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1981 Rugby Five Nations Tournament
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Wales 21 England 19
Played at Cardiff Arms Park, on 17 January
Wales: J P R Williams (Bridgend); R A Ackerman (Newport), D S Richards (Swansea),
S P Fenwick (Bridgend) (capt), D L Nicholas (Llanelli); W G Davies (Cardiff),
D B Williams (Swansea); No 8 G P Williams (Bridgend); Second Row J Squire
(Pontypool), G A D Wheel (Swansea), C E Davis (Newbridge), J R Lewis (S Glam Inst
&Cardiff), Front Row G Price (Pontypool), A J Phillips (Cardiff), I Stephens (Bridgend)
Scorers Try: Davis. Conversion: Fenwick. Penalty Goal: Fenwick (4). Dropped Goal: Davies.

England: W H Hare (Leicester); J Carleton (Orrell), C R Woodward (Leicester),
P W Dodge (Leicester), M A C Slemen (Liverpool); J P Horton (Bath), S J Smith (Sale);
No 8 J P Scott (Cardiff); Second Row M Rafter (Bristol), W B Beaumont (Fylde) (capt);
M J Colclough (Angouleme), D H Cooke (Harlequins); Front Row P J Blakeway
(Gloucester), P J Wheeler (Leicester), F E Cotton (Sale)
Replacement: A Sheppard (Bristol) for Cotton (17 mins)
Scorer Try: Hare. Penalty Goals: Hare (5).
Referee: J B Anderson (Scotland)


France 16 Scotland 9
Played at Parc des Princes, on 17 January
France: S Gabernet (Toulouse); S Blanco (Biarritz), R Bertranne (Bagneres),
D Codorniou (Narbonne), L Pardo (Bayonne); B Vivies (Agen), P Berbizier (Lourdes);
No 8 M Carpentier (Lourdes); Second Row J-L Joinel (Brive), J-F Imbernon (Perpignan),
D Revallier (Graulhet), J-P Rives (Toulouse) (capt); Front Row R Paparemborde (Pau),
P Dintrans (Tarbes), P Salas (Narbonne)
Replacement: A Caussade (Lourdes) for Vivies (30 mins)
Scorers Tries: Blanco, Bertranne. Conversion: Caussade. Penalty Goals: Vivies, Gabernet.

Scotland: A R Irvine (Heriot's FP) (capt); S Munro (Ayr), J M Renwick (Hawick),
K W Robertson (Melrose), B H Hay (Boroughmuir); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk), R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); No 8 J R Beattie (Heriot's FP); Second Row J H Calder (Stewart's
Melville FP), A J Tomes (Hawick), D Gray (West of Scotland), G Dickson (Gala);
Front Row N A Rowan (Boroughmuir), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala)
Scorers Try: Rutherford. Conversion: Renwick. Penalty Goal: Irvine.
Referee: K Rowlands (Wales)


Scotland 15 Wales 6
Played at Murrayfield, on 7 February
Scotland: A R Irvine (Heriot's FP) (capt); S Munro (Ayr), J M Renwick (Hawick),
K W Robertson (Melrose), B H Hay (Boroughmuir); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk), R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); No 8 J R Beattie (Heriot's FP); Second Row D G Leslie (Gala), A J Tomes
(Hawick), W Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), J H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP),
Front Row N A Rowan (Boroughmuir), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala)
Scorers Tries: Tomes, Irvine (penalty try). Conversions: Renwick (2). Penalty Goal: Renwick.

Wales: J P R Williams (Bridgend); R A Ackerman (Newport), D S Richards (Swansea),
S P Fenwick (Bridgend) (capt), D L Nicholas (Llanelli); W G Davies (Cardiff),
D B Williams (Swansea); No 8 G P Williams (Bridgend); Second Row J Squire
(Pontypool), G A D Wheel (Swansea), C E Davis (Newbridge), J R Lewis (S Glam Inst
&Cardiff), Front Row G Price (Pontypool), A J Phillips (Cardiff), I Stephens (Bridgend)
Replacement: G Evans (Maesteg) for Nicholas (40 mins)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Fenwick (2).
Referee: D I H Burnett (Ireland)


Ireland 13 France 19
Played at Lansdowne Road, on 7 February
Ireland: H P MacNeill (Dublin Univ); F P Quinn (Old Belvedere), D G Irwin
(Queens Univ, Belfast), P P McNaughton (Greystones), A C McLennan (Wanderers);
S O Campbell (Old Belvedere), J C Robbie (Greystones); No 8 W P Duggan
(Blackrock Coll); Second Row J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll) (capt), M I Keane (Lansdowne),
B O Foley (Shannon), J B O'Driscoll (London Irish); Front Row M P Fitzpatrick
(Wanderers), P C Whelan (Garryowen), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Scorers Try: MacNeill. Penalty Goals: Campbell (3).

