1957 Five Nations Championship Explained

1957 Five Nations Championship
Date:12 January - 23 March 1957
Countries:



Count:15
Grand Slam: (7th title)
Triple Crown: (13th title)
Matches:10
Previous Year:1956
Previous Tournament:1956 Five Nations Championship
Next Year:1958
Next Tournament:1958 Five Nations Championship

The 1957 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

England won its 15th title, winning also the Grand Slam, the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
TwickenhamLondonEric Evans
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesMichel Celaya
Lansdowne RoadDublinNoel Henderson
MurrayfieldEdinburghJim Greenwood/Arthur Smith
National StadiumCardiffMalcolm Thomas/Rees Stephens

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