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Five Nations: past and present

February 7
France v England, Paris
Ireland v Scotland, Dublin

February 21
England v Wales, Twickenham
Scotland v France, Murrayfield

March 7
France v Ireland, Paris
Wales v Scotland, Wembley

March 21
Ireland v Wales, Dublin

March 22
Scotland v England, Murrayfield

April 4
England v Ireland, Twickenham

April 5
Wales v France, Wembley

The past: 1997 positions

Won -- lost -- points for -- points against -- points

• France 4--0--129--77--8
• England 3--1--141--55--6
• Wales 1--3--94--106--2
• Scotland 1--3--90--132--2
• Ireland 1--3--57--141--2

The past: Championship wins

• Wales 33
• England 29
• Scotland 21
• France 18
• Ireland 17

Championship year by year

The competition has been interrupted during each of the World Wars.
* denotes Grand Slam wins by that nation.

• 1997* France
• 1996 England
• 1995* England
• 1994 Wales
• 1993 France
• 1992* England
• 1991* England
• 1990* Scotland
• 1989 France
• 1988 France and Wales
• 1987* France
• 1986 France
• 1985 Ireland
• 1984* Scotland
• 1983 France and Ireland
• 1982 Ireland
• 1981* France
• 1980* England
• 1979 Wales
• 1978* Wales
• 1977* France
• 1976* Wales
• 1975 Wales
• 1974 Ireland
• 1973 Tied between all five
• 1972 Wales
• 1971* Wales
• 1970 France and Wales
• 1969 Wales
• 1968* France
• 1967 France
• 1966 Wales
• 1965 Wales
• 1964 Scotland and Wales
• 1963 England
• 1962 France
• 1961 France
• 1960 France and England
• 1959 France
• 1958 England
• 1957* England
• 1956 Wales
• 1955 France and Wales
• 1954 England France and Wales
• 1953 England
• 1952* Wales
• 1951 Ireland
• 1950* Wales
• 1949 Ireland
• 1948* Ireland
• 1947 England and Wales
• 1939 England Ireland and Wales
• 1938 Scotland
• 1937 England
• 1936 Scotland
• 1935 Ireland
• 1934 England
• 1933 Scotland
• 1932 England Ireland and Wales
• 1931 Wales
• 1930 England
• 1929 Scotland
• 1928* England
• 1927 Ireland and Scotland
• 1926 Ireland and Scotland
• 1925* Scotland
• 1924* England
• 1923* England
• 1922 Wales
• 1921* England
• 1920 England Scotland and Wales
• 1914* England
• 1913* England
• 1912 Ireland
• 1911* Wales
• 1910 England
• 1909* Wales
• 1908* Wales
• 1907 Scotland
• 1906 Ireland
• 1905 Wales
• 1904* Scotland
• 1903* Scotland
• 1902 Wales
• 1901* Scotland
• 1900 Wales
• 1899 Ireland
• 1896 Ireland
• 1895 Scotland
• 1894 Ireland
• 1893 Wales
• 1892 England
• 1891 Scotland
• 1890 Scotland
• 1887 Scotland
• 1886 England and Scotland
• 1884 England
• 1883 England

Internet Links

English RFU
Gwl@d: Welsh rugby online
French rugby: in French
Scottish RFU
Irish RFU
French rugby
International Rugby Football Board
Scrum.com
Rugbynews.com

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Summaries

In this section

Five Nations: past and present
The Five Nations Championship: hope and history
A beginner's Five Nations