1969 Five Nations Championship | |
Date: | 11 January - 12 April 1969 |
Countries: | |
Count: | 16 |
Triple Crown: | (11th title) |
Matches: | 10 |
Tries: | 31 |
Top Point Scorer: | Bob Hiller (36) |
Top Try Scorer: | Maurice Richards (6) |
Previous Year: | 1968 |
Previous Tournament: | 1968 Five Nations Championship |
Next Year: | 1970 |
Next Tournament: | 1970 Five Nations Championship |
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.
missed out on a second Grand Slam after losing to at Cardiff Arms Park.
The teams involved were: