1962 Five Nations Championship

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1962 Five Nations Championship
Date13 January - 17 November 1962
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of France.svg  France (3rd title)
Matches played10
1961 (Previous)(Next) 1963

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.

Contents

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:

NationVenueCityCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Dickie Jeeps
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Pierre Lacroix
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Bill Mulcahy
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Arthur Smith
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Lloyd Williams/Bryn Meredith

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of France.svg  France 4301356+296
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42113423+115
3Flag of England.svg  England 41211916+34
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 412191124
5IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 4013950411
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

1962-01-13
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg311Flag of France.svg  France
Edinburgh
1962-01-20
England  Flag of England.svg00Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
London
1962-02-03
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg38Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Cardiff
1962-02-10
England  Flag of England.svg160IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
London
1962-02-24
France  Flag of France.svg130Flag of England.svg  England
Paris
1962-02-24
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg620Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Dublin
1962-03-17
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg33Flag of England.svg  England
Edinburgh
1962-03-24
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg30Flag of France.svg  France
Cardiff
1962-04-14
France  Flag of France.svg110IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Paris
1962-11-17
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg33Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Dublin

References

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