1978 Five Nations Championship

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The 1978 version of the Five Nations Championship was held over a period of two months, from January 21 to March 18, 1978. The tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The championship was won by Wales, the twentieth time the team won the competition outright. The Welsh had won another nine titles, which were shared with other teams.Having won all four of their games, Wales also won the Grand Slam, the seventh occasion the team did so. Victories over England, Ireland and Scotland (the Home Nations), also meant Wales won the Triple Crown for the third consecutive time, a record, given no other team had ever won the Triple Crown more than twice in a row. It was Wales' fifteenth in total, also a record, surpassing the fourteen won by England.

[edit] Standings

	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Wales	4	4	0	0	67	43	24	8
France	4	3	0	1	51	47	4	6
England	4	2	0	2	42	33	9	4
Ireland	4	1	0	3	46	54	-8	2
Scotland	4	0	0	4	39	68	-29	0

[edit] Scorelines

January 21, 1978		France	15–6	England		Parc des Princes, Paris
January 21, 1978		Ireland	12–9	Scotland		Lansdowne Road, Dublin
February 4, 1978		Scotland	16–19	France		Murrayfield, Edinburgh
February 4, 1978		England	6–9	Wales		Twickenham, London
February 18, 1978		Wales	22–14	Scotland		Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
February 18, 1978		France	10–9	Ireland		Parc des Princes, Paris
March 4, 1974		Scotland	0–15	England		Murrayfield, Edinburgh
March 4, 1974		Ireland	16–20	Wales		Lansdowne Road, Dublin
March 18, 1974		Wales	16–7	France		Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
March 18, 1978		England	15–9	Ireland		Twickenham, London
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