1969 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1969 Five Nations Championship 11 January - 12 April 1969 ENGIREFRASCOWAL WAL 16 WAL (11th title) 10 31 ENG Bob Hiller (36) WAL Maurice Richards (6) 1968 1968 Five Nations Championship 1970 1970 Five Nations Championship 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: NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonnoneDick GreenwoodFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesFernand CazenaveChristian Carrère/Marcel Puget/Walter SpangheroIRELansdowne RoadDublinRonnie DawsonTom KiernanSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghnoneJim TelferWALNational StadiumCardiffClive RowlandsBrian Price/Gareth Edwards Table main WDL Q 2 points WAL WAL IRE IRE ENG ENG SCO SCO FRA FRA 3 1 0 79 31 3 0 1 61 48 2 0 2 54 58 1 0 3 12 44 0 1 3 28 53 #ccffcc A complete Squads each nation's squad for the 1969 Five Nations Championship 1969 Five Nations Championship squads Results 1969-01-11 FRA 3–6 SCO Pen.: Villepreux Tries: J. TelferPen.: Blaikie Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 28,576 G. C. Lamb (England) 1969-01-25 IRE 17–9 FRA Tries: MoroneyCon.: MoroneyPen.: Moroney (3)Drops: McGann Tries: TrilloPen.: Villepreux (2) Lansdowne Road, Dublin 50,000 G. C. Lamb (England) 1969-02-01 SCO 3–17 WAL Pen. Blaikie Tries: EdwardsJohnRichardsCon.: JarrettPen.: Jarrett (2) Murrayfield, Edinburgh K. D. Kelleher (Ireland) 1969-02-08 IRE 17–15 ENG Tries: BresnihanMurphyCon.: KiernanPen.: Kiernan (2)Drops: McGann Tries: DuckhamPen.: Hiller (4) Lansdowne Road, Dublin R. P. Burrell (Scotland) 1969-02-22 ENG 22–8 FRA Tries: FieldingRollittWebbCon.: Hiller (2)Pen.: Hiller (3) Tries: BonalCon.: LacazeDrops: Lacaze Twickenham, London 65,000 D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland) 1969-02-22 SCO 0–16 IRE Tries: BresnihanDugganGibsonMcGannCon.: Moroney (2) Murrayfield, Edinburgh M. Joseph (Wales) 1969-03-08 WAL 24–11 IRE Tries: MorrisTaylorWatkinsD. WilliamsCon.: Jarrett (3)Pen.: JarrettDrops: John Tries: GibsonCon.: KiernanPen.: Kiernan (2) National Stadium, Cardiff 29,000 D. C. J. McMahon (Scotland) 1969-03-15 ENG 8–3 SCO Tries: Duckham (2)Con.: Hiller Pen.: P. Brown Twickenham, London C. Durand (France) 1969-03-22 FRA 8–8 WAL Tries: CampaesCon.: VillepreuxPen.: Villepreux Tries: EdwardsRichardsCon.: Jarrett Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 34,657 R. P. Burrell (Scotland) 1969-04-12 WAL 30–9 ENG Tries: JohnRichards (4)Con.: Jarrett (3)Pen.: Jarrett (2)Drops: John Pen.: Hiller (3) National Stadium, Cardiff 29,000 D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland) External links Sports The official RBS Six Nations Site Category:Six Nations Championship seasons Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations