1977 Five Nations Championship
| 1977 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 15 January 1977 - 19 March 1977 | ||
| Countries |
 England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |
France (6th title) | ||
| Grand Slam |
France (2nd title) | ||
| Triple Crown |
Wales (14th title) | ||
| Calcutta Cup |
England | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 25 (2.5 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Phil Bennett (33) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) |
Bill Gammell (2) J.P.R. Williams (2) | ||
| |||
The 1977 Five Nations Championship was the forty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 15 January and 19 March.
France won the championship for the sixth time outright. Including shared titles this was France's tenth championship overall. France won the Grand Slam for the second time and did so with the same fifteen players in all four matches (a unique feat for a Grand Slam winner) and without conceding a try.[1][2] England, in 1913, are the only other Grand Slam winners not to concede a try.[3] France also registered the lowest points total, 58, of any Grand Slam winner in the four point-try era (1972–92).[2] Wales won the Triple Crown for the second consecutive season and the fourteenth time overall, equalling England's record of Triple Crown wins. They were the first Triple Crown winners to finish as runners-up in the championship.[1]
Participants
The teams involved were:
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| England |
Twickenham | London | Peter Colston |
| France |
Parc des Princes | Paris | Jean Desclaux |
| Ireland |
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Roly Meates |
| Scotland |
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Bill Dickinson |
| Wales |
National Stadium | Cardiff | John Dawes |
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | France |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 21 | +37 | 8 |
| 2 | Wales |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 6 |
| 3 | England |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 4 |
| 4 | Scotland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 2 |
| 5 | Ireland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 0 |
Squads
Results
| 1977-01-15 |
| Wales |
25–9 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Burgess Davies J.P.R. Williams Con.: Bennett (2) Pen.: Bennett (2) Drops: Fenwick |
Pen.: Gibson (3) |
| 1977-01-15 |
| England |
26–6 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Kent Slemen Uttley Young Con.: Hignell (2) Pen.: Hignell (2) |
Pen.: Irvine (2) |
| 1977-02-19 |
| Scotland |
21–18 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Gammell (2) Madsen Pen.: Irvine (2) Drops: Morgan |
Tries: Gibson Con.: Gibson Pen.: Gibson (2) Quinn Drops: Quinn |
| 1977-03-05 |
| France |
23–3 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Bertranne Harize Paco Paparemborde Con.: Romeu (2) Pen.: Romeu |
Pen.: Irvine (3) |
| 1977-03-19 |
| Scotland |
9–18 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Irvine Con.: Irvine Drops: McGeechan |
Tries: Bennett J.J. Williams Con.: Bennett (2) Pen.: Bennett (2) |
References
- 1 2 (Jenkins, p57)
- 1 2 Seeckts, Richard. "A frugal French victory". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ Griffiths, John. "A watertight defence". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- Jenkins, Vivian (1977). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1977-78. Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 57–68. ISBN 0-354-09020-8.
External links
| Preceded by 1976 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1977 |
Succeeded by 1978 Five Nations |