1980 Five Nations Championship squads
Appearance
Head coach: Mike Davis
- Bill Beaumont (c.)
- Phil Blakeway
- Tony Bond
- John Carleton
- Maurice Colclough
- Fran Cotton
- Paul Dodge
- Dusty Hare
- John Horton
- Nigel Horton
- Tony Neary
- Nick Preston
- Mike Rafter
- John Scott
- Mike Slemen
- Steve Smith
- Roger Uttley
- Peter Wheeler
- Clive Woodward
Head coach: Jean Desclaux
- Jean-Michel Aguirre
- Jean-Luc Averous
- Roland Bertranne
- Daniel Bustaffa
- Manuel Carpentier
- Alain Caussade
- Michel Clemente
- Didier Codorniou
- Frédéric Costes
- Philippe Dintrans
- Pierre Dospital
- Yves Duhard
- Serge Gabernet
- Jérôme Gallion
- Jean-François Gourdon
- Francis Haget
- Jean-Luc Joinel
- Alain Maleig
- Jean-François Marchal
- Alain Paco
- Robert Paparemborde
- Pierre Pedeutour
- Jean-Pierre Rives (c.)
- Patrick Salas
- Armand Vaquerin
Head coach: Tom Kiernan
- Ian Burns
- Ollie Campbell
- Willie Duggan
- Ciaran Fitzgerald
- Mick Fitzpatrick
- Brendan Foley
- James Glennon
- David Irwin
- Moss Keane
- Terry Kennedy
- Alistair McKibbin
- Freddie McLennan
- Ginger McLoughlin
- Paul McNaughton
- John Moloney
- Kevin O'Brien
- Rodney O'Donnell
- John O'Driscoll
- Phil Orr
- Colin Patterson
- Fergus Slattery (c.)
- Donal Spring
- Colm Tucker
Head coach: Jim Telfer
- John Beattie
- Mike Biggar (c.)*
- Alex Brewster
- James Burnett
- Bill Cuthbertson
- Colin Deans
- Gordon Dickson
- Brian Gossman
- David Gray
- Bruce Hay
- Andy Irvine (c.)**
- David Johnston
- Roy Laidlaw
- Kenneth Lawrie
- Alan Lawson
- David Leslie
- Iain Milne
- Steve Munro
- Jim Renwick
- Keith Robertson
- Norrie Rowan
- John Rutherford
- Alan Tomes
- * captain in the first three games
- ** captain in the last game
Head coach: John Lloyd
- Roger Blyth
- Eddie Butler
- Gareth Davies
- Steve Fenwick
- Terry Holmes
- Les Keen
- Stuart Lane
- Allan Martin
- Peter Morgan
- Alan Phillips
- Graham Price
- Elgan Rees
- David Richards
- Paul Ringer
- Jeff Squire (c.)
- Geoff Wheel
- Clive Williams