1957 Five Nations Championship

1957 Five Nations Championship
Date 12 January 1957 - 23 March 1957
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  England (15th title)
Grand Slam  England (7th title)
Triple Crown  England (13th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
1956 (Previous) (Next) 1958

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.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 England 4400348+268
2 Wales 42023130+14
2 Ireland 4202212104
2 Scotland 4202212764
5 France 40042445210

Results

1957-01-12
France  06  Scotland
1957-01-19
Wales  03  England
1957-01-26
Ireland  116  France
1957-02-02
Scotland  96  Wales
1957-02-09
Ireland  06  England
1957-02-23
England  95  France
1957-02-23
Scotland  35  Ireland
1957-03-09
Wales  65  Ireland
1957-03-16
England  163  Scotland
1957-03-23
France  1319  Wales

External links

Preceded by
1956 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1957
Succeeded by
1958 Five Nations
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