1952 Five Nations Championship
1952 Five Nations Championship | |||
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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) | ||
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 their 5th Grand Slam and a 9th Triple Crown.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Captain |
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
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