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1969 Five Nations Championship

1969 Five Nations Championship

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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.

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Ireland missed out on a second Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Cardiff Arms Park.

Participants

The teams involved were:

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Squads

For each nation's squad for the 1969 Five Nations Championship, see 1969 Five Nations Championship squads.

Results

1969-01-11
France 3–6 Scotland
Pen.: VillepreuxTries: J. Telfer
Pen.: Blaikie
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Attendance: 28,576
Referee: G. C. Lamb (England)
1969-01-25
Ireland 17–9 France
Tries: Moroney
Con.: Moroney
Pen.: Moroney (3)
Drops: McGann		Tries: Trillo
Pen.: Villepreux (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: G. C. Lamb (England)
1969-02-01
Scotland 3–17 Wales
Pen. BlaikieTries: Edwards
John
Richards
Con.: Jarrett
Pen.: Jarrett (2)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)
1969-02-08
Ireland 17–15 England
Tries: Bresnihan
Murphy
Con.: Kiernan
Pen.: Kiernan (2)
Drops: McGann		Tries: Duckham
Pen.: Hiller (4)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: R. P. Burrell (Scotland)
1969-02-22
England 22–8 France
Tries: Fielding
Rollitt
Webb
Con.: Hiller (2)
Pen.: Hiller (3)		Tries: Bonal
Con.: Lacaze
Drops: Lacaze
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)
1969-02-22
Scotland 0–16 Ireland
Tries: Bresnihan
Duggan
Gibson
McGann
Con.: Moroney (2)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: M. Joseph (Wales)
1969-03-08
Wales 24–11 Ireland
Tries: Morris
Taylor
Watkins
D. Williams
Con.: Jarrett (3)
Pen.: Jarrett
Drops: John		Tries: Gibson
Con.: Kiernan
Pen.: Kiernan (2)
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: D. C. J. McMahon (Scotland)
1969-03-15
England 8–3 Scotland
Tries: Duckham (2)
Con.: Hiller		Pen.: P. Brown
Twickenham, London
Referee: C. Durand (France)
1969-03-22
France 8–8 Wales
Tries: Campaes
Con.: Villepreux
Pen.: Villepreux		Tries: Edwards
Richards
Con.: Jarrett
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Attendance: 34,657
Referee: R. P. Burrell (Scotland)
1969-04-12
Wales 30–9 England
Tries: John
Richards (4)
Con.: Jarrett (3)
Pen.: Jarrett (2)
Drops: John		Pen.: Hiller (3)
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)
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