1981 Five Nations Championship
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| 1981 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 17 January – 21 March 1981 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |  France (7th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | France (3rd title) | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 25 (2.5 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer | Dusty Hare (30) | ||
| Top try scorers | France Laurent Pardo (2) Steve Munro (2) | ||
| |||
The 1981 Five Nations Championship was the 52nd series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 87th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 17 January and 21 March.
France were the winners, winning the championship outright for the eighth time. They had also shared the title on four other occasions. In winning all their four matches they also won the Grand Slam for the third time.
Participants
[edit]Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 8 |
| 2 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 4 |
| 2 | Wales | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Squads
[edit]Results
[edit]| 17 January 1981 |
| France | 16–9 | Scotland |
| Try: Blanco Bertranne Con: Caussade Pen: Gabernet Viviès | Try: Rutherford Con: Renwick Pen: Irvine |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 44,448 Referee: K. Rowlands (Wales) |
| 17 January 1981 |
| Wales | 21–19 | England |
| Try: Davis Con: Fenwick Pen: Fenwick (4) Drop: Davies | Try: Hare Pen: Hare (5) |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: J. B. Anderson (Scotland) |
| 7 February 1981 |
| Ireland | 13–19 | France |
| Try: MacNeill Pen: Campbell (3) | Try: Pardo Pen: Laporte (2) Gabernet Drop: Laporte (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: C. Norling (Wales) |
| 7 February 1981 |
| Scotland | 15–6 | Wales |
| Try: Tomes Penalty try Con: Renwick (2) Pen: Renwick | Pen: Fenwick (2) |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland) |
| 21 February 1981 |
| Wales | 9–8 | Ireland |
| Pen: Evans (2) Drop: Pearce | Try: Slattery MacNeill |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: F. Palmade (France) |
| 21 February 1981 |
| England | 23–17 | Scotland |
| Try: Davies Slemen Woodward Con: Hare Pen: Hare (3) | Try: Munro (2) Calder Con: Irvine Pen: Irvine |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland) |
| 7 March 1981 |
| France | 19–15 | Wales |
| Try: Gabernet Pen: Laporte (3) Gabernet (2) | Try: Richards Con: Evans Pen: Evans (3) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,249 Referee: A. Welsby (England) |
| 7 March 1981 |
| Ireland | 6–10 | England |
| Drop: Campbell MacNeill | Try: Dodge Rose Con: Rose |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: J. P. Bonnett (France) |
| 21 March 1981 |
| England | 12–16 | France |
| Pen: Rose (4) | Try: Lacans Pardo Con: Laporte Drop: Laporte (2) |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Alan Hosie (Scotland) |
| 21 March 1981 |
| Scotland | 10–9 | Ireland |
| Try: Hay Pen: Irvine Drop: Rutherford | Try: Irwin Con: Campbell Pen: Campbell |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: L. M. Prideaux (England) |
External links
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| 1981 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 17 January – 21 March 1981 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland.svg/1280px-Flag_of_France_(1976%E2%80%932020).svg.png){kind=small} France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |  France (7th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | France (3rd title) | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 25 (2.5 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer | Dusty Hare (30) | ||
| Top try scorers | France Laurent Pardo (2) Steve Munro (2) | ||
| |||
The 1981 Five Nations Championship was the 52nd series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 87th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 17 January and 21 March.
France were the winners, winning the championship outright for the eighth time. They had also shared the title on four other occasions. In winning all their four matches they also won the Grand Slam for the third time.
Participants
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 8 |
| 2 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 4 |
| 2 | Wales | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Squads
Results
| 17 January 1981 |
| France | 16–9 | Scotland |
| Try: Blanco Bertranne Con: Caussade Pen: Gabernet Viviès | Try: Rutherford Con: Renwick Pen: Irvine |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 44,448 Referee: K. Rowlands (Wales) |
| 17 January 1981 |
| Wales | 21–19 | England |
| Try: Davis Con: Fenwick Pen: Fenwick (4) Drop: Davies | Try: Hare Pen: Hare (5) |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: J. B. Anderson (Scotland) |
| 7 February 1981 |
| Ireland | 13–19 | France |
| Try: MacNeill Pen: Campbell (3) | Try: Pardo Pen: Laporte (2) Gabernet Drop: Laporte (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 51,000 Referee: C. Norling (Wales) |
| 7 February 1981 |
| Scotland | 15–6 | Wales |
| Try: Tomes Penalty try Con: Renwick (2) Pen: Renwick | Pen: Fenwick (2) |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland) |
| 21 February 1981 |
| Wales | 9–8 | Ireland |
| Pen: Evans (2) Drop: Pearce | Try: Slattery MacNeill |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: F. Palmade (France) |
| 21 February 1981 |
| England | 23–17 | Scotland |
| Try: Davies Slemen Woodward Con: Hare Pen: Hare (3) | Try: Munro (2) Calder Con: Irvine Pen: Irvine |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland) |
| 7 March 1981 |
| France | 19–15 | Wales |
| Try: Gabernet Pen: Laporte (3) Gabernet (2) | Try: Richards Con: Evans Pen: Evans (3) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,249 Referee: A. Welsby (England) |
| 7 March 1981 |
| Ireland | 6–10 | England |
| Drop: Campbell MacNeill | Try: Dodge Rose Con: Rose |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: J. P. Bonnett (France) |
| 21 March 1981 |
| England | 12–16 | France |
| Pen: Rose (4) | Try: Lacans Pardo Con: Laporte Drop: Laporte (2) |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Alan Hosie (Scotland) |
| 21 March 1981 |
| Scotland | 10–9 | Ireland |
| Try: Hay Pen: Irvine Drop: Rutherford | Try: Irwin Con: Campbell Pen: Campbell |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: L. M. Prideaux (England) |
External links
- The official RBS Six Nations Site