1953 Five Nations Championship
| 1953 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 10 January 1953 - 28 March 1953 | ||
| Countries |
 England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |
England (14th title) | ||
| Calcutta Cup |
England | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| |||
The 1953 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 28 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | England |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 20 | +38 | 7 |
| 2 | Wales |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 6 |
| 3 | Ireland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 5 |
| 4 | France |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 2 |
| 5 | Scotland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 75 | −54 | 0 |
Results
External links
| Preceded by 1952 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1953 |
Succeeded by 1954 Five Nations |
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