1976 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition

1976 Five Nations Championship

Date| 10 January - 20 March 1976
Countries|  England
Ireland
France
Scotland
Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions|  Wales (19th title)
Grand Slam|  Wales (7th title)
Triple Crown|  Wales (13th title)
Matches played| 10
Tries scored| 30 (3 per match)
Top point scorer(s)|  Phil Bennett (38)
Top try scorer(s)|  Gareth Edwards (3)
| ← 1975 (Previous) | (Next) 1977 →

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The 1976 Five Nations Championship was the 47th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 82nd series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 10 January and 20 March.

Wales won their 19th title, with a Grand Slam, and the Triple Crown.

The Scotland vs France game was played one week earlier than the England vs Wales game, to allow the BBC to cover both the latter game, and the Ireland v. Australia game in Dublin on the same day. Bill Mclaren thus, unusually, commentated on the opening two games of a Five Nations Championship for the first time since the two games per weekend format was introduced in 1974.

## Participants

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Nation  | Venue  | City  | Head coach  | Captain

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England | Twickenham | London | Peter Colston | Tony Neary
France | Parc des Princes | Paris | Jean Desclaux | Jacques Fouroux
Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Roly Meates | Mike Gibson
Scotland | Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Bill Dickinson | Ian McLauchlan
Wales | National Stadium | Cardiff | John Dawes | Mervyn Davies

## Table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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1  |  Wales | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 102  | 37  | +65  | 8
2  |  France | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 82  | 37  | +45  | 6
3  |  Scotland | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 49  | 59  | −10  | 4
4  |  Ireland | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 31  | 87  | −56  | 2
5  |  England | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 42  | 86  | −44  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

## Squads

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For each nation's squad for the 1976 Five Nations Championship, see 1976 Five Nations Championship squads.

## Results

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10 January 1976

Scotland | 6–13|  France

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Pen: Renwick
Drop: Morgan| | Try: Dubertrand
Pen: Romeu (3)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: K. A. Pattinson (England)

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17 January 1976

England | 9–21|  Wales

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Pen: Hignell (3)| | Try: Edwards
J. P. R. Williams (2)
Con: Fenwick (3)
Pen: Martin
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: G. Domercq (France)

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7 February 1976

France | 26–3|  Ireland

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Try: Cholley
Fouroux
Pécune
Rives
Con: Bastiat
Romeu
Pen: Bastiat
Romeu| | Pen: Robbie
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 42,585
Referee: A. Welsby (England)

7 February 1976

Wales | 28–6|  Scotland

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Try: Edwards
Evans
J. J. Williams
Con: Bennett (2)
Pen: Bennett (3)
Drop: Fenwick| | Try: Irvine
Con: Morgan
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: A. Cuny (France)

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21 February 1976

Ireland | 9–34|  Wales

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Pen: McGann (3)| | Try: Bennett
Davies (2)
Edwards
Con: Bennett (3)
Pen: Bennett (3)
Martin
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: N. Sanson (Scotland)

21 February 1976

Scotland | 22–12|  England

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Try: Lawson (2)
Leslie
Con: Irvine (2)
Pen: Irvine (2)| | Try: Maxwell
Con: Old
Pen: Old (2)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: D. M. M. Lloyd (Wales)

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6 March 1976

Wales | 19–13|  France

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Try: J. J. Williams
Pen: Bennett (2)
Fenwick (2)
Martin| | Try: Averous
Gourdon
Con: Romeu
Pen: Romeu
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: J. R. West (Ireland)

6 March 1976

England | 12–13|  Ireland

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Pen: Old (4)| | Try: Grace
Pen: McGann (2)
Drop: McGann
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Alan Hosie (Scotland)

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20 March 1976

France | 30–9|  England

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Try: Bastiat
Fouroux
Gourdon
Paparemborde (2)
Romeu
Con: Romeu (3)| | Try: Dixon
Con: Butler
Pen: Butler
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 43,611
Referee: K. H. Clark (Ireland)

20 March 1976

Ireland | 6–15|  Scotland

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Pen: McGann (2)| | Pen: Irvine (4)
Drop: Wilson
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: M. S. Lewis (Wales)

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