1969 Five Nations Championship

1969 Five Nations Championship
Date11 January - 12 April 1969
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Wales (16th title)
Triple Crown Wales (11th title)
Matches played10
Tries scored31 (3.1 per match)
Top point scorer(s)England Bob Hiller (36)
Top try scorer(s)Wales Maurice Richards (6)
1968 (Previous) (Next) 1970

The 1969 Five Nations Championship was the fortieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 11 January and 12 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Ireland missed out on a second Grand Slam after losing to Wales at Cardiff Arms Park.


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