1951 Five Nations Championship
The 1951 Five Nations Championship was the twenty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 7 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. missed out on a second Grand Slam after drawing to at Cardiff Arms Park despite winning the title.
Participants
The teams involved were:Nation | Venue | City | Captain |
Twickenham | London | Vic Roberts/John Kendall-Carpenter | |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Guy Basquet | |
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Karl Mullen | |
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Peter Kininmonth | |
National Stadium/St. Helens | Cardiff/Swansea | John Gwilliam/Jack Matthews |