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, thirty, third, series, rugby, union, five, nations, championship, including, previous, incarnations, home, nations, five, nations, this, sixty, eighth, series, northern, hemisphere, rugby, union, championship, matches, were, . 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 ChampionshipDate13 January 17 November 1962Countries England Ireland France Scotland WalesTournament statisticsChampions France 3rd title Matches played10 1961 Previous Next 1963 A smallpox epidemic in South Wales in March and April caused the match between Ireland and Wales to be postponed until November 1962 1 Contents 1 Participants 2 Table 3 Results 4 References 5 External linksParticipants EditThe teams involved were Nation Venue City Captain England Twickenham London Dickie Jeeps France Stade Olympique Yves du Manoir Colombes Pierre Lacroix Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Bill Mulcahy Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Arthur Smith Wales National Stadium Cardiff Lloyd Williams Bryn MeredithTable EditPosition Nation Games Points TablepointsPlayed Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference1 France 4 3 0 1 35 6 29 62 Scotland 4 2 1 1 34 23 11 53 England 4 1 2 1 19 16 3 43 Wales 4 1 2 1 9 11 2 45 Ireland 4 0 1 3 9 50 41 1Results Edit1962 01 13Scotland 3 11 FranceEdinburgh 1962 01 20England 0 0 WalesLondon 1962 02 03Wales 3 8 ScotlandCardiff 1962 02 10England 16 0 IrelandLondon 1962 02 24France 13 0 EnglandParis 1962 02 24Ireland 6 20 ScotlandDublin 1962 03 17Scotland 3 3 EnglandEdinburgh 1962 03 24Wales 3 0 FranceCardiff 1962 04 14France 11 0 IrelandParis 1962 11 17Ireland 3 3 WalesDublinReferences Edit Records smashed as England rout Romania espn co uk Retrieved 21 March 2014 External links Edit Sports portalThe official RBS Six Nations SitePreceded by1961 Five Nations Five Nations Championship1962 Succeeded by1963 Five Nations Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1962 Five Nations Championship amp oldid 1013880748, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
