1964 Five Nations Championship
1964 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 4 January - 11 April 1964 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Scotland and Wales | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
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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.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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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
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
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 |
Results
External links
Categories:
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1964 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1963–64 in Irish rugby union
- 1963–64 in English rugby union
- 1963–64 in Welsh rugby union
- 1963–64 in Scottish rugby union
- 1963–64 in French rugby union
- January 1964 sports events
- February 1964 sports events
- March 1964 sports events
- April 1964 sports events