1968 Five Nations Championship
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1968 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 13 January - 23 March 1968 | ||
Countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Grand Slam | ![]() | ||
Calcutta Cup | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 19 (1.9 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Top try scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() | ||
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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]
Participants
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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Twickenham | London | none | Colin McFadyean/Mike Weston |
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Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Jean Prat | Christian Carrère |
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Lansdowne Road | Dublin | none | Tom Kiernan |
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Murrayfield | Edinburgh | none | Pringle Fisher/Jim Telfer |
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National Stadium | Cardiff | none | Norman Gale/Gareth Edwards/John Dawes |
Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 3 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 0 |
Squads
Results
1968-01-20
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England ![]() |
11–11 | ![]() |
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Tries: McFadyean Redwood Con. Hiller Pen.: Hiller |
Tries: Edwards Wanbon Con.: Jarrett Drops: John |
1968-01-27
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France ![]() |
16–6 | ![]() |
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Tries: Campaes Dauga Con.: Villepreux (2) Pen.: Villepreux Drops: Gachassin |
Pen.: McCombe (2) |
1968-02-24
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France ![]() |
14–9 | ![]() |
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Tries: Gachassin Con.: G. Camberabero Pen.: G. Camberabero Drops: L. Camberabero Lacaze |
Pen.: Hiller (2) Drops: Weston |
1968-02-24
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Ireland ![]() |
14–6 | ![]() |
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Tries: Bresnihan Duggan (2) Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan |
Pen.: Wilson (2) |
1968-03-23
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Wales ![]() |
9–14 | ![]() |
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Tries: Jones Pen.: Rees (2) |
Tries: L. Camberabero Carrère Con.: G. Camberabero Pen.: G. Camberabero Drops: G. Camberabero |
References
External links
Categories:
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1968 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1967–68 in Irish rugby union
- 1967–68 in English rugby union
- 1967–68 in Welsh rugby union
- 1967–68 in Scottish rugby union
- 1967–68 in French rugby union
- 1967–68 in European rugby union
- January 1968 sports events in Europe
- February 1968 sports events in Europe
- March 1968 sports events in Europe