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1969 Five Nations Championship
Rugby union competition
Rugby union competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1969 Five Nations Championship |
| date | 11 January - 12 April 1969 |
| countries | |
| champions | |
| count | 16 |
| triple crown | (11th title) |
| matches | 10 |
| tries | 31 |
| top point scorer | ENG Bob Hiller (36) |
| top try scorer | WAL 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:
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham | London | none | Dick Greenwood | |
| Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Fernand Cazenave | Christian Carrère/Marcel Puget/Walter Spanghero | |
| Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Ronnie Dawson | Tom Kiernan | |
| Murrayfield | Edinburgh | none | Jim Telfer | |
| National Stadium | Cardiff | Clive Rowlands | Brian Price/Gareth Edwards |
Table
Squads
Results
date = 1969-01-11| home = | score = 3–6 | away = | homescore = Pen.: Villepreux | awayscore = Tries: J. Telfer Pen.: Blaikie | stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | attendance = 28,576 | referee = G. C. Lamb (England)}}
date = 1969-01-25| home = | score = 17–9 | away = | homescore = Tries: Moroney Con.: Moroney Pen.: Moroney (3) Drops: McGann | awayscore = Tries: Trillo Pen.: Villepreux (2) | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = 50,000 | referee = G. C. Lamb (England)}}
date = 1969-02-01| home = | score = 3–17 | away = | homescore = Pen. Blaikie | awayscore = Tries: Edwards John Richards Con.: Jarrett Pen.: Jarrett (2) | stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)}}
date = 1969-02-08| home = | score = 17–15 | away = | homescore = Tries: Bresnihan Murphy Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan (2) Drops: McGann | awayscore = Tries: Duckham Pen.: Hiller (4) | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = | referee = R. P. Burrell (Scotland)}}
date = 1969-02-22| home = | score = 22–8 | away = | homescore = Tries: Fielding Rollitt Webb Con.: Hiller (2) Pen.: Hiller (3) | awayscore = Tries: Bonal Con.: Lacaze Drops: Lacaze | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = 65,000 | referee = D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)}}
date = 1969-02-22| home = | score = 0–16 | away = | homescore = | awayscore = Tries: Bresnihan Duggan Gibson McGann Con.: Moroney (2) | stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = M. Joseph (Wales)}}
date = 1969-03-08| home = | score = 24–11 | away = | homescore = Tries: Morris Taylor Watkins D. Williams Con.: Jarrett (3) Pen.: Jarrett Drops: John | awayscore = Tries: Gibson Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan (2) | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = 29,000 | referee = D. C. J. McMahon (Scotland)}}
date = 1969-03-15| home = | score = 8–3 | away = | homescore = Tries: Duckham (2) Con.: Hiller | awayscore = Pen.: P. Brown | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = | referee = C. Durand (France)}}
date = 1969-03-22| home = | score = 8–8 | away = | homescore = Tries: Campaes Con.: Villepreux Pen.: Villepreux | awayscore = Tries: Edwards Richards Con.: Jarrett | stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | attendance = 34,657 | referee = R. P. Burrell (Scotland)}}
date = 1969-04-12| home = | score = 30–9 | away = | homescore = Tries: John Richards (4) Con.: Jarrett (3) Pen.: Jarrett (2) Drops: John | awayscore = Pen.: Hiller (3) | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = 29,000 | referee = D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)}}
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