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1956 Five Nations Championship

rugby union competition
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Summary

1956 Five Nations Championship is an edition of the Six Nations Championship[1].

Key Facts

  • Winner: Wales national rugby union team[2]
  • Location: France[3], Wales[4], England[5], Ireland[6], Scotland[7]
  • Edition number: 62[8]
  • Start time: January 14, 1956[9]
  • End time: April 14, 1956[10]
  • Sport: rugby union[11]
  • Number of participants: {'amount': '+5'}[12]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: {'amount': '+10'}[13]
  • Time period: 1955-1956 one-year-period[14]
  • Sports season of league or competition: Six Nations Championship[15]
  • Tournament format: round-robin tournament[16]

FAQs

What awards did 1956 Five Nations Championship receive?

Honors received include Wales national rugby union team[2].

Related Entities

England France Scotland Wales

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Time period → 1955-1956 one-year-period
    End time → +1956-04-14T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → edition of the Six Nations Championship
    Tournament format → round-robin tournament
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