| 1961 Five Nations Championship | |
| Date: | 7 January - 15 April 1961 |
| Countries: | |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1960 Five Nations Championship |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Next Tournament: | 1962 Five Nations Championship |
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.
The teams involved were: