1969 Five Nations Championship

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1969 Five Nations Championship
Date11 January - 12 April 1969
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 Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (16th title)
Triple Crown Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (11th title)
Matches played10
Tries scored31 (3.1 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Bob Hiller (36)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Maurice Richards (6)
1968 (Previous)(Next) 1970

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.

Contents

Ireland missed out on a second Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Cardiff Arms Park.

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London none Dick Greenwood
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Fernand Cazenave Christian Carrère/Marcel Puget/Walter Spanghero
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Ronnie Dawson Tom Kiernan
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh none Jim Telfer
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Clive Rowlands Brian Price/Gareth Edwards

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 43107931+487
2IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 43016148+136
3Flag of England.svg  England 4202545844
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 41031244322
5Flag of France.svg  France 40132853251
Source: [ citation needed ]

Squads

Results

1969-01-11
France  Flag of France.svg36Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Pen.: Villepreux Tries: J. Telfer
Pen.: Blaikie
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Attendance: 28,576
Referee: G. C. Lamb (England)
1969-01-25
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg179Flag of France.svg  France
Tries: Moroney
Con.: Moroney
Pen.: Moroney (3)
Drops: McGann
Tries: Trillo
Pen.: Villepreux (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: G. C. Lamb (England)
1969-02-01
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg317Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pen. Blaikie Tries: Edwards
John
Richards
Con.: Jarrett
Pen.: Jarrett (2)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)
1969-02-08
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg1715Flag of England.svg  England
Tries: Bresnihan
Murphy
Con.: Kiernan
Pen.: Kiernan (2)
Drops: McGann
Tries: Duckham
Pen.: Hiller (4)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: R. P. Burrell (Scotland)
1969-02-22
England  Flag of England.svg228Flag of France.svg  France
Tries: Fielding
Rollitt
Webb
Con.: Hiller (2)
Pen.: Hiller (3)
Tries: Bonal
Con.: Lacaze
Drops: Lacaze
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)
1969-02-22
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg016IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: Bresnihan
Duggan
Gibson
McGann
Con.: Moroney (2)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: M. Joseph (Wales)
1969-03-08
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg2411IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: Morris
Taylor
Watkins
D. Williams
Con.: Jarrett (3)
Pen.: Jarrett
Drops: John
Tries: Gibson
Con.: Kiernan
Pen.: Kiernan (2)
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: D. C. J. McMahon (Scotland)
1969-03-15
England  Flag of England.svg83Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Duckham (2)
Con.: Hiller
Pen.: P. Brown
Twickenham, London
Referee: C. Durand (France)
1969-03-22
France  Flag of France.svg88Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Campaes
Con.: Villepreux
Pen.: Villepreux
Tries: Edwards
Richards
Con.: Jarrett
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Attendance: 34,657
Referee: R. P. Burrell (Scotland)
1969-04-12
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg309Flag of England.svg  England
Tries: John
Richards (4)
Con.: Jarrett (3)
Pen.: Jarrett (2)
Drops: John
Pen.: Hiller (3)
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)