01
3 Feb 1979
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham Stadium, London
England
7–7
Scotland
England drew
Five Nations Championship
1979
Five Nations
England: 4th
How England performed
Under head coach Peter Colston and captain Roger Uttley, England finished fourth in the 1979 Five Nations Championship with one win, one draw and two defeats.
The campaign opened with a 7–7 draw against Scotland at Twickenham Stadium, London, followed by a 7–12 defeat by Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. England beat France 7–6 at Twickenham, but the championship ended with a 3–27 loss to Wales at the National Stadium, Cardiff. England scored 24 points and conceded 52, a slip from third place in 1978.
- Head coach
- Peter Colston
- Captain
- Roger Uttley
- Record
- P4 W1 D1 L2
- Points
- 24 for, 52 against
England fixtures
England: 1979 Five Nations
02
17 Feb 1979
Five Nations Championship
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland
12–7
England
England lost
03
3 Mar 1979
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham Stadium, London
England
7–6
France
England won
04
17 Mar 1979
Five Nations Championship
National Stadium, Cardiff
Wales
27–3
England
England lost