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Scotland 23 Wales 7
Played at Murrayfield, on 21 January
Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); M D F Duncan (West of Scotland), S Hastings
(Watsonians), S R P Lineen (Boroughmuir), I Tukalo (Selkirk); C M Chalmers (Melrose),
G Armstrong (Jedforest); D M B Sole (Edinburgh Acads), K S Milne (Heriot's FP),
I G Milne (Heriot's FP), C A Gray (Nottingham), D F Cronin (Bath), J Jeffrey (Kelso),
D B White (Gala), F H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP) (capt)
Scorers Tries: Armstrong, White, Chalmers Conversion: Dods
Penalty Goals: Dods (2). Dropped Goal: Chalmers.

Wales: P H Thorburn (Neath) (capt); M R Hall (Cambridge U & Bridgend), N G Davies
(Llanelli), J A Devereux (Bridgend), C Davies (Llanelli); B Bowen (Swansea),
J L Griffiths (Llanelli); M Griffiths (Bridgend), I J Watkins (Ebbw Vale), D Young
(Cardiff), K Moseley (Pontypool), P T Davies (Llanelli), R Phillips (Neath), M A Jones
(Neath), D J Bryant (Bridgend)
Replacement: H Williams-Jones (South Wales Police) for Young
Scorers Try: Hall. Penalty Goal: Bowen.
Referee: J-C Doulcet (France)


Ireland 21 France 26
Played at Lansdowne Road, on 21 January
Ireland: P P Danaher (Garryowen); J F Sexton (Lansdowne), B J Mullin (London Irish),
D G Irwin (Instonians), M J Kiernan (Dolphin); P M Dean (St Mary's Coll), L F P Aherne (Lansdowne); T P J Clancy (Lansdowne), S J Smith (Ballymena), J J McCoy
(Bangor), D G Lenihan (Cork Const), W A Anderson (Dungannon), P M Matthews
(Wanderers) (capt), N P Mannion (Corinthians), P T J O'Hara (Sunday's Well)
Scorers Try: Mullin. Conversion: Kiernan. Penalty Goal: Kiernan (5).

France: S Blanco (Biarritz); J-B Lafond (Racing Club de France), P Sella (Agen),
M Andrieu (Nimes), P Lagisquet (Bayonne); F Mesnel (Racing Club de France),
P Berbizier (Agen) (capt); P Ondarts (Biarritz), P Marocco (Montferrand), C Portolan
(Toulouse), G Bourguignon (Narbonne), J Condom (Biarritz), M Cecillon (Bourgoin),
L Rodriguez (Dax), A Carminati (Beziers)
Replacement: D Erbani (Agen) for Bourguignon
Scorers Tries: Lagisquet (2), Blanco, Lafond. Conversions: Lafond (2).
Penalty Goals: Lafond (2).
Referee: J B Anderson (Scotland)


Wales 13 Ireland 19
Played at Cardiff Arms Park, on 4 February
Wales: P H Thorburn (Neath) (capt); I C Evans (Llanelli), N G Davies (Llanelli),
J A Devereux (Bridgend), M R Hall (Cambridge U & Bridgend); B Bowen (Swansea),
R N Jones (Swansea); M Griffiths (Bridgend), I J Watkins (Ebbw Vale), L Delaney
(Llanelli), K Moseley (Pontypool), P T Davies (Llanelli), R Phillips (Neath), M A Jones
(Neath), D J Bryant (Bridgend)
Scorers Try: M A Jones. Penalty Goal: Thorburn (3).

Ireland: F J Dunlea (Lansdowne); M J Kiernan (Dolphin), B J Mullin (London Irish),
D G Irwin (Instonians), K D Crossan (Instonians); P M Dean (St Mary's Coll),
L F P Aherne (Lansdowne); T P J Clancy (Lansdowne), S J Smith (Ballymena), J J McCoy (Bangor), D G Lenihan (Cork Const), W A Anderson (Dungannon), P M Matthews
(Wanderers) (capt), N P Mannion (Corinthians), P T J O'Hara (Sunday's Well)
Scorers Tries: Mannion, Dean. Conversion: Kiernan. Penalty Goals: Kiernan (3).
Referee: R C Quittenton (England)


England 12 Scotland 12
Played at Twickenham, on 4 February
England: J M Webb (Bristol); R Underwood (Leicester & RAF), W D C Carling (Harlequins)
(capt), S J Halliday (Bath), C Oti (Wasps); C R Andrew (Wasps), C D Morris
(Liverpool St Helens); P A G Rendall (Wasps), B C Moore (Nottingham), J A Probyn
(Wasps), W A Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), P J Ackford (Harlequins), M C Teague (Gloucester), D Richards (Leicester), R A Robinson (Bath)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Andrew (2), Webb (2).

Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); K W Robertson (Melrose), S Hastings (Watsonians),
S R P Lineen (Boroughmuir), I Tukalo (Selkirk); C M Chalmers (Melrose),
G Armstrong (Jedforest); D M B Sole (Edinburgh Acads), K S Milne (Heriot's FP),
A P Burnell (London Scottish), C A Gray (Nottingham), D F Cronin (Bath), J Jeffrey
(Kelso), D B White (Gala), F H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP) (capt)
Scorers Try: Jeffrey. Conversion: Dods. Penalty Goals: Dods (2).
Referee: G Maurette (France)


France 31 Wales 12
Played at Parc des Princes, on 18 February
France: S Blanco (Biarritz); J-B Lafond (Racing Club de France), P Sella (Agen),
M Andrieu (Nimes), P Lagisquet (Bayonne); F Mesnel (Racing Club de France),
P Berbizier (Agen) (capt); L Armary (Lourdes), P Dintrans (Tarbes), P Ondarts
(Biarritz), A Lorieux (Aix-les-Bains), J Condom (Biarritz), E Champ (Toulon),
A Carminati (Beziers), D Erbani (Agen)
Scorers Tries: Blanco (2), Berbizier, Dintrans. Conversions: Lafond (3).
Penalty Goals: Lafond (2). Dropped Goals: Mesnel.

Wales: P H Thorburn (Neath) (capt); I C Evans (Llanelli), D W Evans (Oxford U & Cardiff),
M R Hall (Cambridge U & Bridgend), C Davies (Llanelli); P Turner (Newbridge),
R N Jones (Swansea); M Griffiths (Bridgend), I J Watkins (Ebbw Vale), L Delaney
(Llanelli), P T Davies (Llanelli), R L Norster (Cardiff), G Jones (Llanelli), M A Jones
(Neath), D J Bryant (Bridgend)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Thorburn (4).
Referee: J M Fleming (Scotland)


Ireland 3 England 16
Played at Lansdowne Road, on 18 February
Ireland: F J Dunlea (Lansdowne); M J Kiernan (Dolphin), B J Mullin (London Irish),
D G Irwin (Instonians), K D Crossan (Instonians); P M Dean (St Mary's Coll),
L F P Aherne (Lansdowne); T P J Clancy (Lansdowne), S J Smith (Ballymena), J J McCoy (Bangor), D G Lenihan (Cork Const), W A Anderson (Dungannon), P M Matthews
(Wanderers) (capt), N P Mannion (Corinthians), P T J O'Hara (Sunday's Well)
Replacement: B J Spillane (Bohemians) for O'Hara
Scorer Penalty Goal: Kiernan.

England: J M Webb (Bristol); R Underwood (Leicester & RAF), W D C Carling (Harlequins)
(capt), S J Halliday (Bath), C Oti (Wasps); C R Andrew (Wasps), C D Morris
(Liverpool St Helens); P A G Rendall (Wasps), B C Moore (Nottingham), J A Probyn
(Wasps), W A Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), P J Ackford (Harlequins), M C Teague (Gloucester), D Richards (Leicester), R A Robinson (Bath)
Replacement: G J Chilcott (Bath) for Probyn
Scorers Tries: Moore, Richards. Conversion: Andrew. Penalty Goals: Andrew (2).
Referee: L J Peard (Wales)


England 11 France 0
Played at Twickenham, on 4 March
England: J M Webb (Bristol); R Underwood (Leicester & RAF), W D C Carling (Harlequins)
(capt), S J Halliday (Bath), C Oti (Wasps); C R Andrew (Wasps), C D Morris
(Liverpool St Helens); P A G Rendall (Wasps), B C Moore (Nottingham), G J Chilcott
(Bath), W A Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), P J Ackford (Harlequins), M C Teague
(Gloucester), D Richards (Leicester), R A Robinson (Bath)
Scorers Tries: Carling, Robinson. Penalty Goal: Andrew.

