1968 Five Nations Championship
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| 1968 Five Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 13 January 1968 - 23 March 1968 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales |
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| Champions | France (5th title) |
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| Grand Slam | France (1st title) |
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| Calcutta Cup | England |
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| Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1968 Five Nations Championship was the thirty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It marked the first Grand Slam victory for France.
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | France |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 8 |
| 2 | Ireland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | England |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 4 |
| 4 | Wales |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 3 |
| 5 | Scotland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 0 |
Results
External links
| Preceded by | Five Nations Championship 1968 |
Succeeded by 1969 Five Nations |
