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1954 Five Nations Championship

1954 Five Nations Championship

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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.

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England missed out on a seventh Grand Slam after losing to France at Stade Colombes.

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Results

1954-01-09
Scotland 0–3 France
Edinburgh
1954-01-16
England 9–6 Wales
London
1954-01-23
France 8–0 Ireland
Paris
1954-02-13
England 14–3 Ireland
London
1954-02-27
Ireland 6–0 Scotland
Belfast

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]

1954-03-13
Ireland 9–12 Wales
Dublin
1954-03-20
Scotland 3–13 England
Edinburgh
1954-03-27
Wales 19–13 France
Cardiff
1954-04-10
France 11–3 England
Paris
1954-04-10
Wales 15–3 Scotland
Swansea

References

  1. [1]
    "Rugby Union : Ireland 23-20 Italy". BBC Online. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2017. The 14,000 full house watching Ireland's first Ravenhill international in 53 years
  2. [2]
    Cronin, Mike (7 May 2007). "Rugby globalisation and Irish identity". In Maguire, Joseph (ed.). Power and Global Sport: Zones of Prestige, Emulation and Resistance. Routledge. pp. 122–124. ISBN 9781134527274. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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