Wales in the Five Nations tournament 1970
The team of Wales finished first of the Five Nations tournament 1970 by gaining three victories and while losing against the team of Ireland. It shares the victory in the tournament with the team of France.
Wales will carry out the Grand Slam in 1971 with practically the same team.
This victory is the second of long series of eight victories in eleven years in the Five Nations tournament, of 1969 with 1979.
23 players contributed to this success. The team is especially known for her quartet of the back lines: Gareth Edwards, Barry John, Gerald Davies and JPR Williams. The package of fronts was also of excellent quality, with five players who evolved/moved with the British Lions.
First Line
- Denzel Williams 3 matches, David Lloyd 1 match
- Jeff Young 3 matches, Vic Perrins 1 match
- Barry Llewelyn 4 matches
Second Line
- Delme Thomas 4 matches
- Geoff Evans 3 matches
- Stuart Gallacher 1 match
Third Line
- Mervyn Davies (4 matches, 1 test)
- Refusals Hughes (3 matches)
- Dai Morris (4 matches, 2 tests)
- John Taylor (1 match)
Half of fray
- Gareth Edwards 4 matches
Half of opening
- Barry John (3 matches)
- Phil Bennett (2 matches)
Three quarter centers
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John Dawes (4 matches, 1 test)
- Arthur Lewis (1 match)
- Billy Raybould (3 matches)
Three quarter wing
- Laurie Daniels (1 match)
- Ian Hall (2 matches)
- Roy Mathias (1 match)
- Jim Shanklin (1 match)
- Stuart Watkins (2 matches)
Back
- JPR Williams (4 matches)
Results of the matches
- the February 7th, victory 18-9 against the team of Scotland to Cardiff
- the February 28th, victory 17-13 against the team of England to London, Twickenham
- the March 14th, demolished 14-0 against the team of Ireland to Dublin, Lansdowne Road
- the April 4th, victory 11-6 against the team of France to Cardiff
Points marked by the Welsh
Match against
- Gareth Edwards (4 points): 2 transformations
- John Dawes (3 points): 1 test
- Dai Morris (3 points): 1 test
Match against
- Barry John (6 points): 1 test, 1 drop
- JPR Williams (5 points): 1 test, 1 transformation
- Mervyn Davies (3 points): 1 test
Match against
Match against
- JPR Williams (8 points): 1 transformation, 2 penalties
- Dai Morris (3 points): 1 test
Better realizer
- JPR Williams 1 test, 2 transformations, 2 penalties
- Dai Morris 2 tests
- Barry John 1 test, 1 drop
- Mervyn Davies, John Dawes 1 test
- Gareth Edwards 2 transformations
Better marker of tests
- Dai Morris 2 tests
- Mervyn Davies, John Dawes, Barry John, JPR Williams 1 test
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