1980 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1980 Five Nations Championship 19 January - 15 March 1980 ENGIREFRA 1974SCOWAL ENG 18 ENG (8th title) ENG (15th title) 10 40 IRE rugby union Ollie Campbell (46) ENG John Carleton (4) 1979 1979 Five Nations Championship 1981 1981 Five Nations Championship 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. Wales' close one point loss to England at Twickenham in a highly volatile match that took place during the 1980 British Steel strike, and Wales' later one-sided loss to Ireland at Lansdowne Road on the final weekend, signalled the end of Wales' glory days from the 1970s. Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonMike DavisBill BeaumontFRA 1974Parc des PrincesParisJean DesclauxJean-Pierre RivesIRELansdowne RoadDublinTom KiernanFergus SlatterySCOMurrayfieldEdinburghJim TelferMike Biggar/Andy IrvineWALNational StadiumCardiffJohn LloydJeff Squire Table thumb|230px|A moment of the last match, Scotland 18–30 England at Murrayfield Stadium main WDL Q points 2 ENG ENG IRE IRE WAL 2 WAL FRA FRA 1974 SCO 4 SCO 4 0 0 80 48 2 0 2 70 65 2 0 2 50 45 1 0 3 55 75 1 0 3 61 83 #ccffcc A complete Squads each nation's squad for the 1980 Five Nations Championship 1980 Five Nations Championship squads Results 19 January 1980 WAL 18–9 FRA 1974 Tries: HolmesPriceReesRichardsCon.: G. Davies Tries: MarchalCon.: CaussadeDrops: Caussade National Stadium, Cardiff 53,749 Alan Hosie (Scotland) 19 January 1980 ENG 24–9 IRE Tries: ScottSlemenSmithCon.: Hare (3)Pen.: Hare (2) Pen.: Campbell (3) Twickenham, London C. Thomas (Wales) 2 February 1980 FRA 1974 13–17 ENG Tries: AverousRivesCon.: CaussadePen.: Caussade Tries: CarletonPrestonPen.: HareDrops: Horton (2) Parc des Princes, Paris 45,251 C. Norling (Wales) 2 February 1980 IRE 22–15 SCO Tries: KeaneKennedyCon.: CampbellPen.: Campbell (3)Drops: Campbell Tries: Johnston (2)Con.: Irvine (2)Pen.: Irvine Lansdowne Road, Dublin G. Chevrier (France) 16 February 1980 SCO 22–14 FRA 1974 Tries: Irvine (2)RutherfordCon.: IrvineRenwickPen.: Irvine (2) Tries: GabernetGallionPen.: GabernetDrops: Caussade Murrayfield, Edinburgh 60,000 J. R. West (Ireland) 16 February 1980 ENG 9–8 WAL Pen.: Hare (3) Tries: ReesSquire Twickenham, London D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland) 1 March 1980 FRA 1974 19–18 IRE Tries: Gourdon (2)Con.: AguirrePen.: Aguirre (2)Drops: Pedeutour Tries: McLennanCon.: CampbellPen.: Campbell (3)Drops: Campbell Parc des Princes, Paris 45,239 Alan Hosie (Scotland) 1 March 1980 WAL 17–6 SCO Tries: HolmesKeenRichardsCon.: BlythPen.: Fenwick Tries: RenwickCon.: Irvine National Stadium, Cardiff L. M. Prideaux (England) 15 March 1980 IRE 21–7 WAL Tries: FitzgeraldIrwinO'DriscollCon.: Campbell (3)Pen.: Campbell Tries: BlythPen.: Fenwick Lansdowne Road, Dublin L. M. Prideaux (England) 15 March 1980 SCO 18–30 ENG Tries: RutherfordTomesCon.: Irvine (2)Pen.: Irvine (2) Tries: Carleton (3)SlemenSmithCon.: Hare (2)Pen.: Hare (2) Murrayfield, Edinburgh J. P. Bonnet (France) External links 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