1960 Five Nations Championship

1960 Five Nations Championship
1960 Five Nations Championship
Date	9 January - 9 April 1960
Countries	File:Flag of England.svg England; File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland; File:Flag of France.svg France; File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland; File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	File:Flag of England.svg England and File:Flag of France.svg France
Triple Crown	File:Flag of England.svg England (14th title)
Matches played	10
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The 1960 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-sixth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 9 January and 9 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The championship was jointly won by England and France. Both teams beat Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the France-England game was drawn 3-3, giving both teams a total of 7 points in the final table. There was no tie-break in the Five Nations at the time and the championship was shared. England's three wins gave them the Triple Crown for the fourteenth time; they would not win it again until the 1980 Five Nations Championship.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation	Venue	City	Captain
File:Flag of England.svg England	Twickenham	London	Dickie Jeeps
File:Flag of France.svg France	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir	Colombes	François Moncla
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Andy Mulligan/Ronnie Dawson
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Arthur Smith/Gordon Waddell
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales	National Stadium	Cardiff	Rhys Williams/Bryn Meredith/Onllwyn Brace

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	File:Flag of France.svg France	4	3	1	0	55	28	+27	7
1	File:Flag of England.svg England	4	3	1	0	46	26	+20	7
3	File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales	4	2	0	2	32	39	−7	4
4	File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	4	1	0	3	29	47	−18	2
5	File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland	4	0	0	4	25	47	−22	0