1989 Five Nations Championship

The 1989 Five Nations Championship was the 60th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 95th 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 none of the other four teams was able to win the Triple Crown. England entered the final round of matches knowing that a win would give them at least a share of the championship, but were overturned in Cardiff as Wales scored their only victory of the season.

1989 Five Nations Championship
Date21 January – 18 March 1989
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (9th title)
Calcutta Cup England
Millennium Trophy England
Centenary Quaich Scotland
Matches played10
Tries scored28 (2.8 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Michael Kiernan (37 points)
Top try scorer(s) Serge Blanco (4 tries)
1988 (Previous) (Next) 1990

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham London Geoff Cooke Will Carling
 France Parc des Princes Paris Jacques Fouroux Pierre Berbizier
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Jim Davidson Phillip Matthews
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Ian McGeechan Finlay Calder
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff John Ryan Paul Thorburn

Squads

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 France 43017647+296
2 England 42114827+215
2 Scotland 42117559+165
4 Ireland 41036492−282
4 Wales 41034482−382

Results

21 January 1989
Ireland  21–26  France
Try: Mullin
Con: Kiernan
Pen: Kiernan (5)
Try: Blanco
Lafond
Lagisquet (2)
Con: Lafond (2)
Pen: Lafond (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)
21 January 1989
Scotland  23–7  Wales
Try: Armstrong
Chalmers
White
Con: Dods
Pen: Dods (2)
Drop: Chalmers
Try: Hall
Pen: Bowen
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Jean-Claude Doulcet (France)

4 February 1989
Wales  13–19  Ireland
Try: Jones
Pen: Thorburn (3)
Try: Dean
Mannion
Con: Kiernan
Pen: Kiernan (3)
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Roger Quittenton (England)
4 February 1989
England  12–12  Scotland
Pen: Andrew (2)
Webb (2)
Try: Jeffrey
Con: Dods
Pen: Dods (2)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: Guy Maurette (France)
  • This is the first draw in the Five Nations since 1985 (Ireland 15–15 France)
  • This is the first draw between England and Scotland since 1982
  • England retained the Calcutta Cup

18 February 1989
France  31–12  Wales
Try: Berbizier
Blanco (2)
Dintrans
Con: Lafond (3)
Pen: Lafond (2)
Drop: Mesnel
Pen: Thorburn (4)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 50,370
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
18 February 1989
Ireland  3–16  England
Pen: Kiernan
Try: Moore
Richards
Con: Andrew
Pen: Andrew (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Les Peard (Wales)

4 March 1989
Scotland  37–21  Ireland
Try: Cronin
Jeffrey
Tukalo (3)
Con: Dods (4)
Pen: Dods (3)
Try: Dunlea
Mullin (2)
Con: Kiernan (3)
Pen: Kiernan
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (New Zealand)
4 March 1989
England  11–0  France
Try: Carling
Robinson
Pen: Andrew
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)

18 March 1989
France  19–3  Scotland
Try: Berbizier
Blanco
Lagisquet
Con: Bérot (2)
Pen: Bérot
Pen: Dods
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 49,370
Referee: Owen Doyle (Ireland)
18 March 1989
Wales  12–9  England
Try: Hall
Con: Thorburn
Pen: Thorburn (2)
Pen: Andrew (2)
Drop: Andrew
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (New Zealand)
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