1980 Five Nations Championship

1980 Five Nations Championship
Date	19 January - 15 March 1980
Countries	England; Ireland; France; Scotland; Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (18th title)
Grand Slam	England (8th title)
Triple Crown	England (15th title)
Calcutta Cup	England
Matches played	10
Tries scored	40 (4 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Ollie Campbell (40)
Top try scorer(s)	John Carleton (4)
← 1979 (Previous)	(Next) 1981 →

The 1980 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-sixth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 19 January and 15 March.

England were the champions, winning the championship outright for the first time since 1963; they had also shared in the quintuple tie in 1973. It was England's eighteenth championship, excluding ten titles shared with other teams. In winning all four matches they won the Grand Slam for the eighth time, equalling the record held by Wales. It was England's first Grand Slam since 1957 and only their second since 1928. England's victories over Ireland, Wales and Scotland also gave them the Triple Crown for the first time since 1960 and the fifteenth time overall.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach	Captain
England	Twickenham	London	Mike Davis	Bill Beaumont
France	Parc des Princes	Paris	Jean Desclaux	Jean-Pierre Rives
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Tom Kiernan	Fergus Slattery
Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Jim Telfer	Mike Biggar/Andy Irvine
Wales	National Stadium	Cardiff	John Lloyd	Jeff Squire

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Table points
1	England	4	4	0	0	80	48	+32	8
2	Ireland	4	2	0	2	70	65	+5	4
2	Wales	4	2	0	2	50	45	+5	4
4	France	4	1	0	3	55	75	−20	2
4	Scotland	4	1	0	3	61	83	−22	2

Squads

Results

1980-01-19

Wales	18–9	France
Tries: Holmes Price Rees Richards Con.: G. Davies		Tries: Marchal Con.: Caussade Drops: Caussade

National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 53,749
Referee: Alan Hosie (Scotland)

1980-01-19

England	24–9	Ireland
Tries: Scott Slemen Smith Con.: Hare (3) Pen.: Hare (2)		Pen.: Campbell (3)

Twickenham, London
Referee: C. Thomas (Wales)

1980-02-02

France	13–17	England
Tries: Averous Rives Con.: Caussade Pen.: Caussade		Tries: Carleton Preston Pen.: Hare Drops: Horton (2)

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,251
Referee: C. Norling (Wales)

1980-02-02

Ireland	22–15	Scotland
Tries: Keane Kennedy Con.: Campbell Pen.: Campbell (3) Drops: Campbell		Tries: Johnston (2) Con.: Irvine (2) Pen.: Irvine

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: G. Chevrier (France)

1980-02-16

Scotland	22–14	France
Tries: Irvine (2) Rutherford Con.: Irvine Renwick Pen.: Irvine (2)		Tries: Gabernet Gallion Pen.: Gabernet Drops: Caussade

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: J. R. West (Ireland)

1980-02-16

England	9–8	Wales
Pen.: Hare (3)		Tries: Rees Squire

Twickenham, London
Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland)

1980-03-01

France	19–18	Ireland
Tries: Gourdon (2) Con.: Aguirre Pen.: Aguirre (2) Drops: Pedeutour		Tries: McLennan Con.: Campbell Pen.: Campbell (3) Drops: Campbell

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,239
Referee: Alan Hosie (Scotland)

1980-03-01

Wales	17–6	Scotland
Tries: Holmes Keen Richards Con.: Blyth Pen.: Fenwick		Tries: Renwick Con.: Irvine

National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: L. M. Prideaux (England)

1980-03-15

Ireland	21–7	Wales
Tries: Fitzgerald Irwin O'Driscoll Con.: Campbell (3) Pen.: Campbell		Tries: Blyth Pen.: Fenwick

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: L. M. Prideaux (England)

1980-03-15

Scotland	18–30	England
Tries: Rutherford Tomes Con.: Irvine (2) Pen.: Irvine (2)		Tries: Carleton (3) Slemen Smith Con.: Hare (2) Pen.: Hare (2)

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: J. P. Bonnet (France)

Preceded by 1979 Five Nations	Five Nations Championship 1980	Succeeded by 1981 Five Nations

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External links

The official RBS Six Nations Site

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