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France 16 Scotland 13
Played at Parc des Princes, on January 13
France: J Cantoni (Beziers); J P Lux (Dax), C Dourthe (Dax), J Trillo (Begles),
R Bourgarel (Stade Toulousain); J-P Romeu (Montferrand), M Barrau (Stade Toulousain);
No 8 W Spanghero (Narbonne) (capt); Second Row O Saisset (Beziers), A Esteve (Beziers),
E Cester (Valence), P Biemouret (Agen); Front Row J Iracabal (Bayonne),
A Lubrano (Beziers), A Vaquerin (Beziers)
Scorers: Try: Dourthe. Penalty goals: Romeu (3). Dropped goal: Romeu.

Scotland: A R Irvine (HeriotÕs FP); W C C Steele (Bedford and RAF), I W Forsyth
(StewartÕs FP), J M Renwick (Hawick), D Shedden (W of Scotland); I R McGeechan
(Headingley), A J M Lawson (Edinburgh Wanderers); No 8 P C Brown (Gala) (capt);
Second Row W Lauder (Neath), A P McHarg (London Scottish), R W Wright (Edinburgh
Wanderers), N A MacEwan (Gala); Front Row A B Carmichael (W of Scotland),
R L Clark (Edinburgh Wanderers and Royal Navy), J McLaughlan (Jordanhill Coll)
Scorers: Try: Lawson. Penalty goals: P Brown (2). Dropped goal: McGeechan.
Referee: K Pattinson (England)


Wales 25 England 9
Played at Cardiff Arms Park, on January 20
Wales: J P R Williams (London Welsh); T G R Davies (London Welsh), R T Bergiers
(Llanelli), A J L Lewis (Ebbw Vale) (capt), J C Bevan (Cardiff); P Bennett (LIanelli),
G O Edwards (Cardiff); No 8 T M Davies (Swansea); Second Row J Taylor (London
Welsh), W D Thomas (LIanelli), D L Quinnell (Llanelli), W D Morris (Neath);
Front Row G Shaw (Neath), J Young (London Welsh and RAF), D J Lloyd (Bridgend)
Scorers: Tries: Bevan (2), Davies, Edwards, Lewis. Conversion: Bennett.
Penalty goal: Taylor.

England: S A Doble (Moseley); A J Morley (Bristol), P J Warfield (Durham Univ and
Rosslyn Park), P S Preece (Coventry), D J Duckham (Coventry); A R Cowman
(Coventry), J G Webster (Moseley); No 8 A G Ripley (Rosslyn Park); Second Row
J A Watkins (Gloucester), C W Ralston (Richmond), P J Larter (Northampton),
A Neary (Broughton Park); Front Row F E Cotton (Loughborough Colls), J V Pullin
(Bristol) (capt), C B Stevens (Penzance-Newlyn) Replacement: G W Evans (Coventry)
for Warfield
Scorers: Penalty goals: Doble (2). Dropped goal: Cowman.
Referee: G Domercq (France)


Scotland 10 Wales 9
Played at Murrayfield, on February 3
Scotland: A R Irvine (Heriots FP); W C C Steele (Bedford and RAF), I R McGeechan
(Headingley), I W Forsyth (StewartÕs FP), D Shedden (West of Scotland); C M Telfer
(Hawick), D W Morgan (Melville FP); No 8 G M Strachan (Jordanhill);
Second Row J G Millican (Edinburgh Univ), A F McHarg (London Scottish),
P C Brown (Gala), N A MacEwan (Gala); Front Row A B Carmichael (West of Scotland),
R L Clark (Edinburgh Wanderers and Royal Navy), J McLauchlan (Jordanhill) (capt)
Scorers: Tries: Telfer, Steele. Conversion: Morgan.

Wales: J P R Williams (London Welsh); T G R Davies (London Welsh),
R T E Bergiers (Llanelli), A J L Lewis (Ebbw Vale) (capt), J C Bevan (Cardiff);
P Bennett (Llanelli), G O Edwards (Cardiff); No 8 T M Davies (Swansea); Second Row
W D Morris (Neath), D L Quinnell (Llanelli), W D Thomas (Llanelli), J Taylor (London
Welsh); Front Row D J Lloyd (Bridgend), J Young (London Welsh and RAF),
C Shaw (Neath)
Scorers: Penalty goals: Bennett (2), Taylor.
Referee: F Palmade (France)


Ireland 18 England 9
Played at Lansdowne Road, on February 10
Ireland: T J Kiernan (Cork Const) (capt); T O Grace (St MaryÕs Coll), R A Milliken
(Bangor), C M H Gibson (NIFC), A W McMaster (Ballymena); B J McGann (Cork
Const), J J Moloney (St MaryÕs Coll); No 8 T A P Moore (Highfield); Second Row
J H Buckley (SundayÕs Well), W J McBride (Ballymena), K M A Mays (UCD),
J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll); Front Row J F Lynch (St MaryÕs Coll), K W Kennedy
(London Irish), R J McLoughlin (Blackrock Coll)
Scorers: Tries: Grace, Milliken. Conversions: McGann (2). Penalty goal: McGann.
Dropped goal: McGann.

