History of rugby union matches between France and Scotland
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The history of rugby union matches between France
and Scotland
dates back to 1910 when the two teams played against each other in Edinburgh
. Scotland won the match 27 – 0. Since then there have been a total of 84 games played resulting in 3 draws, 47 wins for France and 34 wins for Scotland as of July 2011.
Scotland and France play each other at least once a year, as both have been in the Six Nations Championship
, and its predecessor competitions.
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
and Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
dates back to 1910 when the two teams played against each other in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. Scotland won the match 27 – 0. Since then there have been a total of 84 games played resulting in 3 draws, 47 wins for France and 34 wins for Scotland as of July 2011.
Scotland and France play each other at least once a year, as both have been in the Six Nations Championship
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
, and its predecessor competitions.
Overall summary
| Details | Played | Won by France | Won by Scotland | Drawn | France points | Scotland points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In France | 41 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 618 | 424 |
| In Scotland | 40 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 452 | 527 |
| Neutral venue | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 48 |
| Overall | 84 | 47 | 34 | 3 | 1163 | 999 |
Results
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| 5 February 2011 | Stade de France Stade de France The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for... , Saint-Denis Saint-Denis Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis.... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
34 – 21 | 2011 Six Nations Championship 2011 Six Nations Championship The 2011 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2011 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the Six Nations Championship. The annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy,... |
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| 7 February 2010 | Murrayfield Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity was recently reduced from 67,800 to 67,130 to incorporate the largest permanent "big screen" in the country though it still remains the largest stadium in Scotland and one... , Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... |
9 – 18 | 2010 Six Nations Championship 2010 Six Nations Championship The 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the six major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams... |
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| 14 February 2009 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 22 – 13 | 2009 Six Nations Championship 2009 Six Nations Championship The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2009 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the tenth Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams... |
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| 3 February 2008 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 6 – 27 | 2008 Six Nations Championship 2008 Six Nations Championship The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 114th... |
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| 17 March 2007 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 46 – 19 | 2007 Six Nations Championship 2007 Six Nations Championship The 2007 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 113th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship... |
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| 5 February 2006 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 20 – 16 | 2006 Six Nations Championship 2006 Six Nations Championship The 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy... |
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| 5 March 2005 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 16 – 9 | 2005 Six Nations Championship 2005 Six Nations Championship The 2005 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the sixth series of the Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy... |
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| 21 March 2004 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 0 – 31 | 2004 Six Nations Championship 2004 Six Nations Championship The 2004 Six Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-tenth series of the northern... |
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| 25 October 2003 | Stadium Australia, Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
51 – 9 | 2003 Rugby World Cup 2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World... |
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| 23 February 2003 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 38 – 3 | 2003 Six Nations Championship 2003 Six Nations Championship The 2003 Six Nations Championship was the fourth series of the Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship... |
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| 22 March 2002 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 10 – 22 | 2002 Six Nations Championship 2002 Six Nations Championship The 2002 Six Nations Championship was the third series of the Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship... |
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| 4 February 2001 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 16 – 6 | 2001 Six Nations Championship 2001 Six Nations Championship The 2001 Six Nations Championship was the second series of the Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The tournament was marred by an outbreak of... |
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| 4 March 2000 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 16 – 28 | 2000 Six Nations Championship 2000 Six Nations Championship The 2000 Six Nations Championship was the first series of the Six Nations Championship, following the inclusion of Italy into the Five Nations championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-sixth series of the northern hemisphere... |
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| April 1999 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 22 – 36 | 1999 Five Nations Championship 1999 Five Nations Championship The 1999 Five Nations Championship was the seventieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played... |
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| February 1998 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 16 – 51 | 1998 Five Nations Championship 1998 Five Nations Championship The 1998 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played... |
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| March 1997 | Parc des Princes Parc des Princes The Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed... , Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France |
47 – 20 | 1997 Five Nations Championship 1997 Five Nations Championship The 1997 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played... |
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| February 1996 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 19 – 14 | 1996 Five Nations Championship 1996 Five Nations Championship The 1996 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship, and the first in the sport's professional era, which officially began in August 1995. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the... |
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| 3 June 1995 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Pretoria Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
22 – 19 | 1995 Rugby World Cup 1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country.... |
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| February 1995 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 21 – 23 | 1995 Five Nations Championship 1995 Five Nations Championship The 1995 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. It was also the last Five Nations held in the sport's amateur era, as rugby union's governing body, the International Rugby Football Board, opened the sport to professionalism on August 26 of... |
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| March 1994 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 12 – 20 | 1994 Five Nations Championship 1994 Five Nations Championship The 1994 Five Nations Championship was the 65th series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 15 January and 19 March 1994.The tournament was the 65th... |
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| February 1993 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 11 – 3 | 1993 Five Nations Championship 1993 Five Nations Championship The 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 64th series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 16 January and 22 March 1993.The tournament was the 64th... |
