List of England national rugby union team results 1970–79

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These are the list of results that England have played from 1970 to 1979.

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The England national rugby union team competes in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on a total of 28 occasions, 13 times winning the Grand Slam and 25 times winning the Triple Crown, making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament's history. They are ranked fourth in the world by the International Rugby Board as of 18 March 2019. England are to date the only team from the northern hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup, when they won the tournament back in 2003. They were also runners-up in 1991 and 2007.

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1970

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamsForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Ireland 9314/02/1970 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Wales 131728/02/1970 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Scotland 51421/03/1970 Murrayfield, Edinburgh Five Nations
France 133518/04/1970 Stade Colombes, Paris Five Nations

1971

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamsForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Wales 62216/01/1971 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Five Nations
Ireland 9613/02/1971 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Five Nations
France 141427/02/1971 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Scotland 151620/03/1971 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Scotland 62627/03/1971 Murrayfield, Edinburgh RFU Centenary Match
RFU President's Overseas XV 112817/04/1971 Twickenham, London RFU Centenary Match

1972

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamsForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Wales 31215/01/1972 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Ireland 121612/02/1972 Twickenham, London Five Nations
France 123726/02/1972 Stade Colombes, Paris Five Nations
Scotland 92318/03/1972 Murrayfield, Edinburgh Five Nations
South Africa 18903/06/1972 Ellis Park, Johannesburg Test Match

1973

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamsForAgainstDateVenueStatus
New Zealand 0906/01/1973 Twickenham, London Test Match
Wales 92520/01/1973 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Five Nations
Ireland 91810/02/1973 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Five Nations
France 14624/02/1973 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Scotland 201317/03/1973 Twickenham, London Five Nations
New Zealand 18915/09/1973 Eden Park, Auckland Test Match
Australia 20317/11/1973 Twickenham, London Test Match

1974

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamsForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Scotland 141602/02/1974 Murrayfield, Edinburgh Five Nations
Ireland 212616/02/1974 Twickenham, London Five Nations
France 121202/03/1974 Parc des Princes, Paris Five Nations
Wales 161216/03/1974 Twickenham, London Five Nations

1975

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamsForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Ireland 91218/01/1975 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Five Nations
France 202701/02/1975 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Wales 42015/02/1975 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Five Nations
Scotland 7615/03/1975 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Australia 91624/05/1975 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney First Test
Australia 213031/05/1975 Ballymore, Brisbane Second Test

1976

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamsForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Australia 23603/01/1976 Twickenham, London Test Match
Wales 92117/01/1976 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Scotland 122221/02/1976 Murrayfield, Edinburgh Five Nations
Ireland 121306/03/1976 Twickenham, London Five Nations
France 93020/03/1976 Parc des Princes, Paris Five Nations

1977

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamsForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Scotland 26615/01/1977 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Ireland 4005/02/1977 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Five Nations
France 3419/02/1977 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Wales 91405/03/1977 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Five Nations

1978

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamsForAgainstDateVenueStatus
France 61521/01/1978 Parc des Princes, Paris Five Nations
Wales 6904/02/1978 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Scotland 15004/03/1978 Murrayfield, Edinburgh Five Nations
Ireland 15918/03/1978 Twickenham, London Five Nations
New Zealand 61625/11/1978 Twickenham, London Test Match

1979

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamsForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Scotland 201303/02/1979 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Ireland 71217/02/1979 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Five Nations
France 7603/03/1979 Twickenham, London Five Nations
Wales 32717/03/1979 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Five Nations
New Zealand 91024/11/1979 Twickenham, London Test Match

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Preceded by
1960–1969 		England Rugby Results
1970–1979		Succeeded by
1980–1989
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