1970 Five Nations Championship
| 1970 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 10 January - 18 April 1970 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France and Wales | ||
| Calcutta Cup | Scotland | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 38 (3.8 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Bob Hiller (15) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Jean-Marie Bonal (2) Benoît Dauga (2) Jean-Pierre Lux (2) Dai Morris (2) | ||
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The 1970 Five Nations Championship was the forty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-sixth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 18 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The England v Wales game at Twickenham was notable for two injuries. Robert Calmet, the French referee, had to leave the field at half time and was replaced by Johnny Johnson of England. Then, with 15 minutes to go, Gareth Edwards of Wales left the field injured. In doing so, it was the only time in his Welsh international career that Edwards failed to finish a game. Chico Hopkins of Maesteg took over, and not only set up a try for JPR Williams, but then helped create history when he scored himself in injury time. It was the first try scored by a replacement player, to be awarded by a replacement referee at international level.
Participants[]
The teams involved were:
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
Twickenham | London | Don White | Bob Hiller |
| France
|
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Fernand Cazenave | Christian Carrère |
| Ireland
|
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Ronnie Dawson | Tom Kiernan |
| Scotland
|
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | none | Jim Telfer |
| Wales
|
National Stadium | Cardiff | Clive Rowlands | Gareth Edwards |
Table[]
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | France
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 6 |
| 1 | Wales
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Ireland
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 4 |
| 4 | Scotland
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 2 |
| 4 | England
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 69 | −19 | 2 |
Squads[]
Results[]
1970-02-07
|
| Wales
|
18–9 | Scotland
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Daniel Dawes Llewelyn Morris Con.: Daniel Edwards (2) |
Tries: Robertson Pen.: Drops: Robertson |
1970-02-28
|
| England
|
13–17 | Wales
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Duckham Con.: Hiller (2) Pen.: Hiller |
Tries: Davies Hopkins John J.P.R. Williams Con.: J.P.R. Williams Drops: John |
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Robert Calmet (France), after halftime, Johnny Johnson (England) |
1970-02-28
|
| Ireland
|
16–11 | Scotland
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Gibson Goodall Molloy Con.: Kiernan (2) |
Tries: Con.: Drops: Robertson |
1970-03-21
|
| Scotland
|
14–5 | England
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Biggar Turner Con.: P. Brown Pen.: P. Brown (2) |
Tries: Spencer Con.: Hiller |
1970-04-04
|
| Wales
|
11–6 | France
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Morris Con.: J.P.R. Williams Pen.: J.P.R. Williams (2) |
Tries: Bonal Catoni |
1970-04-18
|
| France
|
35–13 | England
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Bonal Dauga Lux Con.: Villepreux (4) Pen.: Villepreux Drops: Villepreux |
Tries: Spencer Taylor Con.: Jorden (2) Pen.: Jorden |
External links[]
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1970 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1969–70 in Irish rugby union
- 1969–70 in English rugby union
- 1969–70 in Welsh rugby union
- 1969–70 in Scottish rugby union
- 1969–70 in French rugby union
- 1969–70 in European rugby union
- January 1970 sports events in Europe
- February 1970 sports events in Europe
- March 1970 sports events in Europe
- April 1970 sports events in Europe