1981 Five Nations Championship
| 1981 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 17 January 1981 - 21 March 1981 | ||
| Countries |
 England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |
France (7th title) | ||
| Grand Slam |
France (3rd title) | ||
| Calcutta Cup |
England | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1981 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-seventh 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
The teams involved were:
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| England |
Twickenham | London | Mike Davies |
| France |
Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux |
| Ireland |
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Tom Kiernan |
| Scotland |
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Jim Telfer |
| Wales |
National Stadium | Cardiff | John Lloyd |
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 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 |
Results
| 1981-01-17 |
| France |
16–9 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Blanco Bertranne c Con: Caussade Pen: Vivies Gabernet |
Tries: Rutherford c Con: Renwick Pen: Irvine |
| 1981-01-17 |
| Wales |
21–19 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Davis c Con: Fenwick Pen: Fenwick (4) Drop: Davies |
Tries: Hare Pen: Hare (5) |
| 1981-02-07 |
| Ireland |
13–19 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: MacNeill Pen: Campbell (3) |
Tries: Pardo Pen: Laporte (2) Gabernet Drop: Laporte (2) |
| 1981-02-21 |
| England |
23–17 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Woodward c Slemen Davies Con: Hare Pen: Hare (3) |
Tries: Munro Munro c Calder Con: Irvine Pen: Irvine |
| 1981-03-07 |
| France |
19–15 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Gabernet Pen: Laporte (3) Gabernet (2) |
Tries: Richards c Con: Evans Pen: Evans (2) |
| 1981-03-21 |
| Scotland |
10–9 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Hay Pen: Irvine Drop: Rutherford |
Tries: Irwin Con: Campbell Pen: Campbell |
| Preceded by 1980 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1981 |
Succeeded by 1982 Five Nations |
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