| 1963 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 12 January - 23 March 1963 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | England (17th title) | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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The1963 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-fourth series of the rugby unionFive Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the sixty-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 12 January and 23 March. It was contested byEngland,France,Ireland,Scotland andWales. England won their 17th title.
Ireland v England finished 0-0, the first scoreless draw between both teams since 1910.[1] This is also (as of 2025) the last 0-0 draw to have happened in the Five or Six Nations Championship, and the second-last known scoreless draw in international rugby (being followed only by a Scotland/NZ shutout in 1964).
The teams involved were:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 7 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 4 |
| 2 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 3 |
| 5 | Wales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 0 |
