1961 Five Nations Championship


The 1961 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 7 January and 15 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Participants

The teams involved were:
NationVenueCityCaptain
TwickenhamLondonDickie Jeeps
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesFrançois Moncla
Lansdowne RoadDublinRonnie Dawson
MurrayfieldEdinburghGordon Waddell/Arthur Smith
National StadiumCardiffTerry Davies/Onllwyn Brace/Lloyd Williams

Table

Results