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1961 Five Nations Championship

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1961 Five Nations Championship
Date7 January - 15 April 1961
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (2nd title)
Matches played10
1960 (Previous) (Next) 1962

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

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The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
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

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1961-01-07
France 11–0 Scotland
Paris
1961-01-21
Wales 6–3 England
Cardiff
1961-02-11
Ireland 11–8 England
Dublin
1961-02-11
Scotland 3–0 Wales
Edinburgh
1961-02-25
England 5–5 France
London
1961-02-25
Scotland 16–8 Ireland
Edinburgh
1961-03-11
Wales 9–0 Ireland
Cardiff
1961-03-18
England 6–0 Scotland
London
1961-03-25
France 8–6 Wales
Paris
1961-04-15
Ireland 3–15 France
Dublin
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