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Five Nations free-for-all after Welsh dominance

THE 1980s, with Wales no longer on their lofty perch of the 70s, was an unpredictable decade in the Five Nations with four Grand Slams but no one nation achieving dominance, although France were usually the team to beat.
It started with a long overdue Slam for England, their first in 23 years, when Bill Beaumont captained a team that on paper should have been achieving great things for four or five seasons with a particularly gnarly pack featuring Fran Cotton, Peter Wheeler, Tony Neary, Roger Uttley and other warriors carrying all before them.
England finally got the right team on the park ...

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