1952 Five Nations Championship

1952 Five Nations Championship
Date	12 January - 5 April 1952
Countries	England  Ireland  France  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Wales (12th title)
Grand Slam	Wales (5th title)
Triple Crown	Wales (9th title)
Calcutta Cup	England
Matches played	10
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The 1952 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-third series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 5 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Wales won his 5th title and his 9th Triple Crown.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation	Venue	City	Captain
England	Twickenham	London	Nim Hall
France	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir	Colombes	Guy Basquet
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Des O'Brien
Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Peter Kininmonth/Arthur Dorward
Wales	National Stadium/St. Helens	Cardiff/Swansea	John Gwilliam

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Wales	4	4	0	0	42	14	+28	8
2	England	4	3	0	1	34	14	+20	6
3	Ireland	4	2	0	2	26	33	−7	4
4	France	4	1	0	3	29	37	−8	2
5	Scotland	4	0	0	4	22	55	−33	0

Results

1952-01-12

Scotland	11–13	France

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

1952-01-19

England	6–8	Wales

Twickenham, London

1952-01-26

France	8–11	Ireland

Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes

1952-02-02

Wales	11–0	Scotland

Arms Park, Cardiff

1952-02-23

Ireland	12–8	Scotland

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

1952-03-08

Ireland	3–14	Wales

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

1952-03-15

Scotland	3–19	England

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

1952-03-22

Wales	9–5	France

St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea

1952-03-29

England	3–0	Ireland

Twickenham, London

1952-04-05

France	3–6	England

Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes

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