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.
missed out on a maiden Grand Slam after losing to at Stade Colombes.
Participants The teams involved were: TeamVenueCityCaptainTwickenham StadiumLondonNim Hall/Peter YoungStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean PratLansdowne RoadDublinRobin Thompson/Jim McCarthyMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghJim Greenwood/Angus CameronNational StadiumCardiffBleddyn Williams/Rex Willis/Rees Stephens
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