1963 Five Nations Championship Explained

1963 Five Nations Championship
Date:12 January - 23 March 1963
Countries:



Count:17
Matches:10
Previous Year:1962
Previous Tournament:1962 Five Nations Championship
Next Year:1964
Next Tournament:1964 Five Nations Championship

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. England won their 17th title.

Ireland v England finished 0-0, the first scoreless draw between both teams since 1910.[1]

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
TwickenhamLondonRichard Sharp
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesPierre Lacroix
Lansdowne RoadDublinTom Kiernan/Bill Mulcahy
MurrayfieldEdinburghKen Scotland
National StadiumCardiffClive Rowlands

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: VIDEO: Ireland 0-0 England in 1963. RTÉ Sport. 26 February 2015. 26 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226195344/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2015/0226/682977-video-ireland-0-0-england-1963/. 26 February 2015.