Five Nations 1960
Five Nations 1960 | |
Number of nations | 5 |
winner | England and France |
Opening game | January 9, 1960 |
Tournament end | April 9, 1960 |
Games | 10 |
Points | 187 (⌀: 18.7 per game) |
← Five Nations 1959 | |
Five Nations 1961 → |
The 1960 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 9th and April 9th. Tournament winners were jointly France and England (the point difference played no role according to the tournament mode at that time). With wins against all British teams, England achieved the Triple Crown .
Closing table
country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55:28 | 7th |
England | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46:26 | 7th |
Wales | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32:39 | 4th |
Scotland | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29:47 | 2 |
Ireland | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 25:47 | 0 |
Results
date | place | encounter | Result |
---|---|---|---|
January 9th | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 11:13 |
January 16 | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Wales | 14: 6 |
February 6th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 8-0 |
13th February | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Ireland | 8: 5 |
27th of February | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - England | 3: 3 |
27th of February | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 5: 6 |
March 12th | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 9:10 |
19th March | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 12:21 |
26th of March | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - France | 8:16 |
9th April | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - Ireland | 23: 6 |