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| March 1992 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 10 – 6 | 1992 Five Nations Championship 1992 Five Nations Championship The 1992 Five Nations Championship was the 63rd series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 18 January and 21 March 1992.The tournament was the 63rd... |
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| January 1991 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 15 – 9 | 1991 Five Nations Championship 1991 Five Nations Championship The 1991 Five Nations Championship was the 62nd series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 19 January and 16 March 1991.The tournament was the 62nd... |
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| February 1990 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 21 – 0 | 1990 Five Nations Championship 1990 Five Nations Championship The 1990 Five Nations Championship was the 61st series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 16 January and 24 March 1990.The tournament was the 61st... |
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| March 1989 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 19 – 3 | 1989 Five Nations Championship 1989 Five Nations Championship The 1989 Five Nations Championship was the sixtieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five... |
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| February 1988 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 23 – 12 | 1988 Five Nations Championship 1988 Five Nations Championship The 1988 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over... |
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| May 1987 | Jade Stadium Jade Stadium Lancaster Park, formerly Jade Stadium and currently known as AMI Stadium through sponsorship rights, is a sports stadium situated in Waltham, a suburb of Christchurch in New Zealand.... , Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
20 – 20 | draw | 1987 Rugby World Cup 1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two... |
| March 1987 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 28 – 22 | 1987 Five Nations Championship 1987 Five Nations Championship The 1987 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship... |
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| January 1986 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 18 – 17 | 1986 Five Nations Championship 1986 Five Nations Championship The 1986 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship... |
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| February 1985 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 11 – 3 | 1985 Five Nations Championship 1985 Five Nations Championship The 1985 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played... |
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| March 1984 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 21 – 12 | 1984 Five Nations Championship 1984 Five Nations Championship The 1984 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninetieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship... |
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| February 1983 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 19 – 15 | 1983 Five Nations Championship 1983 Five Nations Championship The 1983 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played... |
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| March 1982 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 16 – 7 | 1982 Five Nations Championship 1982 Five Nations Championship The 1982 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-third series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played... |
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| January 1981 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 16 – 9 | 1981 Five Nations Championship 1981 Five Nations Championship 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... |
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| February 1980 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 22 – 14 | 1980 Five Nations Championship 1980 Five Nations Championship The 1980 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-sixth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship... |
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| March 1979 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 21 – 17 | 1979 Five Nations Championship 1979 Five Nations Championship The 1979 Five Nations Championship was the fiftieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship... |
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| February 1978 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 16 – 19 | 1978 Five Nations Championship 1978 Five Nations Championship The 1978 Five Nations Championship was the forty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played... |
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| March 1977 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 23 – 3 | 1977 Five Nations Championship 1977 Five Nations Championship The 1977 Five Nations Championship was the forty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played... |
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| January 1976 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 6 – 13 | 1976 Five Nations Championship 1976 Five Nations Championship The 1976 Five Nations Championship was the forty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship... |
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| February 1975 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 10 – 9 | 1975 Five Nations Championship 1975 Five Nations Championship The 1975 Five Nations Championship was the forty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between... |
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| March 1974 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 19 – 6 | 1974 Five Nations Championship 1974 Five Nations Championship The 1974 Five Nations Championship was the forty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eightieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 19... |
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| January 1973 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 16 – 13 | 1973 Five Nations Championship 1973 Five Nations Championship The 1973 Five Nations Championship was the forty-fourth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship... |
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| January 1972 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 20 – 9 | 1972 Five Nations Championship 1972 Five Nations Championship The 1972 Five Nations Championship was the forty-third series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. The championship was not... |
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| January 1971 | 13 – 8 | 1971 Five Nations Championship 1971 Five Nations Championship The 1971 Five Nations Championship was the forty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played... |
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| January 1970 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 9 – 11 | 1970 Five Nations Championship 1970 Five Nations Championship The 1970 Five Nations Championship was the forty-first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-sixth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played... |
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| January 1969 | 3 – 6 | |||
| January 1968 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 6 – 8 | ||
| January 1967 | 8 – 9 | |||
| January 1966 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 3 – 3 | draw | |
| January 1965 | 16 – 8 | |||
| January 1964 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 10 – 0 | ||
| January 1963 | 6 – 11 | |||
| January 1962 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 3 – 11 | ||
| January 1961 | 11 – 0 | |||
| January 1960 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 11 – 13 | ||
| January 1959 | 9 – 0 | |||
| January 1958 | 11 – 9 | |||
| January 1957 | 6 – 0 | |||
| January 1956 | 12 – 0 | |||
| January 1955 | 15 – 0 | |||
| January 1954 | 3 – 0 | |||
| January 1953 | 11 – 5 | |||
| January 1952 | 13 – 11 | |||
| January 1951 | 14 – 12 | |||
| January 1950 | 8 – 5 | |||
| January 1949 | 8 – 0 | |||
| January 1948 | 9 – 8 | |||
| January 1947 | 8 – 3 | |||
| January 1931 | 6 – 4 | |||
| January 1930 | 7 – 3 | |||
| January 1929 | 6 – 3 | |||
| January 1928 | 15 – 6 | |||
| January 1927 | 23 – 6 | |||
| January 1926 | 20 – 6 | |||
| January 1925 | 25 – 4 | |||
| January 1924 | 12 – 10 | |||
| January 1923 | 16 – 3 | |||
| January 1922 | 3 – 3 | draw | ||
| January 1921 | 3 – 0 | |||
| January 1920 | 5 – 0 | |||
| January 1913 | 21 – 3 | |||
| January 1912 | 31 – 3 | |||
| January 1911 | 16 – 15 | |||
| January 1910 | 27 – 0 | |||