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1968 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition


Rugby union competition

FieldValue
name1968 Five Nations Championship
date13 January - 23 March 1968
countries
champions
count5
grand slam(1st title)
matches10
tries19
top point scorerENG Bob Hiller (22)
top try scorerFRA André Campaes (2)
WAL Keri Jones (2)
previous year1967
previous tournament1967 Five Nations Championship
next year1969
next tournament1969 Five Nations Championship

WAL Keri Jones (2)

The 1968 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It marked the first Grand Slam victory for France.

Participants

The teams involved were:

**Nation****Venue****City****Head coach****Captain**
TwickenhamLondon*none*Colin McFadyean/Mike Weston
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean PratChristian Carrère
Lansdowne RoadDublin*none*Tom Kiernan
MurrayfieldEdinburgh*none*Pringle Fisher/Jim Telfer
National StadiumCardiff*none*Norman Gale/Gareth Edwards/John Dawes

Table

Squads

Results

date = 1968-01-13| home = | score = 6–8 | away = | homescore = Tries: Keith Pen.: Wilson| awayscore = Tries: Campaes Duprat Con.: G. Camberabero| stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = 45,000 | referee = K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)}}

date = 1968-01-20| home = | score = 11–11 | away = | homescore = Tries: McFadyean Redwood Con. Hiller Pen.: Hiller| awayscore = Tries: Edwards Wanbon Con.: Jarrett Drops: John| stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = 70,000 | referee = D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)}}

date = 1968-01-27| home = | score = 16–6 | away = | homescore = Tries: Campaes Dauga Con.: Villepreux (2) Pen.: Villepreux Drops: Gachassin| awayscore = Pen.: McCombe (2)| stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | attendance = 28,148 | referee = G. C. Lamb (England)}}

date = 1968-02-03| home = | score = 5–0 | away = | homescore = Tries: Jones Con.: Jarrett| awayscore = | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = | referee = G. C. Lamb (England)}}

date = 1968-02-10| home = | score = 9–9 | away = | homescore = Pen.: Hiller (2) Drops: Finlan| awayscore = Pen.: Kiernan (3)| stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = 70,000 | referee = M. Joseph (Wales)}}

date = 1968-02-24| home = | score = 14–9 | away = | homescore = Tries: Gachassin Con.: G. Camberabero Pen.: G. Camberabero Drops: L. Camberabero Lacaze| awayscore = Pen.: Hiller (2) Drops: Weston| stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | attendance = 22,456 | referee = H. B. Laidlaw (Scotland)}}

date = 1968-02-24| home = | score = 14–6 | away = | homescore = Tries: Bresnihan Duggan (2) Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan| awayscore = Pen.: Wilson (2)| stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = | referee = M. Joseph (Wales)}}

date = 1968-03-09| home = | score = 9–6 | away = | homescore = Tries: M. Doyle Pen.: Kiernan Drops: Gibson| awayscore = Pen.: Rees Drops: Edwards| stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = | referee = M. H. Titcomb (England)}}

date = 1968-03-16| home = | score = 6–8 | away = | homescore = Pen.: Wilson Drops: Connell| awayscore = Tries: Coulman Con. Hiller Pen.: Hiller| stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)}}

date = 1968-03-23| home = | score = 9–14 | away = | homescore = Tries: Jones Pen.: Rees (2)| awayscore = Tries: L. Camberabero Carrère Con.: G. Camberabero Pen.: G. Camberabero Drops: G. Camberabero| stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = 55,000 | referee = H. B. Laidlaw (Scotland)}}

References

References

  1. [http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/match_results.html?id=569;type=tournament 1968 Five Nations Championship at ESPN]
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