1976 Five Nations Championship

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1976 Five Nations Championship
Date10 January - 20 March 1976
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 (19th title)
Grand Slam Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (7th title)
Triple Crown Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (13th title)
Matches played10
Tries scored30 (3 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phil Bennett (38)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gareth Edwards (3)
1975 (Previous)(Next) 1977

The 1976 Five Nations Championship was the 47th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 82nd series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 20 March.

Contents

Wales won their 19th title, with a Grand Slam, and the Triple Crown.

The Scotland vs France game was played one week earlier than the England vs Wales game, to allow the BBC to cover both the latter game, and the Ireland v. Australia game in Dublin on the same day. Bill Mclaren thus, unusually, commentated on the opening two games of a Five Nations Championship for the first time since the two games per weekend format was introduced in 1974.

Participants

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Peter Colston Tony Neary
Flag of France.svg  France Parc des Princes Paris Jean Desclaux Jacques Fouroux
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Roly Meates Mike Gibson
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Bill Dickinson Ian McLauchlan
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff John Dawes Mervyn Davies

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 440010237+658
2Flag of France.svg  France 43018237+456
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42024959104
4IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 41033187562
5Flag of England.svg  England 40044286440
Source: [ citation needed ]

Squads

Results

10 January 1976
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg6–13Flag of France.svg  France
Pen: Renwick
Drop: Morgan
Try: Dubertrand
Pen: Romeu (3)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: K. A. Pattinson (England)

17 January 1976
England  Flag of England.svg9–21Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pen: Hignell (3)Try: Edwards
J. P. R. Williams (2)
Con: Fenwick (3)
Pen: Martin
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: G. Domercq (France)

7 February 1976
France  Flag of France.svg26–3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Cholley
Fouroux
Pécune
Rives
Con: Bastiat
Romeu
Pen: Bastiat
Romeu
Pen: Robbie
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 42,585
Referee: A. Welsby (England)
7 February 1976
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg28–6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Edwards
Evans
J. J. Williams
Con: Bennett (2)
Pen: Bennett (3)
Drop: Fenwick
Try: Irvine
Con: Morgan
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: A. Cuny (France)

21 February 1976
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg9–34Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pen: McGann (3)Try: Bennett
Davies (2)
Edwards
Con: Bennett (3)
Pen: Bennett (3)
Martin
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: N. Sanson (Scotland)
21 February 1976
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg22–12Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Lawson (2)
Leslie
Con: Irvine (2)
Pen: Irvine (2)
Try: Maxwell
Con: Old
Pen: Old (2)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: D. M. M. Lloyd (Wales)

6 March 1976
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg19–13Flag of France.svg  France
Try: J. J. Williams
Pen: Bennett (2)
Fenwick (2)
Martin
Try: Averous
Gourdon
Con: Romeu
Pen: Romeu
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: J. R. West (Ireland)
6 March 1976
England  Flag of England.svg12–13IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pen: Old (4)Try: Grace
Pen: McGann (2)
Drop: McGann
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Alan Hosie (Scotland)

20 March 1976
France  Flag of France.svg30–9Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Bastiat
Fouroux
Gourdon
Paparemborde (2)
Romeu
Con: Romeu (3)
Try: Dixon
Con: Butler
Pen: Butler
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 43,611
Referee: K. H. Clark (Ireland)
20 March 1976
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg6–15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Pen: McGann (2)Pen: Irvine (4)
Drop: Wilson
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: M. S. Lewis (Wales)

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