1968 Five Nations Championship


The 1968 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It marked the first Grand Slam victory for France.

Participants

The teams involved were:
NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
TwickenhamLondonnoneColin McFadyean/Mike Weston
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesJean PratChristian Carrère
Lansdowne RoadDublinnoneTom Kiernan
MurrayfieldEdinburghnonePringle Fisher/Jim Telfer
National StadiumCardiffnoneNorman Gale/Gareth Edwards/John Dawes

Table

Squads

Results