Five Nations Championship

British

noun

rugby Union a former annual competition involving the national sides of England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; replaced by the Six Nations Championship in 2000

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After injury cut short his tour to South Africa with the '68 Lions, John helped Wales win the 1969 Five Nations Championship.

From BBC

Having impressed with Bridgend and then London Welsh, Williams made his Wales debut as a 19-year-old in 1969 and won the Five Nations Championship in his first campaign.

From BBC

Weir helped his country to the 1999 Five Nations Championship — Scotland’s last major tournament success.

From Seattle Times

Fifty years ago the 1972 Five Nations Championship was abandoned, left unfinished for the first and so far only time in its history.

From BBC

Within a year Dawes was appointed Wales coach and he presided over a period of domination, winning the Five Nations championship four times between 1975 and 1979, including two Grand Slams and four consecutive Triple Crowns.

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