1970 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1970 Five Nations Championship 10 January - 18 April 1970 ENGIREFRASCOWAL FRA and WAL 10 38 ENG Bob Hiller (15) FRA Jean-Marie Bonal (2)FRA Benoît Dauga (2)FRA Jean-Pierre Lux (2)WAL Dai Morris (2) 1969 1969 Five Nations Championship 1971 1971 Five Nations Championship 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 J. P. R. 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 NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenham StadiumLondonDon WhiteBob HillerFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesFernand CazenaveChristian CarrèreIRELansdowne RoadDublinRonnie DawsonTom KiernanSCOMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghnoneJim TelferWALNational StadiumCardiffClive RowlandsGareth Edwards Table main WDL Q 2 points FRA FRA WAL 1 WAL IRE IRE SCO SCO ENG 4 ENG 3 0 1 60 33 3 0 1 46 42 2 0 2 33 28 1 0 3 43 50 1 0 3 40 69 #ccffcc A A complete Squads each nation's squad for the 1970 Five Nations Championship 1970 Five Nations Championship squads Results 1970-01-10 SCO 9–11 FRA Report (Page 5) Tries: SmithPen.: Lauder (2) Tries: DaugaLuxCon.: ParièsDrops: Pariès Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 40,000 G. C. Lamb (England) 1970-01-24 FRA 8–0 IRE Report (Page 5) Tries: SillièresCon.: ParièsDrops: Pariès Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 35,915 R. F. Johnson (England) 1970-02-07 WAL 18–9 SCO Tries: DanielDawesLlewelynMorrisCon.: DanielEdwards (2) Tries: RobertsonPen.: LauderDrops: Robertson National Stadium, Cardiff D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland) 1970-02-14 ENG 9–3 IRE Tries: ShackletonDrops: Hiller (2) Pen.: Kiernan Twickenham Stadium, London A. R. Lewis (Wales) 1970-02-28 ENG 13–17 WAL Tries: DuckhamNovakCon.: Hiller (2)Pen.: Hiller Tries: DaviesHopkinsJohnJ. P. R. WilliamsCon.: J. P. R. WilliamsDrops: John Twickenham Stadium, London 70,000 Robert Calmet (France), after halftime, Johnny Johnson (England) 1970-02-28 IRE 16–11 SCO Tries: BrownGibsonGoodallMolloyCon.: Kiernan (2) Tries: LauderM. SmithCon.: I. SmithDrops: Robertson Lansdowne Road, Dublin C. Durand (France) 1970-03-14 IRE 14–0 WAL Tries: DugganGoodallCon.: KiernanPen.: KiernanDrops: McGann Lansdowne Road, Dublin G. C. Lamb (England) 1970-03-21 SCO 14–5 ENG Tries: BiggarTurnerCon.: P. BrownPen.: P. Brown (2) Tries: SpencerCon.: Hiller Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh M. Joseph (Wales) 1970-04-04 WAL 11–6 FRA Tries: MorrisCon.: J. P. R. WilliamsPen.: J. P. R. Williams (2) Tries: BonalCantoni National Stadium, Cardiff 52,000 K. D. Kelleher (Ireland) 1970-04-18 FRA 35–13 ENG Tries: BérotBonalBourgarelDaugaLuxTrilloCon.: Villepreux (4)Pen.: VillepreuxDrops: BérotVillepreux Tries: SpencerTaylorCon.: Jorden (2)Pen.: Jorden Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 34,079 W. K. M. Jones (Wales) 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