1954 Five Nations Championship

Participants

The teams involved were:

Table

Results

date = 1954-01-09| home = | score = 0–3 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Edinburgh | attendance = }}

date = 1954-01-16| home = | score = 9–6 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = London | attendance = }}

date = 1954-01-23| home = | score = 8–0 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Paris | attendance = }}

date = 1954-02-13| home = | score = 14–3 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = London | attendance = }}

date = 1954-02-27| home = | score = 6–0 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Belfast | attendance = }} This was the last Ireland international played at Ravenhill until 2007. Players from the Republic of Ireland threatened not to line out for the UK anthem unless their anthem and flag were also used. The IRFU resolved the issue by moving all future home matches to Dublin.

date = 1954-03-13| home = | score = 9–12 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Dublin | attendance = }}

date = 1954-03-20| home = | score = 3–13 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Edinburgh | attendance = }}

date = 1954-03-27| home = | score = 19–13 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Cardiff | attendance = }}

date = 1954-04-10| home = | score = 11–3 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Paris | attendance = }}

date = 1954-04-10| home = | score = 15–3 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Swansea | attendance = }}

References

References

1. (24 August 2007). "Rugby Union : Ireland 23-20 Italy". [[BBC Online]].
2. Cronin, Mike. (7 May 2007). "Power and Global Sport: Zones of Prestige, Emulation and Resistance". Routledge.