1955 Five Nations Championship


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.
missed out on a maiden Grand Slam after losing to at Stade Colombes.

Participants

The teams involved were:
NationVenueCityCaptain
TwickenhamLondonNim Hall/Peter Young
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean Prat
Lansdowne RoadDublinRobin Thompson/Jim McCarthy
MurrayfieldEdinburghJim Greenwood/Angus Cameron
National StadiumCardiffBleddyn Williams/Rex Willis/Rees Stephens

Table

Results