1969 Five Nations Championship

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1969 Five Nations Championship
Date 11 January 1969 - 12 April 1969
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  Wales (16th title)
Triple Crown  Wales (11th title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
1968 (Previous) (Next) 1970

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.

Table

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

Results

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

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Preceded by Five Nations Championship
1969
Succeeded by
1970 Five Nations