1959 Five Nations Championship
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 the title outright for the first time, after two shared wins in 1954 and 1955.
| 1959 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 10 January - 18 April 1959 | ||
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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England v Scotland at Twickenham, on March 21
Participants
The teams involved were:
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 5 |
| 2 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 4 |
| 2 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 3 |
Results
External links
| Preceded by 1958 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1959 |
Succeeded by 1960 Five Nations |
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