1954 Five Nations Championship | |
Date: | 9 January - 10 April 1954 |
Countries: | |
Champions: | , and |
Triple Crown: | (12th title) |
Matches: | 10 |
Previous Year: | 1953 |
Previous Tournament: | 1953 Five Nations Championship |
Next Year: | 1955 |
Next Tournament: | 1955 Five Nations Championship |
The 1954 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixtieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 9 January and 10 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Wales, England and France shared the championship; this marked France's first title. England won the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.
missed out on a seventh Grand Slam after losing to at Stade Colombes.
The teams involved were:
This was the last Ireland international played at Ravenhill until 2007.[1] Players from the Republic of Ireland threatened not to line out for the UK anthem unless their anthem and flag were also used. The IRFU resolved the issue by moving all future home matches to Dublin.[2]