1963 Five Nations Championship

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1963 Five Nations Championship
Date12 January - 23 March 1963
CountriesFile: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
ChampionsFile:Flag of England.svg England (17th title)
Matches played10
1962 (Previous) (Next) 1964

The 1963 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-ninth 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 their 17th title. Ireland v England finished 0-0, the first scoreless draw between both teams since 1910.[1]

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
File:Flag of England.svg England Twickenham London Richard Sharp
File:Flag of France.svg France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Pierre Lacroix
File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Tom Kiernan/Bill Mulcahy
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Ken Scotland
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales National Stadium Cardiff Clive Rowlands

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 File:Flag of England.svg England 4 3 1 0 29 19 +10 7
2 File:Flag of France.svg France 4 2 0 2 40 25 +15 4
2 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 2 0 2 22 22 0 4
4 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 4 1 1 2 19 33 −14 3
5 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 4 1 0 3 21 32 −11 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

References

  1. "VIDEO: Ireland 0-0 England in 1963". RTÉ Sport. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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