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-ffith series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 11 and April 12. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Flag of Wales Wales 4 3 1 0 79 31 +48 7
2 Flag of Ireland Ireland 4 3 0 1 61 48 +13 6
3 Flag of England England 4 2 0 2 54 58 −4 4
4 Flag of Scotland Scotland 4 1 0 3 12 44 −34 2
5 Flag of France France 4 0 1 3 28 53 −25 1

[edit] Results

1969-01-11
France Flag of France 3–6 Flag of Scotland Scotland Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
1969-01-25
Ireland Flag of Ireland 17–9 Flag of France France Lansdowne Road, Dublin
1969-02-01
Scotland Flag of Scotland 3–17 Flag of Wales Wales Murrayfield, Edinburgh
1969-02-08
Ireland Flag of Ireland 17–15 Flag of England England Lansdowne Road, Dublin
1969-02-22
England Flag of England 22–8 Flag of France France Twickenham, London
1969-02-22
Scotland Flag of Scotland 0–16 Flag of Ireland Ireland Murrayfield, Edinburgh
1969-03-08
Wales Flag of Wales 24–11 Flag of Ireland Ireland National Stadium, Cardiff
1969-03-15
England Flag of England 8–3 Flag of Scotland Scotland Twickenham, London
1969-03-22
France Flag of France 8–8 Flag of Wales Wales Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
1969-04-12
Wales Flag of Wales 30–9 Flag of England England National Stadium, Cardiff


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Preceded by
1968 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1969
Succeeded by
1970 Five Nations