Five Nations 1980

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Five Nations 1980
Number of nations 5
winner EnglandEngland England (18th title)
Opening game January 19, 1980
Tournament end March 15, 1980
Games 10
Points 316  (⌀: 31.6 per game)
tries 40  (⌀: 4 per game)
Most of the points IrelandIreland Ollie Campbell (40)
Most attempts EnglandEngland John Carleton (4)
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The 1980 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place on five game days between January 19 and March 15. The tournament winner was England , which made it to the eighth Grand Slam with victories against all other participants , and the Triple Crown with victories against all British teams .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points 		Table
points
EnglandEngland England 4th 4th 0 0 80:48 8th
IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 2 0 2 70:65 4th
Wales Wales 4th 2 0 2 50:45 4th
FranceFrance France 4th 1 0 3 55:75 2
ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 1 0 3 61:83 2

Results

First round:

date place encounter Result
January 19th Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - France 18: 9
January 19th Twickenham Stadium , London England - Ireland 24: 9

Second round:

date place encounter Result
February 2nd Parc des Princes , Paris France - England 13:17
February 2nd Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - Scotland 22:15

Third round:

date place encounter Result
February 16 Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - France 22:14
February 16 Twickenham Stadium, London England - Wales 9: 8

Fourth round:

date place encounter Result
1st March Parc des Princes, Paris France - Ireland 19:18
1st March Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Wales - Scotland 17:16

Fifth round:

date place encounter Result
March, 15 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland - Wales 21: 7
March, 15 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - England 18:30

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