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1951 Five Nations Championship

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1951 Five Nations Championship
Date13 January - 7 April 1951
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (7th title)
Matches played10
1950 (Previous) (Next) 1952

The 1951 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 7 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Ireland missed out on a second Grand Slam after drawing against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park, but won the championship.

Participants

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The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
 England Twickenham London Vic Roberts/John Kendall-Carpenter
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Guy Basquet
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Karl Mullen
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Peter Kininmonth
 Wales National Stadium/St. Helens Cardiff/Swansea John Gwilliam/Jack Matthews

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Ireland 4 3 1 0 21 16 +5 7
2  France 4 3 0 1 41 27 +14 6
3  Wales 4 1 1 2 29 35 −6 3
4  Scotland 4 1 0 3 39 25 +14 2
4  England 4 1 0 3 13 40 −27 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1951-01-13
France 14–12 Scotland
Paris
1951-01-20
 Wales23–5 England
Swansea
1951-01-27
Ireland 9–8 France
Dublin
1951-02-03
Scotland 19–0 Wales
Edinburgh
1951-02-10
Ireland 3–0 England
Dublin
1951-02-24
England 3–11 France
London
1951-02-24
Scotland 5–6 Ireland
Edinburgh
1951-03-10
 Wales3–3 Ireland
Cardiff
1951-03-17
England 5–3 Scotland
London
1951-04-07
France 8–3 Wales
Paris
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