1963 Five Nations Championship

1963 Five Nations Championship
Date	12 January 1963 - 23 March 1963
Countries	England  Ireland  France  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (17th title)
Calcutta Cup	England
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.

Ireland v England finished 0-0, the first 0-0 draw since 1910.^[1]

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
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

Results

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

Scotland	0–6	Wales

Edinburgh

1963-02-09

Ireland	0–0	England

Dublin

1963-02-23

England	6–5	France

London

1963-02-23

Scotland	3–0	Ireland

Edinburgh

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

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

• The official RBS Six Nations Site