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Encyclopedia > 1978 Five Nations Championship

The 1978 version of the Five Nations Championship was held over a period of two months, from January 21 to March 18, 1978. The tournament was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The championship was won by Wales, the twentieth time the team won the competition outright. The Welsh had won another nine titles, which were shared with other teams.Having won all four of their games, Wales also won the Grand Slam, the seventh occasion the team did so. Victories over England, Ireland and Scotland (the Home Nations), also meant Wales won the Triple Crown for the third consecutive time, a record, given no other team had ever won the Triple Crown more than twice in a row. It was Wales' fifteenth in total, also a record, surpassing the fourteen won by England. The RBS 6 Nations Championship, (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons) known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition held between six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team (also... First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win Scotland 100 - Japan 8 (13 November 2004) Worst defeat Scotland 10 - South Africa 68 (6 December 1997) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result 4th 1991 The Scotland national rugby union team... First international England 30 - 0 Wales (19 February 1881) Largest win Japan 0 - 98 Wales (26 November 2004) Worst defeat South Africa 96 - 13 Wales (27 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Third 1987 The Wales national rugby union team (also referred to as the... A Grand Slam can be completed in two ways in rugby union. ... Home Nations (often written as the common noun home nations) is a term used to refer to the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — collectively but as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a state[]. The term is also used to... In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the national teams of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (also known as the Home Nations) as part of the Six Nations Championship. ...


Standings

Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Wales 4 4 0 0 67 43 24 8
France 4 3 0 1 51 47 4 6
England 4 2 0 2 42 33 9 4
Ireland 4 1 0 3 46 54 -8 2
Scotland 4 0 0 4 39 68 -29 0

Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ... First international England 30 - 0 Wales (19 February 1881) Largest win Japan 0 - 98 Wales (26 November 2004) Worst defeat South Africa 96 - 13 Wales (27 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Third 1987 The Wales national rugby union team (also referred to as the... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team (also... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_rugby. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win Scotland 100 - Japan 8 (13 November 2004) Worst defeat Scotland 10 - South Africa 68 (6 December 1997) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result 4th 1991 The Scotland national rugby union team...

Scorelines

January 21, 1978 France 15–6 England Parc des Princes, Paris
January 21, 1978 Ireland 12–9 Scotland Lansdowne Road, Dublin
February 4, 1978 Scotland 16–19 France Murrayfield, Edinburgh
February 4, 1978 England 6–9 Wales Twickenham, London
February 18, 1978 Wales 22–14 Scotland Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
February 18, 1978 France 10–9 Ireland Parc des Princes, Paris
March 4, 1974 Scotland 0–15 England Murrayfield, Edinburgh
March 4, 1974 Ireland 16–20 Wales Lansdowne Road, Dublin
March 18, 1974 Wales 16–7 France Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
March 18, 1978 England 15–9 Ireland Twickenham, London

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First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team (also... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ... First international England 30 - 0 Wales (19 February 1881) Largest win Japan 0 - 98 Wales (26 November 2004) Worst defeat South Africa 96 - 13 Wales (27 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Third 1987 The Wales national rugby union team (also referred to as the... Twickenham is a suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ... 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First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team (also... Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (capacity 67,500) is the home of Scottish Rugby and a name known throughout the rugby world. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_rugby. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ... First international England 30 - 0 Wales (19 February 1881) Largest win Japan 0 - 98 Wales (26 November 2004) Worst defeat South Africa 96 - 13 Wales (27 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Third 1987 The Wales national rugby union team (also referred to as the... A DART train passes under the Lansdowne Road Rugby Football Stadium and over the level crossing as it enters the station of the same name. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales. ... First international England 30 - 0 Wales (19 February 1881) Largest win Japan 0 - 98 Wales (26 November 2004) Worst defeat South Africa 96 - 13 Wales (27 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Third 1987 The Wales national rugby union team (also referred to as the... 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