1961 Five Nations Championship

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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.

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

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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