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1961 Five Nations Championship

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1961 Five Nations Championship
Date7 January - 15 April 1961
CountriesImage England
Image Ireland
Image France
Image Scotland
Image Wales
Tournament statistics
ChampionsImage France (2nd title)
Matches played10
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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.

Participants

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The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
Image England Twickenham London Dickie Jeeps
Image France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes François Moncla
Image Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Ronnie Dawson
Image Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Gordon Waddell/Arthur Smith
Image 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 Image France 4 3 1 0 39 14 +25 7
2 Image Wales 4 2 0 2 21 14 +7 4
2 Image Scotland 4 2 0 2 19 25 −6 4
4 Image England 4 1 1 2 22 22 0 3
5 Image Ireland 4 1 0 3 22 48 −26 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1961-01-07
France Image11–0Image Scotland
Paris
1961-01-21
Wales Image6–3Image England
Cardiff
1961-02-11
Ireland Image11–8Image England
Dublin
1961-02-11
Scotland Image3–0Image Wales
Edinburgh
1961-02-25
England Image5–5Image France
London
1961-02-25
Scotland Image16–8Image Ireland
Edinburgh
1961-03-11
Wales Image9–0Image Ireland
Cardiff
1961-03-18
England Image6–0Image Scotland
London
1961-03-25
France Image8–6Image Wales
Paris
1961-04-15
Ireland Image3–15Image France
Dublin
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