France: S Gabernet (Toulouse); A Caussade (Lourdes), R Bertranne (Bagneres),
P Mesny (Grenoble), L Pardo (Bayonne); G Laporte (Graulhet), P Berbizier (Lourdes);
No 8 M Carpentier (Lourdes); Second Row J-P Rives (Toulouse) (capt), J-F Imbernon (Perpignan), D Revallier (Graulhet), J-L Joinel (Brive); Front Row R Paparemborde (Pau),
P Dintrans (Tarbes), P Dospital (Bayonne)
Replacement: Y Lafarge (Montferrand) for Mesny (67 mins)
Scorers Try: Pardo. Penalty Goals: Laporte (2), Gabernet. Dropped Goals: Laporte (2).


England 23 Scotland 17
Played at Twickenham, on 21 February
England: W H Hare (Leicester); J Carleton (Orrell), C R Woodward (Leicester),
P W Dodge (Leicester), M A C Slemen (Liverpool); G H Davies (Cambridge Univ & Coventry),
S J Smith (Sale); No 8 J P Scott (Cardiff); Second Row D H Cooke (Harlequins),
W B Beaumont (Fylde) (capt); M J Colclough (Angouleme), N C Jeavons (Moseley);
Front Row P J Blakeway (Gloucester), P J Wheeler (Leicester), C E Smart (Newport)
Replacement: R Hesford (Bristol) for Jeavons (14 mins)
Scorers Tries: Woodward, Slemen, Davies. Conversion: Hare. Penalty Goals: Hare (3).

Scotland: A R Irvine (Heriot's FP) (capt); S Munro (Ayr), J M Renwick (Hawick),
K W Robertson (Melrose), B H Hay (Boroughmuir); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk), R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); No 8 J R Beattie (Heriot's FP); Second Row D G Leslie (Gala), A J Tomes
(Hawick), W Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), J H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP),
Front Row N A Rowan (Boroughmuir), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala)
Scorers Tries: Munro (2), Calder. Conversion: Irvine. Penalty Goal: Irvine.
Referee: D I H Burnett (Ireland)


Wales 9 Ireland 8
Played at Cardiff Arms Park, on 21 February
Wales: G Evans (Maesteg); D S Richards (Swansea), R W R Gravell (Llanelli),
P Morgan (Llanelli), D L Nicholas (Llanelli); G P Pearce (Bridgend), G Williams
(Bridgend); No 8 J Squire (Pontypool) (capt); Second Row J R Lewis (S Glam Inst
&Cardiff), G A D Wheel (Swansea), A J Martin (Aberavon), R C Burgess (Ebbw Vale);
Front Row G Price (Pontypool), A J Phillips (Cardiff), I Stephens (Bridgend)
Replacement: A J Donovan (Swansea) for Morgan (39 mins)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Evans (2). Dropped Goal: Pearce.

Ireland: H P MacNeill (Dublin Univ); F P Quinn (Old Belvedere), D G Irwin
(Queens Univ, Belfast), S O Campbell (Old Belvedere), A C McLennan (Wanderers);
A J P Ward (Garryowen), J C Robbie (Greystones); No 8 W P Duggan (Blackrock Coll);
Second Row J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll) (capt), M I Keane (Lansdowne),
D E Spring (Dublin Univ), J B O'Driscoll (London Irish); Front Row M P Fitzpatrick
(Wanderers), P C Whelan (Garryowen), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Replacement: M E Gibson (Lansdowne) for Spring (69 mins)
Scorers: Tries: Slattery, MacNeill.
Referee: F Palmade (France)


Ireland 6 England 10
Played at Dublin, on 7 March
Ireland: H P MacNeill (Dublin Univ); F P Quinn (Old Belvedere), D G Irwin
(Queens Univ, Belfast), S O Campbell (Old Belvedere), A C McLennan (Wanderers);
A J P Ward (Garryowen), J C Robbie (Greystones); No 8 W P Duggan (Blackrock Coll);
Second Row J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll) (capt), M I Keane (Lansdowne),
B O Foley (Shannon), J B O'Driscoll (London Irish); Front Row M P Fitzpatrick
(Wanderers), P C Whelan (Garryowen), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Scorers Dropped Goals: MacNeill, Campbell.

