1981 Five Nations Championship
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| 1981 Five Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 17 January 1981 - 21 March 1981 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales |
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| Champions | France (7th title) |
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| Grand Slam | France (3rd title) |
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| Calcutta Cup | England |
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| Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1981 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 17 January and 21 March.
France were the winners, winning the championship outright for the eighth time. They had also shared the title on four other occasions. In winning all their four matches they also won the Grand Slam for the third time.
Contents
Participants
The teams involved were:
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| England |
Twickenham | London | Mike Davies |
| France |
Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux |
| Ireland |
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Tom Kiernan |
| Scotland |
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Jim Telfer |
| Wales |
National Stadium | Cardiff | John Lloyd |
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | France |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 8 |
| 2 | England |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 4 |
| 2 | Scotland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 4 |
| 2 | Wales |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 0 |
Results
| 1981-01-17 |
| France |
16–9 | Scotland |
| Tries: Blanco Bertranne c Con: Caussade Pen: Vivies Gabernet |
Tries: Rutherford c Con: Renwick Pen: Irvine |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: K Rowlands (Wales) |
| 1981-01-17 |
| Wales |
21–19 | England |
| Tries: Davis c Con: Fenwick Pen: Fenwick (4) Drop: Davies |
Tries: Hare Pen: Hare (5) |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: J.B. Anderson (Scotland) |
| 1981-02-07 |
| Ireland |
13–19 | France |
| Tries: MacNeill Pen: Campbell (3) |
Tries: Pardo Pen: Laporte (2) Gabernet Drop: Laporte (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| 1981-02-07 |
| Scotland |
15–6 | Wales |
| Tries: Tomes Irvine c Con: Renwick Pen: Renwick |
Pen: Fenwick (2) |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: D.I.H. Burnett (Ireland) |
| 1981-02-21 |
| Wales |
9–8 | Ireland |
| Pen: Evans (2) Drop: Pearce |
Tries: Slattery MacNeill |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: F Palmade France |
| 1981-02-21 |
| England |
23–17 | Scotland |
| Tries: Woodward c Slemen Davies Con: Hare Pen: Hare (3) |
Tries: Munro Munro c Calder Con: Irvine Pen: Irvine |
| Twickenham, London Referee: D.I.H. Burnett (Ireland) |
| 1981-03-07 |
| France |
19–15 | Wales |
| Tries: Gabernet Pen: Laporte (3) Gabernet (2) |
Tries: Richards c Con: Evans Pen: Evans (2) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: A Welsby (England) |
| 1981-03-07 |
| Ireland |
6–10 | England |
| Drop: MacNeill Campbell |
Tries: Rose Dodge c Con: Rose |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: J P Bonnett France |
| 1981-03-21 |
| England |
12–16 | France |
| Pen: Rose (4) | Tries: Lacans Pardo c Con: Laporte Drop: Laporte (2) |
| Twickenham, London Referee: A L Hosie (Scotland) |
| 1981-03-21 |
| Scotland |
10–9 | Ireland |
| Tries: Hay Pen: Irvine Drop: Rutherford |
Tries: Irwin Con: Campbell Pen: Campbell |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: L M Prideaux (England) |
| Preceded by | Five Nations Championship 1981 |
Succeeded by 1982 Five Nations |
