| 1981 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 17 January - 21 March 1981 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |  France (7th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | France (3rd title) | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 25 (2.5 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Dusty Hare (30) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | France Laurent Pardo (2) Steve Munro (2) | ||
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The 1981 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-second series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 17 January and 21 March.
France were the winners, winning the championship outright for the eighth time. They had also shared the title on four other occasions. In winning all their four matches they also won the Grand Slam for the third time.