1983 Five Nations Championship
| 1983 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 21 January 1983 - 19 March 1983 | ||
| Countries |
 England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |
France and Ireland | ||
| Calcutta Cup |
Scotland | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Ollie Campbell (52) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) |
Patrick Estève (5) | ||
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The 1983 Five Nations Championship was the 54th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.
Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 89th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 21 January and 19 March. For the 17th time, the championship was shared. France and Ireland finished level on points, and no tie-break procedure existed before 1993. It was France's 5th shared title, and Ireland's 8th.[1]
French wing Patrick Estève scored a try against each other team in this tournament, finshing as the top try scorer, with five tries. This was the first time since 1925 that such a feat had been achieved.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
| 1 | France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 6 | |
| 1 | Ireland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 67 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Wales |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 5 | |
| 4 | Scotland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | England |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 1 | |
Squads
For each nation's squad for the 1983 Five Nations Championship, see 1983 Five Nations Championship squads.
Results
| 1983-01-15 |
| England |
15–19 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Pen.: Hare (4) Drops: Cusworth |
Tries: Estève Paparemborde Sella Con.: Blanco (2) Pen.: Camberabero |
| 1983-01-15 |
| Scotland |
13–15 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Laidlaw Pen.: Dods (2) Drops: Renwick |
Tries: Kiernan Con.: Campbell Pen: Campbell (3) |
| 1983-02-05 |
| France |
19–15 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Estève (2) Con.: Blanco Pen.: Blanco (3) |
Tries: Robertson Con: Dods Pen.: Dods Drops: Gossman (2) |
| 1983-02-05 |
| Wales |
13–13 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Squire Pen.: Wyatt (2) Drops: Dacey |
Tries: Carleton Pen:: Hare (2) Drops: Cusworth |
| 1983-02-19 |
| Ireland |
22–16 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Finn (2) Con.: Campbell Pen.: Campbell (4) |
Tries: Blanco Estève Con.: Blanco Pen.: Blanco (2) |
| 1983-02-19 |
| Scotland |
15–19 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Reniwck Con.: Dods Pen.: Dods (3) |
Tries: Jones Rees Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Wyatt (3) |
| 1983-03-05 |
| Wales |
23–9 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Holmes Rees Wyatt Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Wyatt (3) |
Pen.: Campbell (2) MacNeill |
| 1983-03-05 |
| England |
12–22 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Pen.: Hare (3) Drops: Horton |
Tries: Laidlaw Smith Con.: Dods Pen.: Dods (3) Drops: Robertson |
| 1983-03-19 |
| France |
16–9 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Estève Pen.: Blanco (3) Drops: Camberabero |
Tries: Squire Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Evans |
References
- ↑ "Campbell claims crown". Glasgow Herald (page 16). 21 March 1983. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
External links
| Preceded by 1982 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1983 |
Succeeded by 1984 Five Nations |
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