1961 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.
| 1961 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 7 January - 15 April 1961 | ||
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | | ||
| Calcutta Cup | | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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Participants
The teams involved were:
| Nation | Venue | City | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Twickenham | London | Dickie Jeeps |
|
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | François Moncla |
|
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Ronnie Dawson |
|
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Gordon Waddell/Arthur Smith |
|
National Stadium | Cardiff | Terry Davies/Onllwyn Brace/Lloyd Williams |
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 7 |
| 2 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 4 |
| 2 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 4 |
| 4 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 2 |
Results
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External links
| Preceded by 1960 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1961 |
Succeeded by 1962 Five Nations |
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