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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 13 January - 17 November 1962 | ||
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Twickenham | London | Dickie Jeeps |
|
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Pierre Lacroix |
|
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Bill Mulcahy |
|
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Arthur Smith |
|
National Stadium | Cardiff | Lloyd Williams/Bryn Meredith |
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 6 |
| 2 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 5 |
| 3 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 50 | −41 | 1 |
Results
References
- "Records smashed as England rout Romania". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
External links
| Preceded by 1961 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1962 |
Succeeded by 1963 Five Nations |
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