Five Nations 1972
| Five Nations 1972 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner | Tournament not finished |
| Opening game | 15th January 1972 |
| Tournament end | March 25, 1972 |
| Games | 8th |
| Points | 249 (⌀: 31.13 per game) |
| tries | 28 (⌀: 3.5 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Barry John (32)
|
| Most attempts |
 Bernard Duprat (4)
|
| ← Five Nations 1971 | |
| Five Nations 1973 → | |
The 1972 edition of the annual rugby union tournament Five Nations (since 2000 Six Nations ) had to end prematurely because of the Northern Ireland conflict, so there was no winner. After Bloody Sunday in Derry , the British Embassy in Dublin was burned down by an angry mob and numerous players had received threatening letters. Scotland and Wales refused to play for the upcoming away games in Ireland and justified this with the lack of security.
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67:21 | 6th |
 Ireland
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30:21 | 4th |
 Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55:53 | 4th |
|
France
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 61:66 | 2 |
 England
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 36:88 | 0 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. January | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 20: 9 |
| 15. January | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Wales | 3:12 |
| January 29th | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Ireland | 9:14 |
| February 5th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 35:12 |
| February 12th | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Ireland | 12:16 |
| February 26th | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - England | 37:12 |
| March 18th | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 23: 9 |
| 25th March | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - France | 20: 6 |