1959 Five Nations Championship

1960 Five Nations Championship
Date	10 January 1959 - 18 April 1959
Countries	England Ireland France Scotland Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	France (1st title)
Matches played	10
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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.

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

1959-01-17	Wales	5–0	England	Cardiff

1959-02-07	Scotland	6–5	Wales	Edinburgh

1959-02-14	Ireland	0–3	England	Dublin

1959-02-28	England	3–3	France	London

1959-02-28	Scotland	3–8	Ireland	Edinburgh

1959-03-14	Wales	8–6	Ireland	Cardiff

1959-03-21	England	3–3	Scotland	London

1959-04-04	France	11–3	Wales	Paris

1959-04-18	Ireland	9–5	France	Dublin

External links

• The official RBS Six Nations Site

Preceded by 1958 Five Nations

Five Nations Championship 1959

Succeeded by 1960 Five Nations