England: W H M Rose (Cambridge Univ); J Carleton (Orrell), C R Woodward (Leicester),
P W Dodge (Leicester), M A C Slemen (Liverpool); G H Davies (Cambridge Univ),
S J Smith (Sale); No 8 J P Scott (Cardiff); Second Row D H Cooke (Harlequins),
W B Beaumont (Fylde) (capt); M J Colclough (Angouleme), N C Jeavons (Moseley);
Front Row P J Blakeway (Gloucester), P J Wheeler (Leicester), C E Smart (Newport)
Replacement: G A F Sargent (Gloucester) for Blakeway (26 mins)
Scorers Tries: Rose, Dodge. Conversion: Rose.
Referee: J-P Bonnet (France)


France 19 Wales 15
Played at Parc des Princes, on 7 March
France: S Gabernet (Toulouse); S Blanco (Biarritz), R Bertranne (Bagneres),
D Codorniou (Narbonne), L Pardo (Bayonne); G Laporte (Graulhet), P Berbizier (Lourdes);
No 8 J-L Joinel (Brive); Second Row P Lacans (Beziers), J-F Imbernon (Perpignan),
D Revallier (Graulhet), J-P Rives (Toulouse) (capt); Front Row R Paparemborde (Pau),
P Dintrans (Tarbes), P Dospital (Bayonne)
Replacement: P Mesny (Grenoble) for Bertranne (57 mins)
Scorers Try: Gabernet. Penalty Goals: Laporte (3), Gabernet (2).

Wales: G Evans (Maesteg); C F W Rees (London Welsh, R W R Gravell (Llanelli),
D S Richards (Swansea), D L Nicholas (Llanelli); G P Pearce (Bridgend), G Williams
(Bridgend); No 8 J Squire (Pontypool) (capt); Second Row J R Lewis (S Glam Inst
&Cardiff), G A D Wheel (Swansea), A J Martin (Aberavon), R C Burgess (Ebbw Vale);
Front Row G Price (Pontypool), A J Phillips (Cardiff), I Stephens (Bridgend)
Scorers Try: Richards. Conversion: Evans. Penalty Goals: Evans (3).
Referee: A Welsby (England)


England 12 France 16
Played at Twickenham, on 21 March
England: W H M Rose (Cambridge Univ); J Carleton (Orrell), C R Woodward (Leicester),
P W Dodge (Leicester), M A C Slemen (Liverpool); G H Davies (Cambridge Univ),
S J Smith (Sale); No 8 J P Scott (Cardiff); Second Row D H Cooke (Harlequins),
W B Beaumont (Fylde) (capt); M J Colclough (Angouleme), N C Jeavons (Moseley);
Front Row P J Blakeway (Gloucester), P J Wheeler (Leicester), C E Smart (Newport)
Scorer Penalty Goals: Rose (4).

France: S Gabernet (Toulouse); S Blanco (Biarritz), R Bertranne (Bagneres),
D Codorniou (Narbonne), L Pardo (Bayonne); G Laporte (Graulhet), P Berbizier (Lourdes);
No 8 J-L Joinel (Brive); Second Row P Lacans (Beziers), J-F Imbernon (Perpignan),
D Revallier (Graulhet), J-P Rives (Toulouse) (capt); Front Row R Paparemborde (Pau),
P Dintrans (Tarbes), P Dospital (Bayonne)
Scorers Tries: Lacans, Pardo. Conversion: Laporte. Dropped Goals: Laporte (2).
Referee: A L Hosie (Scotland)


Scotland 10 Ireland 9
Played at Murrayfield, on 21 March
Scotland: A R Irvine (Heriot's FP) (capt); S Munro (Ayr), J M Renwick (Hawick),
K W Robertson (Melrose), B H Hay (Boroughmuir); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk), R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); No 8 J R Beattie (Heriot's FP); Second Row D G Leslie (Gala), A J Tomes
(Hawick), W Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), J H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP),
Front Row N A Rowan (Boroughmuir), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala)
Scorers Try: Hay. Penalty Goal: Irvine. Dropped Goal: Rutherford.

Ireland: H P MacNeill (Dublin Univ); K J Hooks (Queens Univ, Belfast), D G Irwin
(Queens Univ, Belfast), S O Campbell (Old Belvedere), A C McLennan (Wanderers);
A J P Ward (Garryowen), J C Robbie (Greystones); No 8 W P Duggan (Blackrock Coll);
Second Row J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll) (capt), M I Keane (Lansdowne),
B O Foley (Shannon), J B O'Driscoll (London Irish); Front Row M P Fitzpatrick
(Wanderers), J L Cantrell (Blackrock Coll), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Scorers Try: Irwin. Conversion: Campbell. Penalty Goal: Campbell
Referee: L M Prideaux (England)