| 1960 Five Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 9 January - 9 April 1960 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | England and France | ||
| Triple Crown | England (14th title) | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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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 9 January and 9 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The championship was jointly won by England and France. Both teams beat Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the France-England game was drawn 3-3, giving both teams a total of 7 points in the final table. There was no tie-break in the Five Nations at the time and the championship was shared. England's three wins gave them the Triple Crown for the fourteenth time; they would not win it again until the 1980 Five Nations Championship.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 7 |
| 1 | England
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 7 |
| 3 | Wales
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 4 |
| 4 | Scotland
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 2 |
| 5 | Ireland
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 0 |
Results
| 1960-01-09 |
| Scotland | 11–13 | France |
| Edinburgh |
| 1960-01-16 |
| England | 14–6 | Wales |
| London |
| 1960-02-06 |
| Wales | 8–0 | Scotland |
| Cardiff |
| 1960-02-13 |
| England | 8–5 | Ireland |
| London |
| 1960-02-27 |
| France | 3–3 | England |
| Paris |
| 1960-02-27 |
| Ireland | 5–6 | Scotland |
| Dublin |
| 1960-03-12 |
| Ireland | 9–10 | Wales |
| Dublin |
| 1960-03-19 |
| Scotland | 12–21 | England |
| Edinburgh |
| 1960-03-26 |
| Wales | 8–16 | France |
| Cardiff |
| 1960-04-09 |
| France | 23–6 | Ireland |
| Paris |
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- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1960 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1959–60 in Irish rugby union
- 1959–60 in English rugby union
- 1959–60 in Welsh rugby union
- 1959–60 in Scottish rugby union
- 1959–60 in French rugby union
- January 1960 sports events in Europe
- February 1960 sports events in Europe
- March 1960 sports events in Europe
- April 1960 sports events in Europe