01
21 Jan 1978
Five Nations Championship
Parc des Princes, Paris
France
15–6
England
England lost
Five Nations Championship
1978
Five Nations
England: 3rd
How England performed
England finished third for the second year in a row in 1978, with Bill Beaumont as captain and Peter Colston as coach. The first two matches were lost, 6–15 to France at Parc des Princes, Paris, and 6–9 to Wales at Twickenham, London.
England then won their last two games, beating Scotland 15–0 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, and Ireland 15–9 at Twickenham, London. An even split of two wins and two defeats brought 42 points scored and 33 conceded.
- Head coach
- Peter Colston
- Captain
- Bill Beaumont
- Record
- P4 W2 D0 L2
- Points
- 42 for, 33 against
England fixtures
England: 1978 Five Nations
02
4 Feb 1978
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England
6–9
Wales
England lost
03
4 Mar 1978
Five Nations Championship
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Scotland
0–15
England
England won
04
18 Mar 1978
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England
15–9
Ireland
England won