The 1954 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixtieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 9 January and 10 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Wales, England and France shared the championship; this marked France's first title. England won the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.
This was the last Ireland international played at Ravenhill until 2007.[1] Players from the Republic of Ireland threatened not to line out for the UK anthem unless their anthem and flag were also used. The IRFU resolved the issue by moving all future home matches to Dublin.[2]
^"Rugby Union : Ireland 23-20 Italy". BBC Online. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2017. The 14,000 full house watching Ireland's first Ravenhill international in 53 years
^Cronin, Mike (7 May 2007). "Rugby globalisation and Irish identity". In Maguire, Joseph (ed.). Power and Global Sport: Zones of Prestige, Emulation and Resistance. Routledge. pp. 122–124. ISBN9781134527274. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
1954, five, nations, championship, twenty, fifth, series, rugby, union, five, nations, championship, including, previous, incarnations, home, nations, five, nations, this, sixtieth, series, northern, hemisphere, rugby, union, championship, matches, were, playe. The 1954 Five Nations Championship was the twenty fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations this was the sixtieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship Ten matches were played between 9 January and 10 April It was contested by England France Ireland Scotland and Wales Wales England and France shared the championship this marked France s first title England won the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup 1954 Five Nations ChampionshipDate9 January 10 April 1954Countries England Ireland France Scotland WalesTournament statisticsChampions England France and WalesTriple Crown England 12th title Matches played10 1953 Previous Next 1955 England missed out on a seventh Grand Slam after losing to France at Stade Colombes Contents 1 Participants 2 Table 3 Results 4 References 5 External linksParticipants editThe teams involved were Nation Venue City Captain nbsp England Twickenham London Bob Stirling nbsp France Stade Olympique Yves du Manoir Colombes Jean Prat nbsp Ireland Lansdowne Road Ravenhill Dublin Belfast Jackie Kyle Jim McCarthy nbsp Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Norman Davidson Doug Elliot nbsp Wales National Stadium St Helen s Cardiff Swansea Ken Jones Rees Stephens Rex WillisTable editPos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 nbsp Wales 4 3 0 1 52 34 18 6 1 nbsp England 4 3 0 1 39 23 16 6 1 nbsp France 4 3 0 1 35 22 13 6 4 nbsp Ireland 4 1 0 3 18 34 16 2 5 nbsp Scotland 4 0 0 4 6 37 31 0Source citation needed Results edit1954 01 09Scotland nbsp 0 3 nbsp FranceEdinburgh 1954 01 16England nbsp 9 6 nbsp WalesLondon 1954 01 23France nbsp 8 0 nbsp IrelandParis 1954 02 13England nbsp 14 3 nbsp IrelandLondon 1954 02 27Ireland nbsp 6 0 nbsp ScotlandBelfast This was the last Ireland international played at Ravenhill until 2007 1 Players from the Republic of Ireland threatened not to line out for the UK anthem unless their anthem and flag were also used The IRFU resolved the issue by moving all future home matches to Dublin 2 1954 03 13Ireland nbsp 9 12 nbsp WalesDublin 1954 03 20Scotland nbsp 3 13 nbsp EnglandEdinburgh 1954 03 27Wales nbsp 19 13 nbsp FranceCardiff 1954 04 10France nbsp 11 3 nbsp EnglandParis 1954 04 10Wales nbsp 15 3 nbsp ScotlandSwanseaReferences edit Rugby Union Ireland 23 20 Italy BBC Online 24 August 2007 Retrieved 22 November 2017 The 14 000 full house watching Ireland s first Ravenhill international in 53 years Cronin Mike 7 May 2007 Rugby globalisation and Irish identity In Maguire Joseph ed Power and Global Sport Zones of Prestige Emulation and Resistance Routledge pp 122 124 ISBN 9781134527274 Retrieved 22 November 2017 External links edit nbsp Sports portal The official RBS Six Nations Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1954 Five Nations Championship amp oldid 1179391957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
