1980 Five Nations Championship
1980 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 19 January - 15 March 1980 | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Grand Slam | ![]() | ||
Triple Crown | ![]() | ||
Calcutta Cup | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 40 (4 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Top try scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 1980 Five Nations Championship was the 51st Five Nations Championship series of the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 86th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament began on 19 January and concluded on 15 March.
England were the champions, winning the championship outright for the first time since 1963; they had also shared in the quintuple tie in 1973. It was England's 18th championship, excluding ten titles shared with other teams. In winning all four matches they won the Grand Slam for the eighth time, equalling the record held by Wales. It was England's first Grand Slam since 1957 and only their second since 1928. England's victories over Ireland, Wales and Scotland also gave them the Triple Crown for the first time since 1960 and the fifteenth time overall.
Participants[]
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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Twickenham | London | Mike Davis | Bill Beaumont |
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Parc des Princes | Paris | Jean Desclaux | Jean-Pierre Rives |
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Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Tom Kiernan | Fergus Slattery |
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Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Jim Telfer | Mike Biggar/Andy Irvine |
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National Stadium | Cardiff | John Lloyd | Jeff Squire |
Table[]
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 48 | +32 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 75 | −20 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 83 | −22 | 2 |
Squads[]
Results[]
19 January 1980
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Wales ![]() |
18–9 | ![]() |
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Tries: Holmes Price Rees Richards Con.: G. Davies |
Tries: Con.: Caussade Drops: Caussade |
1980-01-19
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England ![]() |
24–9 | ![]() |
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Tries: Scott Slemen Smith Con.: Hare (3) Pen.: Hare (2) |
Pen.: Campbell (3) |
1980-02-02
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France ![]() |
13–17 | ![]() |
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Tries: Rives Con.: Caussade Pen.: Caussade |
Tries: Carleton Preston Pen.: Hare Drops: Horton (2) |
1980-02-02
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Ireland ![]() |
22–15 | ![]() |
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Tries: Keane Con.: Campbell Pen.: Campbell (3) Drops: Campbell |
Tries: Johnston (2) Con.: Irvine (2) Pen.: Irvine |
1980-02-16
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Scotland ![]() |
22–14 | ![]() |
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Tries: Irvine (2) Rutherford Con.: Irvine Renwick Pen.: Irvine (2) |
Tries: Gallion Pen.: Drops: Caussade |
1980-03-01
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France ![]() |
19–18 | ![]() |
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Tries: Gourdon (2) Con.: Aguirre Pen.: Aguirre (2) Drops: |
Tries: McLennan Con.: Campbell Pen.: Campbell (3) Drops: Campbell |
1980-03-01
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Wales ![]() |
17–6 | ![]() |
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Tries: Holmes Keen Richards Con.: Pen.: Fenwick |
Tries: Renwick Con.: Irvine |
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: L. M. Prideaux (England) |
1980-03-15
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Ireland ![]() |
21–7 | ![]() |
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Tries: Fitzgerald Irwin O'Driscoll Con.: Campbell (3) Pen.: Campbell |
Tries: Pen.: Fenwick |
1980-03-15
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Scotland ![]() |
18–30 | ![]() |
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Tries: Rutherford Tomes Con.: Irvine (2) Pen.: Irvine (2) |
Tries: Carleton (3) Slemen Smith Con.: Hare (2) Pen.: Hare (2) |
External links[]
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1980 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1979–80 in Irish rugby union
- 1979–80 in English rugby union
- 1979–80 in Welsh rugby union
- 1979–80 in Scottish rugby union
- 1979–80 in French rugby union
- 1979–80 in European rugby union
- January 1980 sports events in Europe
- February 1980 sports events in Europe
- March 1980 sports events in Europe