1952 Five Nations Championship Explained

1952 Five Nations Championship
Date:12 January - 5 April 1952
Countries:



Count:12
Grand Slam: (5th title)
Triple Crown: (9th title)
Matches:10
Previous Year:1951
Previous Tournament:1951 Five Nations Championship
Next Year:1953
Next Tournament:1953 Five Nations Championship

The 1952 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-third series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 5 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Wales won their 5th Grand Slam and a 9th Triple Crown.

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
TwickenhamLondonNim Hall
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesGuy Basquet
Lansdowne RoadDublinDes O'Brien
MurrayfieldEdinburghPeter Kininmonth/Arthur Dorward
National Stadium/St. HelensCardiff/SwanseaJohn Gwilliam

Results

Source:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (1952 Five Nations). ESPN. 12 February 2016.