1968 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1968 Five Nations Championship 13 January - 23 March 1968 ENGIREFRASCOWAL FRA 5 FRA (1st title) 10 19 ENG Bob Hiller (22) FRA André Campaes (2)WAL Keri Jones (2) 1967 1967 Five Nations Championship 1969 1969 Five Nations Championship The 1968 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It marked the first Grand Slam victory for France.1968 Five Nations Championship at ESPN Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonnoneColin McFadyean/Mike WestonFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean PratChristian CarrèreIRELansdowne RoadDublinnoneTom KiernanSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghnonePringle Fisher/Jim TelferWALNational StadiumCardiffnoneNorman Gale/Gareth Edwards/John Dawes Table main WDL Q 2 points FRA FRA IRE IRE ENG ENG WAL WAL SCO SCO 4 0 0 52 30 2 1 1 38 37 1 2 1 37 40 1 1 2 31 34 0 0 4 18 35 #ccffcc A complete Squads each nation's squad for the 1968 Five Nations Championship 1968 Five Nations Championship squads Results 1968-01-13 SCO 6–8 FRA Tries: KeithPen.: Wilson Tries: Campaes Duprat Con.: G. Camberabero Murrayfield, Edinburgh 45,000 K. D. Kelleher (Ireland) 1968-01-20 ENG 11–11 WAL Tries: McFadyeanRedwoodCon. HillerPen.: Hiller Tries: EdwardsWanbonCon.: JarrettDrops: John Twickenham, London 70,000 D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland) 1968-01-27 FRA 16–6 IRE Tries: CampaesDaugaCon.: Villepreux (2)Pen.: VillepreuxDrops: Gachassin Pen.: McCombe (2) Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 28,148 G. C. Lamb (England) 1968-02-03 WAL 5–0 SCO Tries: JonesCon.: Jarrett National Stadium, Cardiff G. C. Lamb (England) 1968-02-10 ENG 9–9 IRE Pen.: Hiller (2)Drops: Finlan Pen.: Kiernan (3) Twickenham, London 70,000 M. Joseph (Wales) 1968-02-24 FRA 14–9 ENG Tries: GachassinCon.: G. CamberaberoPen.: G. CamberaberoDrops: L. CamberaberoLacaze Pen.: Hiller (2)Drops: Weston Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 22,456 H. B. Laidlaw (Scotland) 1968-02-24 IRE 14–6 SCO Tries: BresnihanDuggan (2)Con.: KiernanPen.: Kiernan Pen.: Wilson (2) Lansdowne Road, Dublin M. Joseph (Wales) 1968-03-09 IRE 9–6 WAL Tries: M. DoylePen.: KiernanDrops: Gibson Pen.: ReesDrops: Edwards Lansdowne Road, Dublin M. H. Titcomb (England) 1968-03-16 SCO 6–8 ENG Pen.: WilsonDrops: Connell Tries: CoulmanCon. HillerPen.: Hiller Murrayfield, Edinburgh D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland) 1968-03-23 WAL 9–14 FRA Tries: JonesPen.: Rees (2) Tries: L. CamberaberoCarrèreCon.: G. CamberaberoPen.: G. CamberaberoDrops: G. Camberabero National Stadium, Cardiff 55,000 H. B. Laidlaw (Scotland) References 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