1990 Five Nations Championship
| 1990 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 16 January 1990 - 24 March 1990 | ||
| Countries |
 England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |
Scotland (14th title) | ||
| Grand Slam |
Scotland (3rd title) | ||
| Triple Crown |
Scotland (10th title) | ||
| Calcutta Cup |
Scotland | ||
| Millennium Trophy |
England | ||
| Centenary Quaich |
Scotland | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 36 (3.6 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Simon Hodgkinson (42 points) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) |
Patrice Lagisquet (3 tries) | ||
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The 1990 Five Nations Championship was the 61st series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 16 January and 24 March 1990.
The tournament was the 61st in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1990 Five Nations Championship was the 96th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Scotland won the tournament, achieving a final 13–7 victory over England to win the Grand Slam, their first since 1984 and third overall in the Five Nations. This was also their thirteenth outright victory, including nine victories in the Home Nations, excluding eight titles shared with other countries. It was only the third time (after 1978 and 1984) that two teams met in the final round of matches with three victories each and a Grand Slam at stake for both: and the first time that the Triple Crown had also been at stake at the same time, as a result of England and Scotland's earlier victories over the other Home Nations. To cap it all, it was also a match for the Calcutta Cup. England and France placed second and third with three and two wins respectively, while Ireland and Wales placed fourth and fifth with one victory and none. This was Wales's first whitewash in Championship history.
This was Scotland's final Grand Slam in the Five Nations and penultimate overall win, as they would later win the final 1999 Five Nations Championship on points difference. It also remains Scotland's most recent Grand Slam win, as they have yet to win a Grand Slam since Italy joined what became the Six Nations Championship in 2000.
Participants
The teams involved were:
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| England |
Twickenham | London | Geoff Cooke |
| France |
Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux |
| Ireland |
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Ciaran Fitzgerald |
| Scotland |
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Ian McGeechan |
| Wales |
National Stadium | Cardiff | John Ryan(resigned)/Ron Waldron |
Squads
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | Scotland |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 8 |
| 2 | England |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 26 | +64 | 6 |
| 3 | France |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 78 | −11 | 4 |
| 4 | Ireland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 2 |
| 5 | Wales |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 90 | −48 | 0 |
Results
| 1990-01-20 |
| Wales |
19–29 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Titley Pen: Thorburn (4) Drop: D. Evans |
Report | Tries: Camberabero Lafond Lagisquet L. Rodriguez Sella Con: Camberabero (3) Pen: Camberabero |
| 1990-01-20 |
| England |
23–0 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Egerton Guscott Probyn Underwood Con: Hodgkinson (2) Pen: Hodgkinson |
Report |
| 1990-02-03 |
| Ireland |
10–13 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: J. Fitzgerald Pen: Kiernan (2) |
Report | Tries: White (2) Con: Chalmers Pen: Chalmers |
| 1990-02-03 |
| France |
7–26 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Lagisquet Pen: Charvet |
Report | Tries: Carling Guscott Underwood Con: Hodgkinson Pen: Hodgkinson (4) |
| 1990-02-17 |
| Scotland |
21–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Calder Tukalo Con: Chalmers (2) Pen: Chalmers (2), Hastings |
Report |
| 1990-02-17 |
| England |
34–6 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Carling Hill Underwood (2) Con: Hodgkinson (3) Pen: Hodgkinson (4) |
Report | Try: Davies Con: Thorburn |
- Wales coach John Ryan resigned after this result, being replaced latter by Ron Waldron
| 1990-03-03 |
| France |
31–12 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Lagisquet Mesnel (2) Con: Camberabero (2) Pen: Camberabero (5) |
Report | Pen: Kiernan (4) |
| 1990-03-03 |
| Wales |
9–13 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: A. Jones Con: Thorburn Pen: Thorburn |
Report | Try: Cronin Pen: Chalmers (3) |
| Preceded by 1989 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1990 |
Succeeded by 1991 Five Nations |