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 12 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won their 17th title.

Date12 January - 23 March 1963
Champions England (17th title)
Matches played10
Quick facts Date, Countries ...
1963 Five Nations Championship
Date12 January - 23 March 1963
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (17th title)
Matches played10
1962 (Previous) (Next) 1964
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Ireland v England finished 0-0, the first scoreless draw between both teams since 1910.[1] This is also (as of 2025) the last 0-0 draw to have happened in the Five or Six Nations Championship, and the second-last known scoreless draw in international rugby (being followed only by a Scotland/NZ shutout in 1964).

Participants

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
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 0 0 4 21 32 11 0
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Source: [citation needed]

Results

1963-01-12
France 611 Scotland
Paris
1963-01-19
Wales 613 England
Cardiff
1963-01-26
Ireland 524 France
Dublin
1963-02-02
England 65 France
London
1963-02-02
Scotland 30 Ireland
Edinburgh
1963-02-23
Scotland 06 Wales
Edinburgh
1963-02-23
Ireland 00 England
Dublin
1963-03-09
Wales 614 Ireland
Cardiff
1963-03-16
England 108 Scotland
London
1963-03-23
France 53 Wales
Paris

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