1963 Five Nations Championship

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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
1962 (Previous) (Next) 1964

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

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Preceded by Five Nations Championship
1963
Succeeded by
1964 Five Nations