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1953 Five Nations Championship






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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

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.

Participants

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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

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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: [citation needed]

Results

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10 January 1953
France 11–5 Scotland
Paris

17 January 1953
Wales 3–8 England
Cardiff

24 January 1953
Ireland 16–3 France
Belfast

7 February 1953
Scotland 0–12 Wales
Edinburgh

14 February 1953
Ireland 9–9 England
Dublin
Referee: Adam Austin

28 February 1953
England 11–0 France
London

28 February 1953
Scotland 8–26 Ireland
Edinburgh

14 March 1953
Wales 5–3 Ireland
Swansea

21 March 1953
England 26–8 Scotland
London

28 March 1953
France 3–6 Wales
Paris

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