Five Nations 1979

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Five Nations 1979
Number of nations 5
winner Wales Wales (21st title)
Opening game 20th January 1979
Tournament end March 17, 1979
Games 10
Points 258  (⌀: 25.8 per game)
tries 32  (⌀: 3.2 per game)
Most of the points WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Steve Fenwick (32)
Most attempts IrelandIreland Colin Patterson (3)
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The 1979 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place on five match days between January 20th and March 17th. Tournament winner was Wales , which also managed the Triple Crown with victories against all British teams .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points 		Table
points
Wales Wales 4th 3 0 1 83:51 6th
FranceFrance France 4th 2 1 1 50:46 5
IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 1 2 1 53:51 4th
EnglandEngland England 4th 1 1 2 24:52 3
ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 0 2 2 48:58 2

Results

First round:

date place encounter Result
January 20th Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - France 9: 9
January 20th Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - Wales 13:19

Second round:

date place encounter Result
3 February Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - Ireland 24:21
3 February Twickenham Stadium , London England - Scotland 7: 7

Third round:

date place encounter Result
February 17th Parc des Princes , Paris France - Wales 14:13
February 17th Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland - England 12: 7

Fourth round:

date place encounter Result
3 March Twickenham Stadium, London England - France 7: 6
3 March Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - Ireland 11:11

Fifth round:

date place encounter Result
17. March Parc des Princes, Paris France - Scotland 21:17
17. March Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Wales - England 27: 3

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