1951 Five Nations Championship Explained

1951 Five Nations Championship
Date:13 January - 7 April 1951
Countries:



Count:7
Matches:10
Previous Year:1950
Previous Tournament:1950 Five Nations Championship
Next Year:1952
Next Tournament:1952 Five Nations Championship

The 1951 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 7 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. missed out on a second Grand Slam after drawing against at Cardiff Arms Park, but won the championship.

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
TwickenhamLondonVic Roberts/John Kendall-Carpenter
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesGuy Basquet
Lansdowne RoadDublinKarl Mullen
MurrayfieldEdinburghPeter Kininmonth
National Stadium/St. HelensCardiff/SwanseaJohn Gwilliam/Jack Matthews

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