1968 Five Nations Championship

1968 Five Nations Championship
Date 13 January 1968 - 23 March 1968
Countries  England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  France (5th title)
Grand Slam  France (1st title)
Calcutta Cup  England
Matches played 10
1967 (Previous) (Next) 1969

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.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 France 44005230+228
2 Ireland 42113837+15
3 England 4121374034
4 Wales 4112313433
5 Scotland 40041835170

Results

1968-01-13
Scotland  68  France
1968-01-20
England  1111  Wales
1968-02-03
Wales  50  Scotland
1968-02-10
England  99  Ireland
1968-02-24
Ireland  146  Scotland
1968-03-09
Ireland  96  Wales
1968-03-16
Scotland  68  England
1968-03-23
Wales  914  France

External links

Preceded by
1967 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1968
Succeeded by
1969 Five Nations
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