1961 Five Nations Championship

1961 Five Nations Championship
Date 7 January 1961 - 15 April 1961
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  France (2nd title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
1960 (Previous) (Next) 1962

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.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 France 43103914+257
2 Wales 42022114+74
2 Scotland 4202192564
4 England 4112222203
5 Ireland 41032248262

Results

1961-01-07
France  110  Scotland
1961-01-21
Wales  63  England
1961-02-11
Ireland  118  England
1961-02-11
Scotland  30  Wales
1961-02-25
England  55  France
1961-02-25
Scotland  168  Ireland
1961-03-11
Wales  90  Ireland
1961-03-18
England  60  Scotland
1961-03-25
France  86  Wales
1961-04-15
Ireland  315  France

External links

Preceded by
1960 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1961
Succeeded by
1962 Five Nations