Triple Crown to Wales again
NZPA-Reuter London Wales became the first country to win the Triple Crown for three consecutive seasons and Scotland suffered its first whitewash for 10 years after another round of the Five Nations rugby union championship on Saturday. In Dublin, Wales clinched another Triple Crown — victory over the three other British Isles teams in the tournament — with a hardfought 20-16 victory over Ireland, while in Edinburgh England achieved a predictable 15-0 win against the luckless Scotland.
England scored its first tries for a year in crushing a disappointing Scotland and the try by the wing, Peter Squires, was his first in the championship for four years. Malcolm Young converted Squires’ try and Paul Dodge kicked a mammoth 50m penalty to give England a deserved 9-0 lead at half-time. Wales and France, who have six points each for three games, meet in a championship ‘ decider in Cardiff on March 18, while England and Ireland at least assured of some points, clash at Twickenham on the same day.
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