1977 Five Nations Championship
1977 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 15 January - 19 March 1977 | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Grand Slam | ![]() | ||
Triple Crown | ![]() | ||
Calcutta Cup | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 25 (2.5 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() | ||
Top try scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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The 1977 Five Nations Championship was the forty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 15 January and 19 March.
France won the championship for the sixth time outright. Including shared titles this was France's tenth championship overall. France won the Grand Slam for the second time and did so with the same fifteen players in all four matches (a unique feat for a Grand Slam winner) and without conceding a try.[1][2] England, in 1913, are the only other Grand Slam winners not to concede a try.[3] France also registered the lowest points total, 58, of any Grand Slam winner in the four point-try era (1972–92).[2] Wales won the Triple Crown for the second consecutive season and the fourteenth time overall, equalling England's record of Triple Crown wins. They were the first Triple Crown winners to finish as runners-up in the championship.[1]
The third game of the tournament — France v. Wales in Paris — was the subject of the 1978 film Grand Slam; the ending had to be rewritten when Wales unexpectedly lost.[4]
Participants[]
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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Twickenham | London | Roger Uttley | |
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Parc des Princes | Paris | Jean Desclaux | Jacques Fouroux |
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Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Roly Meates | Tom Grace |
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Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Bill Dickinson | Ian McGeechan |
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National Stadium | Cardiff | John Dawes | Phil Bennett |
Table[]
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 0 |
Squads[]
Results[]
1977-01-15
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Wales ![]() |
25–9 | ![]() |
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Tries: Burgess Davies J.P.R. Williams Con.: Bennett (2) Pen.: Bennett (2) Drops: Fenwick |
Pen.: Gibson (3) |
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: N. Sanson (Scotland) |
1977-01-15
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England ![]() |
26–6 | ![]() |
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Tries: Kent Slemen Uttley Young Con.: Hignell (2) Pen.: Hignell (2) |
Pen.: Irvine (2) |
1977-02-19
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Scotland ![]() |
21–18 | ![]() |
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Tries: Gammell (2) Madsen Pen.: Irvine (2) Drops: Morgan |
Tries: Gibson Con.: Gibson Pen.: Gibson (2) Quinn Drops: Quinn |
1977-03-05
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France ![]() |
23–3 | ![]() |
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Tries: Bertranne Harize Paco Paparemborde Con.: Romeu (2) Pen.: Romeu |
Pen.: Irvine (3) |
1977-03-05
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Wales ![]() |
14–9 | ![]() |
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Tries: Edwards J.P.R. Williams Pen.: Fenwick (2) |
Pen.: Hignell (3) |
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland) |
1977-03-19
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Scotland ![]() |
9–18 | ![]() |
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Tries: Irvine Con.: Irvine Drops: McGeechan |
Tries: Bennett J.J. Williams Con.: Bennett (2) Pen.: Bennett (2) |
References[]
- ^ a b (Jenkins, p57)
- ^ a b Seeckts, Richard. "A frugal French victory". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ Griffiths, John. "A watertight defence". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ^ Owen, Roger (15 September 2013). Gwenlyn Parry. University of Wales Press. ISBN 9780708326633 – via Google Books.
- Jenkins, Vivian (1977). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1977-78. Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 57–68. ISBN 0-354-09020-8.
External links[]
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1977 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1976–77 in Irish rugby union
- 1976–77 in English rugby union
- 1976–77 in Welsh rugby union
- 1976–77 in Scottish rugby union
- 1976–77 in French rugby union
- 1976–77 in European rugby union
- January 1977 sports events in Europe
- February 1977 sports events in Europe
- March 1977 sports events in Europe