1989 Five Nations Championship
1989 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 21 January 1989 - 18 March 1989 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales |
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | France (9th title) | ||
Millennium Trophy | England | ||
Centenary Quaich | Scotland | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Michael Kiernan (37 points) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Serge Blanco (4 tries) | ||
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The 1989 Five Nations Championship was the sixtieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 21 January and 18 March. France won it with three wins and one defeat (against England), while no British team was able to win the Triple Crown. England entered the final round of matches knowing that a win would certainly clinch the championship, but were overturned in Cardiff as Wales scored their only victory of the season.
Contents
Participants
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach |
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England | Twickenham | London | Geoff Cooke |
France | Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux |
Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Jim Davidson |
Scotland | Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Jim Telfer |
Wales | National Stadium | Cardiff | John Ryan |
Squads
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Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 6 |
2 | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 5 |
2 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 59 | +16 | 5 |
4 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 92 | −28 | 2 |
4 | Wales | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 82 | −38 | 2 |
Results
1989-01-21 |
Ireland | 21–26 | France |
Tries: Mullin Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan (5) |
Tries: Blanco Lafond Lagisquet Con: Lafond (2) Pen.: Lafond (2) |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 52,000 Referee: J. B. Anderson (Scotland) |
1989-01-21 |
Scotland | 23–7 | Wales |
Tries: Armstrong Chalmers White Con.: Dods Pen.: Dods (2) Drops: Chalmers |
Tries: Hall Pen.: Bowen |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: J. C. Doulcet (France) |
1989-02-04 |
Wales | 13–19 | Ireland |
Tries: Jones Pen.: Thorburn (3) |
Tries: Dean Mannion Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan (3) |
National Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: R. C. Quittenton (England) |
1989-02-04 |
England | 12–12 | Scotland |
Pen.: Andrew (2) Webb (2) |
Tries: Jeffrey Con.: Dods Pen.: Dods (2) |
Twickenham, London Referee: G. Maurette (France) |
1989-02-18 |
France | 31–12 | Wales |
Tries: Berbizier Blanco (2) Dintrans Con.: Lafond (3) Pen.: Lafond (2) Drops: Mesnel |
Pen.: Thorburn (4) |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 50,370 Referee: J. M. Fleming (Scotland) |
1989-02-18 |
Ireland | 3–16 | England |
Pen.: Kiernan | Tries: Moore Richards Con.: Andrew Pen.: Andrew (2) |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
1989-03-04 |
Scotland | 37–21 | Ireland |
Tries: Cronin Jeffrey Tukalo Con.: Dods (4) Pen.: Dods (3) |
Tries: Dunlea Mullin Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (New Zealand) |
1989-03-04 |
England | 11–0 | France |
Tries: Carling Robinson Pen.: Andrew |
Twickenham, London Attendance: 62,500 Referee: Stephen Hilditch (England) |
1989-03-18 |
France | 19–3 | Scotland |
Tries: Berbizier Blanco Lagisquet Con.: Bérot (2) Pen.: Bérot |
Pen.: Dods |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49,370 Referee: Owen Doyle (Ireland) |
1989-03-19 |
Wales | 12–9 | England |
Tries: Hall Con.: Thorburn Pen.: Thorburn (2) |
Pen.: Andrew (2) Drops: Andrew |
National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (New Zealand) |
Preceded by | Five Nations Championship 1989 |
Succeeded by 1990 Five Nations |
Referenced
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