{{Short description|Season of five nations championship}} {{Infobox Six Nations Championship 2 | name = 1957 Five Nations Championship | image = | imagesize = | caption = | date = 12 January - 23 March 1957 | countries = {{ru|ENG}}<br />{{ru|IRE}}<br />{{ru|FRA}}<br />{{ru|SCO}}<br />{{ru|WAL|1953}} | champions = {{ru|ENG}} | count = 15 | grand slam = {{ru|ENG}} (7th title) | triple crown = {{ru|ENG}} (13th title) | matches = 10 | attendance = | tries = | top point scorer = | top try scorer = | website = | previous year = 1956 | previous tournament = 1956 Five Nations Championship | next year = 1958 | next tournament = 1958 Five Nations Championship }}
The '''1957 Five Nations Championship''' was the twenty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
England won its 15th title, winning also the Grand Slam, the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup.
==Participants== The teams involved were: {|class="wikitable" !'''Nation''' !'''Venue''' !'''City''' !'''Captain''' |- |{{ru|ENG}} |Twickenham |London |Eric Evans |- |{{ru|FRA}} |Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir |Colombes |Michel Celaya |- |{{Ru|IRE}} |Lansdowne Road |Dublin |Noel Henderson |- |{{ru|SCO}} |Murrayfield |Edinburgh |Jim Greenwood/Arthur Smith |- |{{ru|WAL|1953}} |National Stadium |Cardiff |Malcolm Thomas/Rees Stephens |}
==Table== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |winpoints=2 |for_against_style=points |team1=ENG|name_ENG={{Ru|ENG}} |team2=WAL|name_WAL={{Ru|WAL|1953}} |team3=IRE|pos_IRE=2|name_IRE={{Ru|IRE}} |team4=SCO|pos_SCO=2|name_SCO={{Ru|SCO}} |team5=FRA|name_FRA={{Ru|FRA}} |win_ENG=4|draw_ENG=0|loss_ENG=0|pf_ENG=34|pa_ENG=8 |win_WAL=2|draw_WAL=0|loss_WAL=2|pf_WAL=31|pa_WAL=30 |win_IRE=2|draw_IRE=0|loss_IRE=2|pf_IRE=21|pa_IRE=21 |win_SCO=2|draw_SCO=0|loss_SCO=2|pf_SCO=21|pa_SCO=27 |win_FRA=0|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=4|pf_FRA=24|pa_FRA=45
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A= |result1=A |update=complete|source= }}
==Results== {{Rugbybox | date = 1957-01-12| home = {{Ru-rt|FRA}} | score = 0–6 | away = {{Ru|SCO}} | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Paris | attendance = }}
{{Rugbybox | date = 1957-01-19| home = {{Ru-rt|WAL|1953}} | score = 0–3 | away = {{Ru|ENG}} | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Cardiff | attendance = }}
{{Rugbybox | date = 1957-01-26| home = {{Ru-rt|IRE}} | score = 11–6 | away = {{Ru|FRA}} | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Dublin | attendance = }}
{{Rugbybox | date = 1957-02-02| home = {{Ru-rt|SCO}} | score = 9–6 | away = {{Ru|WAL|1953}} | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Edinburgh | attendance = }}
{{Rugbybox | date = 1957-02-09| home = {{Ru-rt|IRE}} | score = 0–6 | away = {{Ru|ENG}} | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Dublin | attendance = }}
{{Rugbybox | date = 1957-02-23| home = {{Ru-rt|ENG}} | score = 9–5 | away = {{Ru|FRA}} | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = London | attendance = }}
{{Rugbybox | date = 1957-02-23| home = {{Ru-rt|SCO}} | score = 3–5 | away = {{Ru|IRE}} | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Edinburgh | attendance = }}
{{Rugbybox | date = 1957-03-09| home = {{Ru-rt|WAL|1953}} | score = 6–5 | away = {{Ru|IRE}} | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Cardiff | attendance = }}
{{Rugbybox | date = 1957-03-16| home = {{Ru-rt|ENG}} | score = 16–3 | away = {{Ru|SCO}} | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = London | attendance = }}
{{Rugbybox | date = 1957-03-23| home = {{Ru-rt|FRA}} | score = 13–19 | away = {{Ru|WAL|1953}} | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Paris | attendance = }}
==External links== {{Portal|Sports}} *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080705165434/http://www.rbs6nations.com/index_6nations.htm The official RBS Six Nations Site]}}
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