The 1953 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 28 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won its 14th title.

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
EnglandTwickenhamLondonNim Hall
FranceStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean Prat
IrelandLansdowne Road/RavenhillDublin/BelfastJackie Kyle
ScotlandMurrayfieldEdinburghArthur Dorward/Angus Cameron
WalesNational Stadium/St. HelensCardiff/SwanseaJohn Gwilliam/Bleddyn Williams

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1England43105420+347
2Wales43012614+126
3Ireland42115425+295
4France41031738−212
5Scotland40042175−540

Results

10 January 1953
France11–5Scotland
Paris
17 January 1953
Wales3–8England
Cardiff
24 January 1953
Ireland16–3France
Belfast
7 February 1953
Scotland0–12Wales
Edinburgh
14 February 1953
Ireland9–9England
Dublin Referee: Adam Austin
28 February 1953
England11–0France
London
28 February 1953
Scotland8–26Ireland
Edinburgh
14 March 1953
Wales5–3Ireland
Swansea
21 March 1953
England26–8Scotland
London
28 March 1953
France3–6Wales
Paris

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