1961 Five Nations Championship
Rugby tournament
1961 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 7 January - 15 April 1961 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | France (2nd title) | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
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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:
Nation | Venue | City | Captain |
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England | Twickenham | London | Dickie Jeeps |
France | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | François Moncla |
Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Ronnie Dawson |
Scotland | Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Gordon Waddell/Arthur Smith |
Wales | National Stadium | Cardiff | Terry Davies/Onllwyn Brace/Lloyd Williams |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 7 |
2 | Wales | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 4 |
2 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 4 |
4 | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
External links
- The official RBS Six Nations Site
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