1963 Five Nations Championship
1963 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 12 January - 23 March 1963 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | England (17th title) | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
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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
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Captain |
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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
References
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