1964 Five Nations Championship

The 1964 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. 10 matches were played between 4 January and 11 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1964 Five Nations Championship
Date4 January - 11 April 1964
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Scotland and  Wales
Matches played10
1963 (Previous) (Next) 1965

Participants edit

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
  England Twickenham London none John Willcox/Ron Jacobs
  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat Jean Fabre/Michel Crauste
  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin none Bill Mulcahy
  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh none Brian Neill
  Wales National Stadium Cardiff none Clive Rowlands

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Wales 4 2 2 0 43 26 +17 6
1   Scotland 4 3 0 1 34 20 +14 6
3   France 4 1 1 2 41 33 +8 3
3   England 4 1 1 2 23 42 −19 3
5   Ireland 4 1 0 3 33 53 −20 2

Results edit

1964-01-04
Scotland  10–0  France
Edinburgh
1964-01-18
England  6–6  Wales
London
1964-02-01
Wales  11–3  Scotland
Cardiff
1964-02-08
England  5–18  Ireland
London
1964-02-22
France  3–6  England
Paris
1964-02-22
Ireland  3–6  Scotland
Dublin
1964-03-07
Ireland  6–15  Wales
Dublin
1964-03-21
Wales  11–11  France
Cardiff
1964-03-21
Scotland  15–6  England
Edinburgh
1964-04-11
France  27–6  Ireland
Paris

External links edit