1953 Five Nations Championship

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. England won its 14th title.

1953 Five Nations Championship
Date10 January – 28 March 1953
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (14th title)
Matches played10
1952 (Previous) (Next) 1954

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
 England Twickenham London Nim Hall
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat
 Ireland Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Dublin/Belfast Jackie Kyle
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Arthur Dorward/Angus Cameron
 Wales National Stadium/St. Helens Cardiff/Swansea John Gwilliam/Bleddyn Williams

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  England 4 3 1 0 54 20 +34 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
Source:

Results

10 January 1953
France 115 Scotland
Paris
17 January 1953
Wales 38 England
Cardiff
24 January 1953
Ireland 163 France
Belfast
7 February 1953
Scotland 012 Wales
Edinburgh
14 February 1953
Ireland 99 England
Dublin
Referee: Adam Austin
28 February 1953
England 110 France
London
28 February 1953
Scotland 826 Ireland
Edinburgh
14 March 1953
Wales 53 Ireland
Swansea
21 March 1953
England 268 Scotland
London
28 March 1953
France 36 Wales
Paris
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