| 1955 Five Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 8 January – 26 March 1955 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France and Wales | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1955 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 8 January and 26 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
France missed out on a maiden Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Stade Colombes.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 6 |
| 1 | France
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 6 |
| 3 | Scotland
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | England
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 3 |
| 5 | Ireland
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 1 |
Results
| 1955-01-08 |
| France | 15–0 | Scotland |
| Paris |
| 1955-01-22 |
| Ireland | 3–5 | France |
| Dublin |
| 1955-01-22 |
| Wales | 3–0 | England |
| Cardiff |
| 1955-02-05 |
| Scotland | 14–8 | Wales |
| Edinburgh |
| 1955-02-12 |
| Ireland | 6–6 | England |
| Dublin |
| 1955-02-26 |
| England | 9–16 | France |
| London |
| 1955-02-26 |
| Scotland | 12–3 | Ireland |
| Edinburgh |
| 1955-03-12 |
| Wales | 21–3 | Ireland |
| Cardiff |
| 1955-03-19 |
| England | 9–6 | Scotland |
| London |
| 1955-03-26 |
| France | 11–16 | Wales |
| Paris |
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- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1955 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1954–55 in Irish rugby union
- 1954–55 in English rugby union
- 1954–55 in Welsh rugby union
- 1954–55 in Scottish rugby union
- 1954–55 in French rugby union
- January 1955 sports events in Europe
- February 1955 sports events in Europe
- March 1955 sports events in Europe