| 1970 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 10 January - 18 April 1970 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France and Wales | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 38 (3.8 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Bob Hiller (15) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Jean-Marie Bonal (2) Benoît Dauga (2) Jean-Pierre Lux (2) Dai Morris (2) | ||
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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 JPR 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
The teams involved were:
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 6 |
| 1 | Wales |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Ireland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 4 |
| 4 | Scotland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 2 |
| 4 | England |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 2 |
Squads
Results
| 1970-01-10 |
| Scotland | 9–11 | France |
| Tries: Smith Pen.: Lauder (2) | Report (Page 5) | Tries: Dauga Lux Con.: Paries Drops: Paries |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 40,000 Referee: G. C. Lamb (England) |
| 1970-01-24 |
| France | 8–0 | Ireland |
| Tries: Sillieres Con.: Paries Drops: Paries | Report (Page 5) |
| Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes Attendance: 35,915 Referee: R. F. Johnson (England) |
| 1970-02-07 |
| Wales | 18–9 | Scotland |
| Tries: Daniel Dawes Llewelyn Morris Con.: Daniel Edwards (2) | Tries: Robertson Pen.: Lauder Drops: Robertson |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: D. P. d'Arcy (Ireland) |
| 1970-02-14 |
| England | 9–3 | Ireland |
| Tries: Shackleton Drops: Hiller (2) | Pen.: Kiernan |
| Twickenham, London Referee: A. R. Lewis (Wales) |
| 1970-02-28 |
| England | 13–17 | Wales |
| Tries: Duckham Novak Con.: Hiller (2) Pen.: Hiller | Tries: Davies Hopkins John J.P.R. Williams Con.: J.P.R. Williams Drops: John |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Robert Calmet (France), after halftime, Johnny Johnson (England) |
| 1970-02-28 |
| Ireland | 16–11 | Scotland |
| Tries: Brown Gibson Goodall Molloy Con.: Kiernan (2) | Tries: Lauder M. Smith Con.: I. Smith Drops: Robertson |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: C. Durand (France) |
| 1970-03-14 |
| Ireland | 14–0 | Wales |
| Tries: Duggan Goodall Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan Drops: McGann |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: G. C. Lamb (England) |
| 1970-03-21 |
| Scotland | 14–5 | England |
| Tries: Biggar Turner Con.: P. Brown Pen.: P. Brown (2) | Tries: Spencer Con.: Hiller |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: M. Joseph (Wales) |
| 1970-04-04 |
| Wales | 11–6 | France |
| Tries: Morris Con.: J.P.R. Williams Pen.: J.P.R. Williams (2) | Tries: Bonal Cantoni |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 52,000 Referee: K. D. Kelleher (Ireland) |
| 1970-04-18 |
| France | 35–13 | England |
| Tries: Berot Bonal Bourgarel Dauga Lux Trillo Con.: Villepreux (4) Pen.: Villepreux Drops: Berot Villepreux | Tries: Spencer Taylor Con.: Jorden (2) Pen.: Jorden |
| Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes Attendance: 34,079 Referee: W. K. M. Jones (Wales) |