1958 Five Nations Championship

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1958 Five Nations Championship
Date 11 January 1958 - 19 April 1958
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  England (16th title)
Matches played 10
1957 (Previous) (Next) 1959

The 1958 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 11 and April 19. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  England 4 2 2 0 26 6 +20 6
2  Wales 4 2 1 1 26 28 −2 5
3  France 4 2 0 2 36 37 −1 4
4  Scotland 4 1 1 2 23 32 −9 3
5  Ireland 4 1 0 3 24 32 −8 2

Results

1958-01-11
Scotland  11–9  France
Edinburgh
1958-01-18
England  3–3  Wales
London
1958-02-01
Wales  8–3  Scotland
Cardiff
1958-02-08
England  6–0  Ireland
London
1958-03-01
France  0–14  England
Paris
1958-03-01
Ireland  12–6  Scotland
Dublin
1958-03-15
Ireland  6–9  Wales
Dublin
1958-03-15
Scotland  3–3  England
Edinburgh
1958-03-29
Wales  6–16  France
Cardiff
1958-04-19
France  11–6  Ireland
Paris

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Preceded by Five Nations Championship
1958
Succeeded by
1959 Five Nations