1960 Five Nations Championship

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The 1960 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-sixth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 9 and April 9. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Flag of France France 4 3 1 0 55 28 +23 7
1 Flag of England England 4 3 1 0 46 26 +20 7
3 Flag of Wales Wales 4 2 0 2 32 39 −7 4
4 Flag of Scotland Scotland 4 1 0 3 29 47 −18 2
5 Flag of Ireland Ireland 4 0 0 4 25 47 −22 0

[edit] Results

1960-01-09
Scotland Flag of Scotland 11–13 Flag of France France Edinburgh
1960-01-16
England Flag of England 14–6 Flag of Wales Wales London
1960-02-06
Wales Flag of Wales 8–0 Flag of Scotland Scotland Cardiff
1960-02-13
England Flag of England 8–5 Flag of Ireland Ireland London
1960-02-27
France Flag of France 3–3 Flag of England England Paris
1960-02-27
Ireland Flag of Ireland 5–6 Flag of Scotland Scotland Dublin
1960-03-12
Ireland Flag of Ireland 9–10 Flag of Wales Wales Dublin
1960-03-19
Scotland Flag of Scotland 12–21 Flag of England England Edinburgh
1960-03-26
Wales Flag of Wales 8–16 Flag of France France Cardiff
1960-04-09
France Flag of France 23–6 Flag of Ireland Ireland Paris

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Preceded by
1959 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1960
Succeeded by
1961 Five Nations