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1953 Test rugby
18 Tests involving the ten nations. Best record of the year: Wales, 4–1–0 (80.0%).
Open 1953 in the atlas →← 19521954 →Tests18
Sides11
Grounds6recorded
Draws1
Table of the year every side that played · win rate, then wins
| Side | P | W | L | D | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 |
| South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Ireland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
Every Test click a date to open it in the atlas
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-01-10 | France | 11–5 | Scotland | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-01-17 | Wales | 3–8 | England | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-01-24 | Ireland | 16–3 | France | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-02-07 | Scotland | 0–12 | Wales | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-02-14 | Ireland | 9–9 | England | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-02-28 | England | 11–0 | France | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-02-28 | Scotland | 8–26 | Ireland | Test | Murrayfield |
| 1953-03-14 | Wales | 5–3 | Ireland | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-03-21 | England | 26–8 | Scotland | Test | Twickenham |
| 1953-03-28 | France | 3–6 | Wales | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-04-26 | France | 22–8 | Italy | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-05-17 | Germany | 3–21 | Italy | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-05-24 | Romania | 14–16 | Italy | Test | not recorded |
| 1953-08-22 | South Africa | 25–3 | Australia | Test | Ellis Park |
| 1953-09-05 | South Africa | 14–18 | Australia | Test | Newlands |
| 1953-09-19 | South Africa | 18–8 | Australia | Test | Kingsmead |
| 1953-09-26 | South Africa | 22–9 | Australia | Test | Crusaders (St George's Park) |
| 1953-12-19 | Wales | 13–8 | New Zealand | Test | not recorded |