England: A M Jorden (Blackheath); A J Morley (Bristol), P J Warfield (Rosslyn Park),
P S Preece (Coventry), D J Duckham (Coventry); A R Cowman (Coventry), S J Smith
(Sale); No 8 A G Ripley (Rosslyn Park); Second Row A Neary (Broughton Park),
C W Ralston (Richmond), R M Uttley (Gosforth), P J Dixon (Gosforth); Front Row
F E Cotton (Loughborough Colls), J V Pullin (Bristol) (capt), C B Stevens (Penzance-Newlyn)
Scorers: Try: Neary. Conversion: Jorden. Penalty goal: Jorden.
Referee: A M Hosie (Scotland)


Scotland 19 Ireland 14
Played at Murrayfield, on February 24
Scotland: A R Irvine (HeriotÕs FP); W C C Steele (Bedford and RAF), I R McGeechan
(Headingley), I W Forsyth (StewartÕs FP), D Shedden (West of Scotland); C M Telfer
(Hawick), D W Morgan (Melville FP); No 8 G M Strachan (Jordanhill);
Second Row J G Millican (Edinburgh Univ), P C Brown (Gala), A F McHarg (London
Scottish), N A MacEwan (Gala); Front Row A B Carmichael (West of Scotland),
R L Clark (Edinburgh Wanderers and Royal Navy), J McLauchlan (Jordanhill) (capt)
Replacement: R D H Bryce (Bristol) for McLauchlan
Scorers: Try: Forsyth. Penalty goals: Morgan (2). Dropped goals: McGeechan,
Morgan (2).

Ireland: T J Kiernan (Cork Constitution) (capt); T O Grace (St MaryÕs Coll),
R A Milliken (Bangor), C M H Gibson (North of Ireland), A W McMaster (Ballymena);
B J McGann (Cork Constitution), J J Moloney (St MaryÕs Coll); No 8 T A P Moore
(Highfield); Second Row J H Buckley (SundayÕs Well), W J McBride (Ballymena),
K M A Mays (University Coll, Dublin), J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll); Front Row J F Lynch
(St MaryÕs Coll), K W Kennedy (London Irish), R J McLoughlin (Blackrock Coil)
Scorers: Tries: McMaster, Kiernan. Penalty goals: McGann (2).
Referee: R Lewis (Wales)


England 14 France 6
Played at Twickenham, on February 24
England: A M Jorden (Blackheath); P J Squires (Harrogate), G W Evans (Coventry),
P S Preece (Coventry), D J Duckham (Coventry); M J Cooper (Moseley), S J Smith
(Sale); No 8 A G Ripley (Rosslyn Park); Second Row P J Dixon (Gosforth),
C W Ralston (Richmond), R M Uttley (Gosforth), A Neary (Broughton Park);
Front Row F E Cotton (Loughborough Colls), J V Pullin (Bristol) (capt), C B Stevens
(Penzance-Newlyn)
Scorers: Tries: Duckham (2). Penalty goals: Jorden (2).

France: M Droitecourt (Montferrand); R Bertranne (Toulon), C Dourthe (Dax),
J Trillo (Begles), J-P Lux (Dax); J-P Romeu (Montferrand), M Barrau (Stade Toulousain);
No 8 W Spanghero (Narbonne) (capt); Second Row O Saisset (Beziers), J-P Bastiat (Dax),
A Esteve (Beziers), J-P Biemouret (Agen); Front Row J Iracabal (Bayonne),
R Benesis (Agen), A Darrieussecq (Biarritz) Replacement: R Astre (Beziers) for Barrau
Scorers: Try: Bertranne. Conversion: Romeu.
Referee: K H Clark (Ireland)


Wales 16 Ireland 12
Played at Cardiff Arms Park, on March 10
Wales: J P R Williams (London Welsh); T G R Davies (London Welsh),
R T E Bergiers (Llanelli), A J L Lewis (Ebbw Vale) (capt), J L Shanklin (London Welsh);
P Bennett (Llanelli), G O Edwards (Cardiff); No 8 T M Davies (Swansea); Second Row
J Taylor (London Welsh), W D Thomas (Llanelli), M G Roberts (London Welsh),
W D Morris (Neath); Front Row P D Llewellyn (Swansea), J Young (London Welsh and
RAF), G Shaw (Neath)
Scorers: Tries: Shanklin, Edwards. Conversion: Bennett. Penalty goals: Bennett (2).

