1963 Five Nations Championship

Summary

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.

1963 Five Nations Championship
Date12 January - 23 March 1963
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (17th title)
Matches played10
1962 (Previous) (Next) 1964

Ireland v England finished 0-0, the first scoreless draw between both teams since 1910.[1]

Participants edit

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
  England Twickenham London Richard Sharp
  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Pierre Lacroix
  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Tom Kiernan/Bill Mulcahy
  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Ken Scotland
  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Clive Rowlands

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   England 4 3 1 0 29 19 +10 7
2   France 4 2 0 2 40 25 +15 4
2   Scotland 4 2 0 2 22 22 0 4
4   Ireland 4 1 1 2 19 33 −14 3
5   Wales 4 1 0 3 21 32 −11 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

1963-01-12
France  6–11  Scotland
Paris
1963-01-19
Wales  6–13  England
Cardiff
1963-01-26
Ireland  5–24  France
Dublin
1963-02-02
England  6–5  France
London
1963-02-02
Scotland  3–0  Ireland
Edinburgh
1963-02-23
Scotland  0–6  Wales
Edinburgh
1963-02-23
Ireland  0–0  England
Dublin
1963-03-09
Wales  6–14  Ireland
Cardiff
1963-03-16
England  10–8  Scotland
London
1963-03-23
France  5–3  Wales
Paris

References edit

  1. ^ "VIDEO: Ireland 0-0 England in 1963". RTÉ Sport. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

External links edit

  • The official RBS Six Nations Site