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)

England

Matches played

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

For each nation's squad for the 1990 Five Nations Championship, see 1990 Five Nations Championship squads.

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Table points
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

National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 58000

1990-01-20

England	23–0	Ireland
Tries: Egerton Guscott Probyn Underwood Con: Hodgkinson (2) Pen: Hodgkinson	Report

Twickenham, London

1990-02-03

Ireland	10–13	Scotland
Try: J. Fitzgerald Pen: Kiernan (2)	Report	Tries: White (2) Con: Chalmers Pen: Chalmers

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

1990-02-03

France	7–26	England
Try: Lagisquet Pen: Charvet	Report	Tries: Carling Guscott Underwood Con: Hodgkinson Pen: Hodgkinson (4)

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 49,370

1990-02-17

Scotland	21–0	France
Tries: Calder Tukalo Con: Chalmers (2) Pen: Chalmers (2), Hastings	Report

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 58,000

1990-02-17

England	34–6	Wales
Tries: Carling Hill Underwood (2) Con: Hodgkinson (3) Pen: Hodgkinson (4)	Report	Try: Davies Con: Thorburn

Twickenham, London

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)

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,077

1990-03-03

Wales	9–13	Scotland
Try: A. Jones Con: Thorburn Pen: Thorburn	Report	Try: Cronin Pen: Chalmers (3)

National Stadium, Cardiff

1990-03-17

Scotland	13–7	England
Try: Stanger Pen: Chalmers (3)	Report	Try: Guscott Pen: Hodgkinson

Murrayfield, Edinburgh

1990-03-24

Ireland	14–8	Wales
Tries: Kingston McBride Smith Con: Kiernan	Report	Tries: Ford Llewellyn

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Preceded by 1989 Five Nations	Five Nations Championship 1990	Succeeded by 1991 Five Nations

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Honours

Championship records • Hat-tricks • Under 20s Championship • Women's Championship

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