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1970 Five Nations Championship
Rugby union competition
Rugby union competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1970 Five Nations Championship |
| date | 10 January - 18 April 1970 |
| countries | |
| champions | and |
| matches | 10 |
| tries | 38 |
| top point scorer | ENG Bob Hiller (15) |
| top try scorer | FRA Jean-Marie Bonal (2) |
| FRA Benoît Dauga (2) | |
| FRA Jean-Pierre Lux (2) | |
| WAL Dai Morris (2) | |
| previous year | 1969 |
| previous tournament | 1969 Five Nations Championship |
| next year | 1971 |
| next tournament | 1971 Five Nations Championship |
FRA Benoît Dauga (2) FRA Jean-Pierre Lux (2) WAL Dai Morris (2)
The 1970 Five Nations Championship was the forty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-sixth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 18 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The England v Wales game at Twickenham was notable for two injuries. Robert Calmet, the French referee, had to leave the field at half time and was replaced by Johnny Johnson of England. Then, with 15 minutes to go, Gareth Edwards of Wales left the field injured. In doing so, it was the only time in his Welsh international career that Edwards failed to finish a game. Chico Hopkins of Maesteg took over, and not only set up a try for J. P. R. Williams, but then helped create history when he scored himself in injury time. It was the first try scored by a replacement player, to be awarded by a replacement referee at international level.
Participants
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham Stadium | London | Don White | Bob Hiller | |
| Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | Colombes | Fernand Cazenave | Christian Carrère | |
| Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Ronnie Dawson | Tom Kiernan | |
| Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | *none* | Jim Telfer | |
| National Stadium | Cardiff | Clive Rowlands | Gareth Edwards |
Table
Squads
Results
date = 1970-01-10| home = | score = 9–11 | away = | report = Report (Page 5) | homescore = Tries: Smith Pen.: Lauder (2) | awayscore = Tries: Dauga Lux Con.: Pariès Drops: Pariès | stadium = Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | attendance = 40,000 | referee = G. C. Lamb (England)}}
date = 1970-01-24| home = | score = 8–0 | away = | report = Report (Page 5) | homescore = Tries: Sillières Con.: Pariès Drops: Pariès | awayscore = | stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | attendance = 35,915 | referee = R. F. Johnson (England)}}
date = 1970-02-07| home = | score = 18–9 | away = | homescore = Tries: Daniel Dawes Llewelyn Morris Con.: Daniel Edwards (2) | awayscore = Tries: Robertson Pen.: Lauder Drops: Robertson | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = | referee = D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland)}}
date = 1970-02-14| home = | score = 9–3 | away = | homescore = Tries: Shackleton Drops: Hiller (2) | awayscore = Pen.: Kiernan | stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London | attendance = | referee = A. R. Lewis (Wales)}}
date = 1970-02-28| home = | score = 13–17 | away = | homescore = Tries: Duckham Novak Con.: Hiller (2) Pen.: Hiller | awayscore = Tries: Davies Hopkins John J. P. R. Williams Con.: J. P. R. Williams Drops: John | stadium = Twickenham Stadium, London | attendance = 70,000 | referee= Robert Calmet (France), after halftime, Johnny Johnson (England)}}
date = 1970-02-28| home = | score = 16–11 | away = | homescore = Tries: Brown Gibson Goodall Molloy Con.: Kiernan (2) | awayscore = Tries: Lauder M. Smith Con.: I. Smith Drops: Robertson | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = C. Durand (France)}}
date = 1970-03-14| home = | score = 14–0 | away = | homescore = Tries: Duggan Goodall Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan Drops: McGann | awayscore = | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = | referee = G. C. Lamb (England)}}
date = 1970-03-21| home = | score = 14–5 | away = | homescore = Tries: Biggar Turner Con.: P. Brown Pen.: P. Brown (2) | awayscore = Tries: Spencer Con.: Hiller | stadium = Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = M. Joseph (Wales)}}
date = 1970-04-04| home = | score = 11–6 | away = | homescore = Tries: Morris Con.: J. P. R. Williams Pen.: J. P. R. Williams (2) | awayscore = Tries: Bonal Cantoni | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = 52,000 | referee = K. D. Kelleher (Ireland)}}
date = 1970-04-18| home = | score = 35–13 | away = | homescore = Tries: Bérot Bonal Bourgarel Dauga Lux Trillo Con.: Villepreux (4) Pen.: Villepreux Drops: Bérot Villepreux | awayscore = Tries: Spencer Taylor Con.: Jorden (2) Pen.: Jorden | stadium = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | attendance = 34,079 | referee = W. K. M. Jones (Wales)}}
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