1969 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:
NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
TwickenhamLondonnoneDick Greenwood
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesFernand CazenaveChristian Carrère/Marcel Puget/Walter Spanghero
Lansdowne RoadDublinRonnie DawsonTom Kiernan
MurrayfieldEdinburghnoneJim Telfer
National StadiumCardiffClive RowlandsBrian Price/Gareth Edwards

Table

Squads

Results