Five Nations 1975

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Five Nations 1975
Number of nations 5
winner Wales Wales (18th title)
Opening game 18th January 1975
Tournament end March 15, 1975
Games 10
Points 281  (⌀: 28.1 per game)
tries 36  (⌀: 3.6 per game)
Most of the points IrelandIreland Billy McCombe (26)
Most attempts WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Gerald Davies (3)
Five Nations 1974
Five Nations 1976

The 1975 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place on five match days between January 18 and March 15. The tournament winner was Wales .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
Wales Wales 4th 3 0 1 87:30 6th
ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 2 0 2 47:40 4th
IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 2 0 2 54:67 4th
FranceFrance France 4th 2 0 2 53:79 4th
EnglandEngland England 4th 1 0 3 40:65 2

Results

First round:

date place encounter Result
January 18th Parc des Princes , Paris France - Wales 10:25
January 18th Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - England 12: 9

Second round:

date place encounter Result
February 1st Twickenham Stadium , London England - France 20:27
February 1st Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - Ireland 20:13

Third round:

date place encounter Result
February 15th Parc des Princes, Paris France - Scotland 10: 9
February 15th Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - England 20: 4

Fourth round:

date place encounter Result
1st March Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland - France 25: 6
1st March Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - Wales 12:10

Fifth round:

date place encounter Result
March, 15 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Wales - Ireland 32: 4
March, 15 Twickenham Stadium, London England - Scotland 7: 6

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