1969 Five Nations Championship Explained

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.

Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
TwickenhamLondonnoneDick Greenwood
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesFernand CazenaveChristian Carrère/Marcel Puget/Walter Spanghero
Lansdowne RoadDublinRonnie DawsonTom Kiernan
MurrayfieldEdinburghnoneJim Telfer
National StadiumCardiffClive RowlandsBrian Price/Gareth Edwards

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