1963 Five Nations Championship

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1963 Five Nations Championship
Date12 January - 23 March 1963
Countries England
 Ireland
Error creating thumbnail:  France
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (17th title)
Matches played10
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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

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The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
 England Twickenham London Richard Sharp
Error creating thumbnail:  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Pierre Lacroix
 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

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

Results

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1963-01-12
France Error creating thumbnail: 6–11File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Paris
1963-01-19
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg6–13 England
Cardiff
1963-01-26
Ireland 5–24Error creating thumbnail:  France
Dublin
1963-02-02
England 6–5Error creating thumbnail:  France
London
1963-02-02
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg3–0 Ireland
Edinburgh
1963-02-23
Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg0–6File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Edinburgh
1963-02-23
Ireland 0–0 England
Dublin
1963-03-09
Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg6–14 Ireland
Cardiff
1963-03-16
England 10–8File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
London
1963-03-23
France Error creating thumbnail: 5–3File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
Paris

References

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