1964 Five Nations Championship

The 1964 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. 10 matches were played between 4 January and 11 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1964 Five Nations Championship
Date4 January - 11 April 1964
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Scotland and  Wales
Matches played10
1963 (Previous) (Next) 1965

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham London none John Willcox/Ron Jacobs
 France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat Jean Fabre/Michel Crauste
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin none Bill Mulcahy
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh none Brian Neill
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff none Clive Rowlands

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Wales 4 2 2 0 43 26 +17 6
1  Scotland 4 3 0 1 34 20 +14 6
3  France 4 1 1 2 41 33 +8 3
3  England 4 1 1 2 23 42 19 3
5  Ireland 4 1 0 3 33 53 20 2
Source:

Results

1964-01-04
Scotland 100 France
Edinburgh
1964-01-18
England 66 Wales
London
1964-02-01
Wales 113 Scotland
Cardiff
1964-02-08
England 518 Ireland
London
1964-02-22
France 36 England
Paris
1964-02-22
Ireland 36 Scotland
Dublin
1964-03-07
Ireland 615 Wales
Dublin
1964-03-21
Wales 1111 France
Cardiff
1964-03-21
Scotland 156 England
Edinburgh
1964-04-11
France 276 Ireland
Paris
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