1968 Five Nations Championship

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1968 Five Nations Championship
Date13 January - 23 March 1968
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of France.svg  France (5th title)
Grand Slam Flag of France.svg  France (1st title)
Matches played10
Tries scored19 (1.9 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Bob Hiller (22)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of France.svg André Campaes (2)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Keri Jones (2)
1967 (Previous)(Next) 1969

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. [1]

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Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London none Colin McFadyean/Mike Weston
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Jean Prat Christian Carrère
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin none Tom Kiernan
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh none Pringle Fisher/Jim Telfer
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff none Norman Gale/Gareth Edwards/John Dawes

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of France.svg  France 44005230+228
2IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 42113837+15
3Flag of England.svg  England 4121374034
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4112313433
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 40041835170
Source: [ citation needed ]

Squads

Results

1968-01-13
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg68Flag of France.svg  France
Tries: Keith
Pen.: Wilson
Tries: Campaes
Duprat
Con.: G. Camberabero
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)
1968-01-20
England  Flag of England.svg1111Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: McFadyean
Redwood
Con. Hiller
Pen.: Hiller
Tries: Edwards
Wanbon
Con.: Jarrett
Drops: John
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)
1968-01-27
France  Flag of France.svg166IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: Campaes
Dauga
Con.: Villepreux (2)
Pen.: Villepreux
Drops: Gachassin
Pen.: McCombe (2)
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Attendance: 28,148
Referee: G. C. Lamb (England)
1968-02-03
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg50Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Jones
Con.: Jarrett
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: G. C. Lamb (England)
1968-02-10
England  Flag of England.svg99IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pen.: Hiller (2)
Drops: Finlan
Pen.: Kiernan (3)
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: M. Joseph (Wales)
1968-02-24
France  Flag of France.svg149Flag of England.svg  England
Tries: Gachassin
Con.: G. Camberabero
Pen.: G. Camberabero
Drops: L. Camberabero
Lacaze
Pen.: Hiller (2)
Drops: Weston
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Attendance: 22,456
Referee: H. B. Laidlaw (Scotland)
1968-02-24
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg146Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Bresnihan
Duggan (2)
Con.: Kiernan
Pen.: Kiernan
Pen.: Wilson (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: M. Joseph (Wales)
1968-03-09
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg96Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: M. Doyle
Pen.: Kiernan
Drops: Gibson
Pen.: Rees
Drops: Edwards
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: M. H. Titcomb (England)
1968-03-16
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg68Flag of England.svg  England
Pen.: Wilson
Drops: Connell
Tries: Coulman
Con. Hiller
Pen.: Hiller
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)
1968-03-23
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg914Flag of France.svg  France
Tries: Jones
Pen.: Rees (2)
Tries: L. Camberabero
Carrère
Con.: G. Camberabero
Pen.: G. Camberabero
Drops: G. Camberabero
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: H. B. Laidlaw (Scotland)

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