01
21 Jan 1956
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England
3–8
Wales
England lost
Five Nations Championship
1956
Five Nations
England: 2nd
How England performed
England finished second in 1956, winning two and losing two of their four championship matches. Wales won the opener at Twickenham, London, England going down 3–8, but Ireland were then beaten 20–0 at the same venue.
England followed that with an 11–6 win over Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, before losing 9–14 to France at Stade Colombes, Paris, in their last match. They ended with 43 points for and 28 against, an improvement on fourth place the previous year.
- Head coach
- None (the first was appointed in 1969)
- Record
- P4 W2 D0 L2
- Points
- 43 for, 28 against
England fixtures
England: 1956 Five Nations
02
11 Feb 1956
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England
20–0
Ireland
England won
03
17 Mar 1956
Five Nations Championship
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Scotland
6–11
England
England won
04
14 Apr 1956
Five Nations Championship
Stade Colombes, Paris
France
14–9
England
England lost