1962 Five Nations Championship

The 1962 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-third series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 17 November. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1962 Five Nations Championship
Date13 January - 17 November 1962
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (3rd title)
Matches played10
1961 (Previous) (Next) 1963

A smallpox epidemic in South Wales in March and April caused the match between Ireland and Wales to be postponed until November 1962.[1]

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
 England Twickenham London Dickie Jeeps
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Pierre Lacroix
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Bill Mulcahy
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Arthur Smith
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff Lloyd Williams/Bryn Meredith

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  France 4 3 0 1 35 6 +29 6
2  Scotland 4 2 1 1 34 23 +11 5
3  England 4 1 2 1 19 16 +3 4
3  Wales 4 1 2 1 9 11 2 4
5  Ireland 4 0 1 3 9 50 41 1
Source:

Results

1962-01-13
Scotland 311 France
Edinburgh
1962-01-20
England 00 Wales
London
1962-02-03
Wales 38 Scotland
Cardiff
1962-02-10
England 160 Ireland
London
1962-02-24
France 130 England
Paris
1962-02-24
Ireland 620 Scotland
Dublin
1962-03-17
Scotland 33 England
Edinburgh
1962-03-24
Wales 30 France
Cardiff
1962-04-14
France 110 Ireland
Paris
1962-11-17
Ireland 33 Wales
Dublin

References

  1. "Records smashed as England rout Romania". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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