1961 Five Nations Championship

Rugby tournament 1961 Five Nations Championship 7 January - 15 April 1961 ENGIREFRASCOWAL FRA 2 10 1960 1960 Five Nations Championship 1962 1962 Five Nations Championship The 1961 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 7 January and 15 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonDickie JeepsFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesFrançois MonclaIRELansdowne RoadDublinRonnie DawsonSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghGordon Waddell/Arthur SmithWALNational StadiumCardiffTerry Davies/Onllwyn Brace/Lloyd Williams Table main WDL Q 2 points FRA FRA WAL WAL SCO 2 SCO ENG ENG IRE IRE 3 1 0 39 14 2 0 2 21 14 2 0 2 19 25 1 1 2 22 22 1 0 3 22 48 #ccffcc A complete Results 1961-01-07 FRA 11–0 SCO Paris 1961-01-21 WAL 6–3 ENG Cardiff 1961-02-11 IRE 11–8 ENG Dublin 1961-02-11 SCO 3–0 WAL Edinburgh 1961-02-25 ENG 5–5 FRA London 1961-02-25 SCO 16–8 IRE Edinburgh 1961-03-11 WAL 9–0 IRE Cardiff 1961-03-18 ENG 6–0 SCO London 1961-03-25 FRA 8–6 WAL Paris 1961-04-15 IRE 3–15 FRA Dublin External links Sports The official RBS Six Nations Site Category:Six Nations Championship seasons Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations