1959 Five Nations Championship

The 1959 Five Nations Championship was the thirtieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 18 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France won the title outright for the first time, after two shared wins in 1954 and 1955.

1959 Five Nations Championship
Date	10 January - 18 April 1959
Countries	England  Ireland  France  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	France (1st title)
Matches played	10
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England v Scotland at Twickenham, on March 21

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation	Venue	City	Captain
England	Twickenham	London	Jeff Butterfield
France	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir	Colombes	Lucien Mias/Jean Barthe
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Ronnie Dawson
Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Jim Greenwood/Gordon Waddell
Wales	National Stadium	Cardiff	Clem Thomas

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	France	4	2	1	1	28	15	+13	5
2	Ireland	4	2	0	2	23	19	+4	4
2	Wales	4	2	0	2	21	23	−2	4
2	England	4	1	2	1	9	11	−2	4
5	Scotland	4	1	1	2	12	25	−13	3

Results

1959-01-10

France	9–0	Scotland

Paris Attendance: 26,003

1959-01-17

Wales	5–0	England

Cardiff

1959-02-07

Scotland	6–5	Wales

Edinburgh Attendance: 70,000

1959-02-14

Ireland	0–3	England

Dublin Attendance: 50,000

1959-02-28

England	3–3	France

London Attendance: 72,000

1959-02-28

Scotland	3–8	Ireland

Edinburgh

1959-03-14

Wales	8–6	Ireland

Cardiff

1959-03-21

England	3–3	Scotland

London Attendance: 70,000

1959-04-04

France	11–3	Wales

Paris Attendance: 45,000

1959-04-18

Ireland	9–5	France

Dublin Attendance: 40,000

External links

• The official RBS Six Nations Site