1951 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 13 January - 7 April 1951 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
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Champions | Ireland (7th title) | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
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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. Ireland missed out on a second Grand Slam after drawing against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park, but won the championship.