1979 Five Nations Championship squads
Appearance
Head coach: Peter Colston
- Bill Beaumont
- Neil Bennett
- Tony Bond
- Richard Cardus
- Robin Cowling
- Paul Dodge
- Alastair Hignell
- Nigel Horton
- Peter Kingston
- Tony Neary
- Gary Pearce
- Mike Rafter
- John Scott
- Mike Slemen
- Colin Smart
- Peter Squires
- Roger Uttley (c.)
- Peter Wheeler
- Malcolm Young
Head coach: Jean Desclaux
- Roger Aguerre
- Jean-Michel Aguirre
- Christian Bélascain
- Roland Bertranne
- Louis Bilbao
- Alain Caussade
- Gérard Cholley
- Frédéric Costes
- Jérôme Gallion
- Jean-François Gourdon
- Alain Guilbert
- Francis Haget
- Jean-François Imbernon
- Jean-Luc Joinel
- Alain Maleig
- Yves Malquier
- Jean-François Marchal
- Guy Noves
- Alain Paco
- Robert Paparemborde
- Jean-Pierre Rives (c.)
- Armand Vaquerin
Head coach: Noel Murphy
- Willie Duggan
- Ron Elliott
- Moss Finn
- Michael Gibson
- Moss Keane
- Terry Kennedy
- Freddie McLennan
- Ginger McLoughlin
- Paul McNaughton
- Alistair McKibbin
- Phil Orr
- Colin Patterson
- Fergus Slattery (c.)
- Dick Spring
- Harold Steele
- Colm Tucker
- Tony Ward
- Pa Whelan
Head coach: Nairn McEwan
- Mike Biggar
- Bob Cunningham
- Colin Deans
- Gordon Dickson
- David Gray
- Bruce Hay
- Andy Irvine
- Iain Lambie
- Alan Lawson
- Ian McLauchlan
- Ian McGeechan (c.)
- Alastair McHarg
- Iain Milne
- Jim Renwick
- Keith Robertson
- John Rutherford
- Alan Tomes
- Bill Watson
Head coach: John Dawes
- Barry Clegg
- Gareth Davies
- Charlie Faulkner
- Steve Fenwick
- Ray Gravell
- Clive Griffiths
- Terry Holmes
- Allan Martin
- Alan Phillips
- Graham Price
- Derek Quinnell
- Elgan Rees
- David Richards
- Paul Ringer
- Mike Roberts
- Jeff Squire
- J. J. Williams
- J. P. R. Williams (c.)
- Bobby Windsor