1963 Five Nations Championship

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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 January 12 and March 23. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Flag of England England 4 3 1 0 29 19 +10 7
2 Flag of France France 4 2 0 2 40 25 +15 4
2 Flag of Scotland Scotland 4 2 0 2 22 22 0 4
4 Flag of Ireland Ireland 4 1 1 2 19 33 −14 3
5 Flag of Wales Wales 4 1 0 3 21 32 −11 2

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

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Preceded by
1962 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1963
Succeeded by
1964 Five Nations