Five Nations 1968
| Five Nations 1968 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
 France (5th title)
|
| Opening game | January 13, 1968 |
| Tournament end | March 23, 1968 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 176 (⌀: 17.6 per game) |
| tries | 19 (⌀: 1.9 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Bob Hiller (22)
|
| Most attempts |
André Campaes Keri Jones (2 each)
 |
| ← Five Nations 1967 | |
| Five Nations 1969 → | |
The 1968 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 13th and March 23rd. The tournament winner was France , which made it to the Grand Slam for the first time with victories against all other teams .
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
France
|
4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 52:30 | 8th |
 Ireland
|
4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38:37 | 5 |
|
England
|
4th | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37:40 | 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31:34 | 3 |
 Scotland
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 18:35 | 0 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13th January | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 6: 8 |
| January 20th | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Wales | 11:11 |
| January 27th | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Ireland | 16: 6 |
| 3 February | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 5-0 |
| February 10th | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Ireland | 9: 9 |
| February 24th | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - England | 14: 9 |
| February 24th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 14: 6 |
| 9th March | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 9: 6 |
| March 16 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 6: 8 |
| March 23 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - France | 9:14 |