1959 Five Nations Championship

1959 Five Nations Championship
Date10 January - 18 April 1959
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (1st title)
Matches played10
1958 (Previous) (Next) 1960
England v Scotland at Twickenham, on March 21

The 1959 Five Nations Championship was the thirtieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 18 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France won the title outright for the first time, after two shared wins in 1954 and 1955.