These are the 1976 Five Nations Championship squads:
Head coach: Peter Colston
- Garry Adey
- Bill Beaumont
- Neil Bennett
- Mike Burton
- Peter Butler
- David Cooke
- Martin Cooper
- Barrie Corless
- Fran Cotton
- David Duckham
- Alastair Hignell
- Mark Keyworth
- Mike Lampkowski
- Andy Maxwell
- Tony Neary (c.)
- Alan Old
- Ken Plummer
- Peter Preece
- Andy Ripley
- Mike Slemen
- Steve Smith
- Peter Squires
- Peter Wheeler
- Bob Wilkinson
- Christopher Williams
- Derek Wyatt
Head coach: Jean Desclaux
- Jean-Michel Aguirre
- Jean-Luc Averous
- Jean-Pierre Bastiat
- René Berges-Cau
- Roland Bertranne
- Gérard Cholley
- Michel Droitecourt
- André Duterbrand
- Jacques Fouroux (c.)
- Jean-François Gourdon
- Francis Haget
- Jean-François Imbernon
- Alain Paco
- Michel Palmie
- Robert Paparemborde
- Joël Pécune
- Jean-Pierre Rives
- Jean-Pierre Romeu
- François Sangalli
- Jean-Claude Skrela
Head coach: Roly Meates
- Stephen Blake-Knox
- Joseph Brady
- Donal Canniffe
- John Cantrell
- Shay Deering
- Willie Duggan
- Tony Ensor
- Brendan Foley
- Mike Gibson (c.)
- Tom Grace
- Ronnie Hakin
- Moss Keane
- Patrick Lavery
- Barry McGann
- Ian McIlrath
- Christopher McKibbin
- Stewart McKinney
- Wallace McMaster
- Lawrence Moloney
- Philo O'Callaghan
- Phil Orr
- John Robbie
- Harold Steele
Head coach: Bill Dickinson
- Mike Biggar
- Gordon Brown
- Sandy Carmichael
- Alastair Cranston
- Lewis Dick
- Colin Fisher
- Bruce Hay
- Andy Irvine
- Wilson Lauder
- Alan Lawson
- David Leslie
- George Mackie
- Duncan Madsen
- Ian McGeechan
- Alastair McHarg
- Ian McLauchlan (c.)
- Doug Morgan
- Jim Renwick
- David Shedden
- Billy Steele
- Colin Telfer
- Alan Tomes
- Ron Wilson
Head coach: John Dawes