1951 Five Nations Championship

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1951 Five Nations Championship
Date 13 January 1951 - 7 April 1951
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  Ireland (7th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
1950 (Previous) (Next) 1952

The 1951 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 7 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  Ireland 4 3 1 0 21 16 +5 7
2  France 4 3 0 1 41 27 +14 6
3  Wales 4 1 1 2 29 35 −6 3
4  Scotland 4 1 0 3 39 25 +14 2
4  England 4 1 0 3 13 40 −27 2

Results

1951-01-13
France  14–12  Scotland
Paris
1951-01-20
Wales  23–5  England
Swansea
1951-01-27
Ireland  9–8  France
Dublin
1951-02-03
Scotland  19–0  Wales
Edinburgh
1951-02-10
Ireland  3–0  England
Dublin
1951-02-24
England  3–11  France
London
1951-02-24
Scotland  5–6  Ireland
Edinburgh
1951-03-10
Wales  3–3  Ireland
Cardiff
1951-03-17
England  5–3  Scotland
London
1951-04-07
France  8–3  Wales
Paris

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Preceded by Five Nations Championship
1951
Succeeded by
1952 Five Nations