1961 Five Nations Championship

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1961 Five Nations Championship
Date7 January - 15 April 1961
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 France.svg France (2nd title)
Matches played10
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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

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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 Ronnie Dawson
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Gordon Waddell/Arthur Smith
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg 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 File:Flag of France.svg France 4 3 1 0 39 14 +25 7
2 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 4 2 0 2 21 14 +7 4
2 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 2 0 2 19 25 −6 4
4 File:Flag of England.svg England 4 1 1 2 22 22 0 3
5 File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland 4 1 0 3 22 48 −26 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1961-01-07
France File:Flag of France.svg11–0File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Paris
1961-01-21
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg6–3File:Flag of England.svg England
Cardiff
1961-02-11
Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg11–8File:Flag of England.svg England
Dublin
1961-02-11
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg3–0File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Edinburgh
1961-02-25
England File:Flag of England.svg5–5File:Flag of France.svg France
London
1961-02-25
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg16–8File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Edinburgh
1961-03-11
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg9–0File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Cardiff
1961-03-18
England File:Flag of England.svg6–0File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
London
1961-03-25
France File:Flag of France.svg8–6File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Paris
1961-04-15
Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg3–15File:Flag of France.svg France
Dublin
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