1956 Five Nations Championship Explained

1956 Five Nations Championship
Date:14 January - 14 April 1956
Countries:



Count:13
Matches:10
Previous Year:1955
Previous Tournament:1955 Five Nations Championship
Next Year:1957
Next Tournament:1957 Five Nations Championship

The 1956 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 14 January and 14 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
TwickenhamLondonEric Evans
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesGĂ©rard Dufau/Michel Celaya
Lansdowne RoadDublinJim Ritchie/Noel Henderson
MurrayfieldEdinburghAngus Cameron/Jim Greenwood
National StadiumCardiffCliff Morgan

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