireland threatened not to line out for the UK anthem unless their anthem and flag were also used. The IRFU resolved the issue by moving all future home matches to Dublin.