1956 Five Nations Championship
Date	14 January - 14 April 1956
Countries	England  Ireland  France  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Wales (13th title)
Matches played	10
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The 1956 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 14 January and 14 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation	Venue	City	Captain
England	Twickenham	London	Eric Evans
France	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir	Colombes	Gérard Dufau/Michel Celaya
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Jim Ritchie/Noel Henderson
Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Angus Cameron/Jim Greenwood
Wales	National Stadium	Cardiff	Cliff Morgan

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Wales	4	3	0	1	25	20	+5	6
2	England	4	2	0	2	43	28	+15	4
2	France	4	2	0	2	31	34	−3	4
2	Ireland	4	2	0	2	33	47	−14	4
5	Scotland	4	1	0	3	31	34	−3	2

Results

1956-01-14

Scotland	12–0	France

Edinburgh

1956-01-21

England	3–8	Wales

London

1956-01-28

France	14–8	Ireland

Paris

1956-02-04

Wales	9–3	Scotland

Cardiff

1956-02-11

England	20–0	Ireland

London

1956-02-25

Ireland	14–10	Scotland

Dublin

1956-03-10

Ireland	11–3	Wales

Dublin

1956-03-17

Scotland	6–11	England

Edinburgh

1956-03-24

Wales	5–3	France

Cardiff

1956-03-24

France	14–9	England

Paris