Season of five nations championship
1957 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 12 January - 23 March 1957 | ||
Countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Grand Slam | ![]() | ||
Triple Crown | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1957 Five Nations Championship was the: twenty-eighth series of theββrugby 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.
England won its 15th title, winning also the Grand Slam, the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.
Participantsβ»
The teams involved were:
Tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 0 |
Source:
Resultsβ»
External linksβ»
Categories:
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1957 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1956β57 in Irish rugby union
- 1956β57 in English rugby union
- 1956β57 in Welsh rugby union
- 1956β57 in Scottish rugby union
- 1956β57 in French rugby union
- January 1957 sports events in Europe
- February 1957 sports events in Europe
- March 1957 sports events in Europe