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1959 Five Nations Championship

1959 Five Nations Championship

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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 the title outright for the first time, after two shared wins in 1954 and 1955.

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England v Scotland at Twickenham, on March 21

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Results

1959-01-10
France 9–0 Scotland
Paris
Attendance: 26,003
1959-01-17
Wales 5–0 England
Cardiff
1959-02-07
Scotland 6–5 Wales
Edinburgh
Attendance: 70,000
1959-02-14
Ireland 0–3 England
Dublin
Attendance: 50,000
1959-02-28
England 3–3 France
London
Attendance: 72,000
1959-02-28
Scotland 3–8 Ireland
Edinburgh
1959-03-14
Wales 8–6 Ireland
Cardiff
1959-03-21
England 3–3 Scotland
London
Attendance: 70,000
1959-04-04
France 11–3 Wales
Paris
Attendance: 45,000
1959-04-18
Ireland 9–5 France
Dublin
Attendance: 40,000
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