Five Nations 1961
| Five Nations 1961 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
 France (2nd title)
|
| Opening game | January 7, 1961 |
| Tournament end | April 15, 1961 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 123 (⌀: 12.3 per game) |
| ← Five Nations 1960 | |
| Five Nations 1962 → | |
The 1961 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 7th and April 15th. France was the tournament winner .
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
France
|
4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39:14 | 7th |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:14 | 4th |
 Scotland
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:25 | 4th |
 England
|
4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22:22 | 3 |
 Ireland
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:48 | 2 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7th | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Scotland | 11: 0 |
| 21th January | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - England | 6: 3 |
| February 11th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - England | 11: 8 |
| February 11th | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - Wales | 3-0 |
| February 25 | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - France | 5: 5 |
| February 25 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - Ireland | 16: 8 |
| March 11 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - Ireland | 9-0 |
| March 18th | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Scotland | 6-0 |
| 25th March | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - Wales | 8: 6 |
| April 15th | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - France | 3:15 |