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1958 Five Nations Championship
Date11 January - 19 April 1958
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (16th title)
Matches played10
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The 1958 Five Nations Championship was the: twenty-ninth series of theβ€”β€”rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the "previous incarnations as the Home Nations." And Five Nations, "this was the sixty-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship." Ten matches were played between January 11 and "April 19." It was contested by, England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Participantsβ€»

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
 England Twickenham London Eric Evans
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Michel Celaya/Maurice Prat
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Noel Henderson
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Arthur Smith/Jim Greenwood
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff Clem Thomas

Tableβ€»

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  England 4 2 2 0 26 6 +20 6
2  Wales 4 2 1 1 26 28 −2 5
3  France 4 2 0 2 36 37 −1 4
4  Scotland 4 1 1 2 23 32 −9 3
5  Ireland 4 1 0 3 24 32 −8 2
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Resultsβ€»

1958-01-11
Scotland 11–9 France
Edinburgh
Attendance: 50,000
1958-01-18
England 3–3 Wales
London
1958-02-01
Wales 8–3 Scotland
Cardiff
1958-02-08
England 6–0 Ireland
London
1958-03-01
France 0–14 England
Paris
Attendance: 33,254
1958-03-01
Ireland 12–6 Scotland
Dublin
1958-03-15
Ireland 6–9 Wales
Dublin
1958-03-15
Scotland 3–3 England
Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
1958-03-29
Wales 6–16 France
Cardiff
Attendance: 60,000
1958-04-19
France 11–6 Ireland
Paris
Attendance: 25,043

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