Five Nations 1970
| Five Nations 1970 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
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|
| Opening game | January 10, 1970 |
| Tournament end | April 18, 1970 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 222 (⌀: 22.2 per game) |
| tries | 38 (⌀: 3.8 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Bob Hiller (15)
|
| Most attempts |
Jean-Marie Bonal Benoît Dauga Jean-Pierre Lux Dai Morris (2 each)
 |
| ← Five Nations 1969 | |
| Five Nations 1971 → | |
The 1970 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 10 and April 18. Tournament winners were jointly France and Wales (according to the tournament mode at that time, the point difference was irrelevant).
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
France
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60:33 | 6th |
|
Wales
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 46:42 | 6th |
 Ireland
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33:28 | 4th |
 Scotland
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43:50 | 2 |
|
England
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40:69 | 2 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. January | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 9:11 |
| January 24th | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Ireland | 8-0 |
| February 7th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 18: 9 |
| 14th of February | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Ireland | 9: 3 |
| February 28 | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Wales | 13:17 |
| February 28 | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 16:11 |
| the 14th of March | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 14: 0 |
| March 21st | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 14: 5 |
| 4. April | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - France | 11: 6 |
| April 18 | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - England | 35:13 |