France: S Blanco (Biarritz); J-B Lafond (Racing Club de France), P Sella (Agen),
M Andrieu (Nimes), P Lagisquet (Bayonne); F Mesnel (Racing Club de France),
P Berbizier (Agen) (capt); P Ondarts (Biarritz), P Dintrans (Tarbes), C Portolan
(Toulouse), G Bourguignon (Narbonne), J Condom (Biarritz), M Cecillon (Bourgoin),
L Rodriguez (Dax), D Erbani (Agen)
Replacements: J-P Garuet (Lourdes) for Portolan; D Charvet (Toulouse) for Lagisquet
Referee: S R Hilditch (Ireland)


Scotland 37 Ireland 21
Played at Murrayfield, on 4 March
Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); K W Robertson (Melrose), S Hastings (Watsonians),
S R P Lineen (Boroughmuir), I Tukalo (Selkirk); C M Chalmers (Melrose),
G Armstrong (Jedforest); D M B Sole (Edinburgh Acads), K S Milne (Heriot's FP),
A P Burnell (London Scottish), C A Gray (Nottingham), D F Cronin (Bath), J Jeffrey
(Kelso), D B White (Gala), F H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP) (capt)
Scorers Tries: Tukalo (3), Jeffrey, Cronin. Conversions: Dods (4). Penalty Goals: Dods (3).

Ireland: F J Dunlea (Lansdowne); M J Kiernan (Dolphin), B J Mullin (London Irish),
D G Irwin (Instonians), K D Crossan (Instonians); P M Dean (St Mary's Coll),
L F P Aherne (Lansdowne); T P J Clancy (Lansdowne), S J Smith (Ballymena), J J McCoy (Bangor), D G Lenihan (Cork Const), N P T Francis (London Irish), P M Matthews
(Wanderers) (capt), N P Mannion (Corinthians), W D McBride (Malone)
Scorers Tries: Mullin (2), Dunlea. Conversions: Kiernan (3). Penalty Goal: Kiernan.
Referee: K V J Fitzgerald (Australia)


France 19 Scotland 3
Played at Parc des Princes, on 18 March
France: S Blanco (Biarritz); P Berot (Agen), P Sella (Agen), M Andrieu (Nimes),
P Lagisquet (Bayonne); F Mesnel (Racing Club de France), P Berbizier (Agen) (capt);
L Armary (Lourdes), P Dintrans (Tarbes), J-P Garuet (Lourdes), D Erbani (Agen),
J Condom (Biarritz), E Champ (Toulon), L Rodriguez (Dax), A Carminati (Beziers)
Scorers Tries: Berbizier, Blanco, Lagisquet. Conversions: Berot (2). Penalty Goal: Berot.

Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); K W Robertson (Melrose), S Hastings (Watsonians),
S R P Lineen (Boroughmuir), I Tukalo (Selkirk); C M Chalmers (Melrose),
G Armstrong (Jedforest); D M B Sole (Edinburgh Acads), K S Milne (Heriot's FP),
A P Burnell (London Scottish), C A Gray (Nottingham), D F Cronin (Bath), J Jeffrey
(Kelso), D B White (Gala), F H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP) (capt)
Scorer Penalty Goal: Dods.
Referee: O E Doyle (Ireland)


Wales 12 England 9
Played at Cardiff Arms Park, on 18 March
Wales: P H Thorburn (Neath) (capt); I C Evans (Llanelli), D W Evans (Oxford U & Cardiff),
M R Hall (Cambridge U & Bridgend), A Emyr (Swansea); P Turner (Newbridge),
R N Jones (Swansea); M Griffiths (Bridgend), I J Watkins (Ebbw Vale), L Delaney
(Llanelli), P T Davies (Llanelli), R L Norster (Cardiff), G Jones (Llanelli), M A Jones
(Neath), D J Bryant (Bridgend)
Scorers Try: Hall. Conversion: Thorburn. Penalty Goals: Thorburn (2).

England: J M Webb (Bristol); R Underwood (Leicester & RAF), W D C Carling (Harlequins)
(capt), S J Halliday (Bath), C Oti (Wasps); C R Andrew (Wasps), C D Morris
(Liverpool St Helens); P A G Rendall (Wasps), B C Moore (Nottingham), G J Chilcott
(Bath), W A Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), P J Ackford (Harlequins), M C Teague
(Gloucester), D Richards (Leicester), R A Robinson (Bath)
Replacement: G W Rees (Nottingham) for Teague
Scorer Penalty Goals: Andrew (2). Dropped Goal: Andrew.
Referee: K V J Fitzgerald (Australia)