1981 Five Nations Championship squads
Appearance
Head coach: Mike Davis
- Bill Beaumont (c.)
- Phil Blakeway
- John Carleton
- Maurice Colclough
- David Cooke
- Fran Cotton
- Huw Davies
- Paul Dodge
- Dusty Hare
- Bob Hesford
- John Horton
- Nick Jeavons
- Mike Rafter
- Marcus Rose
- Gordon Sargent
- John Scott
- Austin Sheppard
- Mike Slemen
- Colin Smart
- Steve Smith
- Peter Wheeler
- Clive Woodward
Head coach: Jacques Fouroux
- Pierre Berbizier
- Roland Bertranne
- Serge Blanco
- Alain Caussade
- Manuel Carpentier
- Didier Codorniou
- Philippe Dintrans
- Pierre Dospital
- Serge Gabernet
- Jean-François Imbernon
- Jean-Luc Joinel
- Pierre Lacans
- Yves Lafarge
- Guy Laporte
- Patrick Mesny
- Robert Paparemborde
- Laurent Pardo
- Daniel Revailler
- Jean-Pierre Rives (c.)
- Bernard Vivies
Head coach: Tom Kiernan
- Ollie Campbell
- John Cantrell
- Willie Duggan
- Mick Fitzpatrick
- Brendan Foley
- Michael Gibson
- Kenneth Hooks
- David Irwin
- Moss Keane
- Hugo MacNeill
- Freddie McLennan
- Paul McNaughton
- John O'Driscoll
- Phil Orr
- Francis Quinn
- John Robbie
- Fergus Slattery (c.)
- Donal Spring
- Tony Ward
- Pa Whelan
Head coach: Jim Telfer
- Jim Aitken
- John Beattie
- Jim Calder
- Bill Cuthbertson
- Colin Deans
- Gordon Dickson
- David Gray
- Bruce Hay
- Andy Irvine (c.)
- Roy Laidlaw
- David Leslie
- Steve Munro
- Jim Renwick
- Keith Robertson
- Norrie Rowan
- John Rutherford
- Alan Tomes
Head coach: John Lloyd
- Rob Ackerman
- Clive Burgess
- Gareth Davies
- Clive Davis
- Alun Donovan
- Gwyn Evans
- Steve Fenwick (c.)*
- Ray Gravell
- Rhodri Lewis
- Allan Martin
- Peter Morgan
- Dai Nicholas
- Gary Pearce
- Alan Phillips
- Graham Price
- Clive Rees
- David Richards
- Jeff Squire (c.)**
- Ian Stephens
- Geoff Wheel
- Brynmor Williams
- Gareth Williams
- Gerald Williams
- J.P.R. Williams
- captain in the first two games
- captain in the last two games