Ireland: A H Ensor (Dublin Wanderers); T O Grace (St MaryÕs Coll), R A Milliken
(Bangor), C M H Gibson (North of Ireland), A W McMaster (Ballymena); B J McGann
(Cork Constitution), J J Moloney (St MaryÕs Coll); No 8 T A P Moore (Highfield);
Second Row S A McKinney (Dungannon), W J McBride (Ballymena) (capt), K M A Mays
(University Coll Dublin), J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll); Front Row J F Lynch
(St MaryÕs Coll), K W Kennedy (London Irish), R J McLoughlin (Blackrock Coll)
Scorers: Try: Gibson. Conversion: McGann. Penalty goals: McGann (2).
Referee: T F E Grierson (Scotland)


England 20 Scotland 13
Played at Twickenham, on March 17
England: A M Jorden (Blackheath); P J Squires (Harrogate), G W Evans (Coventry)
P S Preece (Coventry), D J Duckham (Coventry); M J Cooper (Moseley), S J Smith (Sale);
No 8 A G Ripley (Rosslyn Park); Second Row P J Dixon (Gosforth), C W Ralston
(Richmond), R M Uttley (Gosforth), A Neary (Broughton Park); Front Row
F E Cotton (Loughborough Colls), J V Pullin (Bristol) (capt), C B Stevens (Penzance and
Newlyn)
Scorers: Tries: Squires, Dixon (2), Evans. Conversions: Jorden (2).

Scotland: A R Irvine (HeriotÕs FP); W C C Steele (Bedford and RAF),
I R McGeechan (Headingley), I W Forsyth (StewartÕs FP), D Shedden (West of Scotland);
C M Telfer (Hawick), D W Morgan (Melville FP); No 8 G M Strachan (Jordanhill);
Second Row J G Millican (Edinburgh Univ), A F McHarg (London Scottish),
P C Brown (Gala), N A MacEwan (Gala); Front Row A B Carmichael (West of Scotland),
R L Clark (Edinburgh and Royal Navy), J McLauchian (Jordanhill) (capt)
Replacement: G L Brown (West of Scotland) for Millican
Scorers: Tries: Steele (2). Conversion: Irvine. Penalty goal: Morgan.
Referee: J C Kelleher (Wales)


France 12 Wales 3
Played at Parc des Princes, on March 24
France: J M Aguirre (Bagneres); J F Phliponneau (Montferrand), C F Badin (Chalon),
J Maso (Narbonne), J Cantoni (Beziers); J P Romeu (Montferrand), M Pebeyre
(Montferrand); No 8 O Saisset (Beziers); Second Row: J C Skrela (Stade Toulousain),
E Cester (Valence), W Spanghero (Narbonne) (capt), J P Biemouret (Agen);
Front Row J Iracabal (Bayonne), R Benesis (Agen), J L Azarete (St Jean de Luz)
Scorer: Penalty goals: Romeu (3). Dropped goal: Romeu.

Wales: J P R Williams (London Welsh); T G R Davies (London Welsh), A J Lewis
(Ebbw Vale), R T E Bergiers (Llanelli), J L Shanklin (London Welsh); P Bennett (Llanelli),
G O Edwards (Cardiff) (capt); No 8 T M Davies (Swansea); Second Row T P David
(Llanelli), W D Thomas (LIanelli), M G Roberts (London Welsh), J Taylor (London Welsh);
Front Row P D Llewellyn (Swansea), J Young (London Welsh and RAF), G Shaw (Neath)
Replacement: J J Williams (Llanelli) for Lewis
Scorer: Dropped goal: Bennett.
Referee: D P d'Arcy (Ireland)


Ireland 6 France 4
Played at Lansdowne Road, on April 14
Ireland: A H Ensor (Dublin Wanderers); J P Dennison (Garryowen), R A Milliken
(Bangor), C M H Gibson (North of Ireland), A W McMaster (Ballymena);
M A Quinn (Lansdowne), J J Moloney (St MaryÕs Coll); No 8 T A P Moore (Highfield);
Second Row S A McKinney (Dungannon), W J McBride (Ballymena) (capt),
M G Molloy (London Irish), J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll); Front Row R J Clegg (Bangor),
K W Kennedy (London Irish), R J McLoughlin (Blackrock Coll)
Scorers: Penalty goals: Ensor, Gibson.

France: J M Aguirre (Bagneres); J Cantoni (Beziers), C Badin (Chalon), J Maso
(Narbonne), J F Phliponneau (Montferrand); J P Romeu (Montferrand), M Barrau
(Stade Toulousain); No 8 W Spanghero (Narbonne) (capt); Second Row P Biemouret
(Agen), A Esteve (Beziers), E Cester (Valence), O Saisset (Beziers); Front Row J L Azarete (Saint Jean de Luz), R Benesis (Agen), J Iracabal (Bayonne)
Scorer: Try: Phliponneau.
Referee: R F Johnson (England)