1958 Five Nations Championship

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.

1958 Five Nations Championship
Date11 January - 19 April 1958
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (16th title)
Matches played10
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Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
 England Twickenham London Eric Evans
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Michel Celaya/Maurice Prat
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Noel Henderson
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Arthur Smith/Jim Greenwood
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff Clem Thomas

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
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
Source:

Results
1958-01-11
Scotland 11–9 France
Edinburgh
Attendance: 50,000
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
Attendance: 33,254
1958-03-01
Ireland 12–6 Scotland
Dublin
1958-03-15
Ireland 6–9 Wales
Dublin
1958-03-15
Scotland 3–3 England
Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
1958-03-29
Wales 6–16 France
Cardiff
Attendance: 60,000
1958-04-19
France 11–6 Ireland
Paris
Attendance: 25,043
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