1974 Five Nations Championship

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The 1974 Five Nations Championship was the forty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eightieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between January 19 and March 16. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The championship was won by Ireland, the team's eighth title (excluding seven other titles, which had been shared with other teams).

[edit] Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Ireland	4	2	1	1	50	45	+5	5
2	Scotland	4	2	0	2	41	35	+6	4
2	France	4	1	2	1	43	41	+2	4
2	Wales	4	1	2	1	43	53	−10	4
5	England	4	1	1	2	63	66	−3	3

[edit] Results

1974-01-19
	France	9–6	Ireland	Parc des Princes, Paris

1974-01-19
	Wales	6–0	Scotland	National Stadium, Cardiff

1974-02-02
	Ireland	9–9	Wales	Lansdowne Road, Dublin

1974-02-02
	Scotland	16–14	England	Murrayfield, Edinburgh

1974-02-16
	Wales	16–16	France	National Stadium, Cardiff

1974-02-16
	England	21–26	Ireland	Twickenham, London

1974-03-02
	Ireland	9–6	Scotland	Lansdowne Road, Dublin

1974-03-02
	France	12–12	England	Parc des Princes, Paris

1974-03-16
	Scotland	19–6	France	Murrayfield, Edinburgh

1974-03-16
	England	16–12	Wales	Twickenham, London

[edit] External links

• 1974 Five Nations Results

[edit] External links

Rugby union Portal

• The official RBS Six Nations Site

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