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1953 Five Nations Championship

Rugby tournament

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.

01Participants

02Table

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
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03Results

10 January 1953
17 January 1953
Wales 3, 8 England
24 January 1953
Ireland 16, 3 France
7 February 1953
Scotland 0, 12 Wales
14 February 1953
28 February 1953
England 11, 0 France
28 February 1953
14 March 1953
Wales 5, 3 Ireland
21 March 1953
28 March 1953
France 3, 6 Wales
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