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. France won for the first time on his own right, after two shared wins in 1954 and 1955.

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