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England 21 Wales 18
Played at Twickenham, on 17 January
England: G H Davies (Wasps); S T Smith (Wasps), S J Halliday (Bath), J L B Salmon
(Harlequins), R Underwood (Leicester & RAF); C R Andrew (Nottingham), N D Melville
(Wasps) (capt); P A G Rendall (Wasps), S E Brain (Coventry), G S Pearce (Northampton),
M J Colclough (Swansea), W Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), J P Hall (Bath),
P J Winterbottom (Headingley), G L Robbins (Coventry)
Scorers Penalty Goal: Andrew (6). Dropped Goal: Andrew.

Wales: P H Thorburn (Neath); P I Lewis (Llanelli), J A Devereux (South Glam Inst),
B Bowen (South Wales Police), A Hadley (Cardiff), J Davies (Neath), R N Jones
(Swansea); J Whitefoot (Cardiff), W J James (Aberavon), I H Eidman (Cardiff),
D R Waters (Newport), S J Perkins (Pontypool), D F Pickering (Llanelli) (capt),
M Brown (Pontypool), P T Davies (Llanelli)
Scorers Try: Bowen. Conversion: Thorburn. Penalty Goals: Thorburn (3).
Dropped Goal: J Davies
Referee: R J Fordham (Australia)


Scotland 18 France 17
Played at Murrayfield, on 17 January
Scotland: A G Hastings (London Scottish); M D F Duncan (West of Scotland), S Hastings (Watsonians), D I Johnston (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk),
R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); D M B Sole (Bath), C T Deans (Hawick) (capt), I G Milne
(Harlequins), A J Campbell (Hawick), J R E Campbell-Lamerton (London Scottish),
F Calder (Stewart's Melville FP), J Jeffrey (Kelso), J R Beattie (Glasgow Acads)
Scorers Penalty Goals: A G Hastings (6).

France: S Blanco (Biarritz); J-B Lafond (Racing Club de France), P Sella (Agen),
P Chadebach (Brive), P Esteve (Narbonne); G Laporte (Graulhet), P Berbizier (Agen);
P Marocco (Montferrand), D Dubroca (Agen) (capt), J-P Garuet (Lourdes), F Haget
(Biarritz),J Condom (Boucau), J Gratton (Agen), D Erbani (Agen), J-L Joinel (Brive)
Scorers Tries: Berbizier, Sella. Penalty Goals: Laporte (2). Dropped Goal: Laporte.
Referee: D I H Burnett (Scotland)


Wales 22 Scotland 15
Played at Cardiff Arms Park, on 1 February
Wales: P H Thorburn (Neath); P I Lewis (Llanelli), J A Devereux (South Glam Inst),
B Bowen (South Wales Police), A Hadley (Cardiff), J Davies (Neath), R N Jones
(Swansea); J Whitefoot (Cardiff), W J James (Aberavon), I H Eidman (Cardiff),
S J Perkins (Pontypool), D R Waters (Newport), M Brown (Pontypool), P T Davies
(Llanelli), D F Pickering (Llanelli) (capt)
Scorers Try: Hadley. Penalty Goal: Thorburn (5). Dropped Goal: J Davies.

Scotland: A G Hastings (London Scottish); M D F Duncan (West of Scotland),
D I Johnston (Watsonians), S Hastings (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso);
J Y Rutherford (Selkirk), R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); D M B Sole (Bath), C T Deans
(Hawick) (capt), I G Milne (Harlequins), A J Campbell (Hawick), I A M Paxton (Selkirk),
J Jeffrey (Kelso), J R Beattie (Glasgow Acads), F Calder (Stewart's Melville FP)
Scorers Tries: Duncan, Jeffrey, A G Hastings. Penalty Goals: A G Hastings.
Referee: R C Francis (New Zealand)


France 29 Ireland 9
Played at Parc des Princes, on 1 February
France: S Blanco (Biarritz); J-B Lafond (Racing Club de France), P Sella (Agen),
P Chadebach (Brive), P Esteve (Narbonne); G Laporte (Graulhet), P Berbizier (Agen);
P Marocco (Montferrand), D Dubroca (Agen) (capt), J-P Garuet (Lourdes), F Haget
(Biarritz), J Condom (Boucau), E Champ (Toulon), J-L Joinel (Brive),
D Erbani (Agen)
Scorers Tries: Berbizier, Marocco, Sella. Conversion: Laporte.
Penalty Goals: Laporte (3), Blanco. Dropped Goal: Lafond.

Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford U); T M Ringland (Ballymena), B J Mullin (Dublin U),
M J Kiernan (Dolphin), M C Finn (Cork Const); P M Dean (St Mary's Coll),
M T Bradley (Cork Const); P A Orr (Old Wesley), C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll) (capt),
J J McCoy (Bangor), D G Lenihan (Cork Const), W A Anderson (Dungannon),
D Morrow (Bangor), B J Spillane (Bohemians), R K Kearney (Wanderers)
Scorers Penalty Goal: Kiernan (3).
Referee: R J Fordham (Australia)


Scotland 33 England 6
Played at Murrayfield, on 15 February
Scotland: A G Hastings (London Scottish); M D F Duncan (West of Scotland),
D I Johnston (Watsonians), S Hastings (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso);
J Y Rutherford (Selkirk), R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); A K Brewster (Stewart's Melville FP),
C T Deans (Hawick) (capt), I G Milne (Harlequins), A J Campbell (Hawick), I A M Paxton (Selkirk), J Jeffrey (Kelso), F Calder (Stewart's Melville FP), J R Beattie (Glasgow Acads)
Scorers Tries: Duncan, Rutherford, S Hastings Conversions: A G Hastings (3)
Penalty Goals: A G Hastings (5).

England: G H Davies (Wasps); S T Smith (Wasps), J L B Salmon (Harlequins),
S J Halliday (Bath), M E Harrison (Wakefield); C R Andrew (Nottingham), N D Melville
(Wasps) (capt); P A G Rendall (Wasps), S E Brain (Coventry), G S Pearce (Northampton),
M J Colclough (Swansea), W Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), J P Hall (Bath),
G L Robbins (Coventry), P J Winterbottom (Headingley)
Replacements: N C Redman (Bath) for Hall (40 mins); S Barnes (Bath)
for Davies (76 mins)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Andrew (2).
Referee: R C Francis (New Zealand)


Ireland 12 Wales 19
Played at Lansdowne Road, on 15 February
Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford U); T M Ringland (Ballymena), B J Mullin (Dublin U),
M J Kiernan (Dolphin), M C Finn (Cork Const); P M Dean (St Mary's Coll),
M T Bradley (Cork Const); A P Kennedy (London Irish), C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll)
(capt), D C Fitzgerald (Lansdowne), D G Lenihan (Cork Const), J J Holland (Wanderers),
R K Kearney (Wanderers), B J Spillane (Bohemians), N J Carr (Ards)
Scorers Try: Ringland. Conversion: Kiernan. Penalty Goals: Kiernan (2).

Wales: P H Thorburn (Neath); P I Lewis (Llanelli), J A Devereux (South Glam Inst),
B Bowen (South Wales Police), A Hadley (Cardiff), J Davies (Neath), R N Jones
(Swansea); J Whitefoot (Cardiff), W J James (Aberavon), I H Eidman (Cardiff),
S J Perkins (Pontypool), D R Waters (Newport), P Moriarty (Swansea), D F Pickering
(Llanelli) (capt), P T Davies (Llanelli)
Scorers Tries: Lewis, P T Davies. Conversion: Thorburn. Penalty Goals: Thorburn (3).
Referee: F A Howard (England)


England 25 Ireland 20
Played at Twickenham, on 1 March
England: G H Davies (Wasps); M E Harrison (Wakefield), K G Simms (Liverpool),
F J Clough (Orrell), R Underwood (Leicester & RAF); C R Andrew (Nottingham),
N D Melville (Wasps (capt); G J Chilcott (Bath), S E Brain (Coventry), G S Pearce
(Northampton), W Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), M J Colclough (Swansea),
G W Rees (Nottingham), P J Winterbottom (Headingley), D Richards (Leicester)
Replacement: J A Palmer (Bath) for Simms (32 mins)
Scorers Tries: Richards (2), penalty try, Davies. Conversions: Andrew (3).
Penalty Goal: Andrew.

Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford U); T M Ringland (Ballymena), B J Mullin (Dublin U),
M J Kiernan (Dolphin), K D Crossan (Instonians); R P Keyes (Cork Const),
M T Bradley (Cork Const); A P Kennedy (London Irish), C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll)
(capt), D C Fitzgerald (Lansdowne), B W McCall (London Irish), D G Lenihan
(Cork Const), D Morrow (Bangor), N J Carr (Ards), B J Spillane (Bohemians)
Scorers Tries: Ringland, Mullin, McCall. Conversion: Kiernan. Penalty Goals: Kiernan (2).
Referee: C T Norling (Wales)


Wales 15 France 23
Played at Cardiff Arms Park, on 1 March
Wales: P H Thorburn (Neath); M H Titley (Swansea), J A Devereux (South Glam Inst),
B Bowen (South Wales Police), A Hadley (Cardiff), J Davies (Neath), R N Jones
(Swansea); J Whitefoot (Cardiff), W J James (Aberavon), I H Eidman (Cardiff),
D R Waters (Newport), S J Perkins (Pontypool), P Moriarty (Swansea), D F Pickering
(Llanelli) (capt), P T Davies (Llanelli)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Thorburn (5).

France: S Blanco (Biarritz); J-B Lafond (Racing Club de France), P Sella (Agen),
D Charvet (Toulouse), E Bonneval (Toulouse); G Laporte (Graulhet), P Berbizier (Agen);
P Marocco (Montferrand), D Dubroca (Agen) (capt), J-P Garuet (Lourdes), F Haget
(Biarritz), J Condom (Boucau), E Champ (Toulon), D Erbani (Agen), J-L Joinel (Brive)
Scorers Tries: Sella, Lafond (2), Blanco. Conversions: Laporte (2).
Dropped Goal: Laporte.
Referee: J B Anderson (Scotland)


France 29 England 10
Played at Parc des Princes, on 15 March
France: S Blanco (Biarritz); J-B Lafond (Racing Club de France), P Sella (Agen),
D Charvet (Toulouse), E Bonneval (Toulouse); G Laporte (Graulhet), P Berbizier (Agen);
P Marocco (Montferrand), D Dubroca (Agen) (capt), J-P Garuet (Lourdes), F Haget
(Biarritz), J Condom (Boucau), E Champ (Toulon), J-L Joinel (Brive), D Erbani (Agen)
Scorers Tries: Sella, Laporte, penalty try, Blanco. Conversions: Laporte (2).
Penalty Goals: Laporte (3).

England: G H Davies (Wasps); M E Harrison (Wakefield), K G Simms (Liverpool),
F J Clough (Orrell), R Underwood (Leicester & RAF); C R Andrew (Nottingham),
N D Melville (Wasps) (capt); G J Chilcott (Bath), S E Brain (Coventry), G S Pearce
(Northampton), W Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), M J Colclough (Swansea),
G W Rees (Nottingham), P J Winterbottom (Headingley), D Richards (Leicester)
Replacements: R J Hill (Bath) for Melville (24 mins); S Barnes (Bath) for Davies (30 mins)
Scorers Try: Dooley. Penalty Goals: Barnes (2).
Referee: W D Bevan (Wales)


Ireland 9 Scotland 10
Played at Lansdowne Road, on 15 March
Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford U); T M Ringland (Ballymena), B J Mullin (Dublin U),
M J Kiernan (Dolphin), K D Crossan (Instonians); A J P Ward (Greystones),
M T Bradley (Cork Const); P A Orr (Old Wesley), C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll)
(capt), D C Fitzgerald (Lansdowne), B W McCall (London Irish), D G Lenihan
(Cork Const), D Morrow (Bangor), W Anderson (Dungannon), N J Carr (Ards)
Scorers Try: Ringland. Conversion: Kiernan. Penalty Goal: Kiernan.

Scotland: A G Hastings (London Scottish); K W Robertson (Melrose), D I Johnston
(Watsonians), S Hastings (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk),
R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); A K Brewster (Stewart's Melville FP), C T Deans (Hawick)
(capt), I G Milne (Harlequins), A J Campbell (Hawick), I A M Paxton (Selkirk),
J Jeffrey (Kelso), F Calder (Stewart's Melville FP), J R Beattie (Glasgow Acads)
Scorers Try: Laidlaw. Penalty Goal: A G Hastings (2).
Referee: F Palmade