1969 Five Nations Championship
1969 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 11 January - 12 April 1969 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (16th title) | ||
Triple Crown | Wales (11th title) | ||
Calcutta Cup | England | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 31 (3.1 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Bob Hiller (36) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Maurice Richards (6) | ||
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The 1969 Five Nations Championship was the fortieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 11 January and 12 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Ireland missed out on a second Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Cardiff Arms Park.
Participants[]
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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England | Twickenham | London | none | Dick Greenwood |
France | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Fernand Cazenave | Christian Carrère/Marcel Puget/Walter Spanghero |
Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Ronnie Dawson | Tom Kiernan |
Scotland | Murrayfield | Edinburgh | none | Jim Telfer |
Wales | National Stadium | Cardiff | Clive Rowlands | Brian Price/Gareth Edwards |
Table[]
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | Wales | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 31 | +48 | 7 |
2 | Ireland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 6 |
3 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 4 |
4 | Scotland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 44 | −34 | 2 |
5 | France | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 1 |
Squads[]
Results[]
1969-02-01
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Scotland | 3–17 | Wales |
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Pen. Blaikie | Tries: Edwards John Richards Con.: Jarrett Pen.: Jarrett (2) |
1969-02-08
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Ireland | 17–15 | England |
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Tries: Bresnihan Murphy Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan (2) Drops: |
Tries: Duckham Pen.: Hiller (4) |
1969-02-22
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England | 22–8 | France |
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Tries: Fielding Rollitt Webb Con.: Hiller (2) Pen.: Hiller (3) |
Tries: Bonal Con.: Lacaze Drops: Lacaze |
1969-03-08
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Wales | 24–11 | Ireland |
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Tries: Morris Taylor Watkins D. Williams Con.: Jarrett (3) Pen.: Jarrett Drops: John |
Tries: Gibson Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan (2) |
1969-03-22
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France | 8–8 | Wales |
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Tries: Campaes Con.: Villepreux Pen.: Villepreux |
Tries: Edwards Richards Con.: Jarrett |
1969-04-12
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Wales | 30–9 | England |
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Tries: John Richards (4) Con.: Jarrett (3) Pen.: Jarrett (2) Drops: John |
Pen.: Hiller (3) |
External links[]
Categories:
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1969 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1968–69 in Irish rugby union
- 1968–69 in English rugby union
- 1968–69 in Welsh rugby union
- 1968–69 in Scottish rugby union
- 1968–69 in French rugby union
- 1968–69 in European rugby union
- January 1969 sports events in Europe
- February 1969 sports events in Europe
- March 1969 sports events in Europe
- April 1969 sports events in Europe