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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 21 January – 18 March 1989 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France (9th title) | ||
| Calcutta Cup | England | ||
| Millennium Trophy | England | ||
| Centenary Quaich | Scotland | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 28 (2.8 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Michael Kiernan (37 points) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Serge Blanco (4 tries) | ||
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Participants
The teams involved were:
Squads
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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) |
21 January 1989 |
| Scotland |
23–7 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Armstrong Chalmers White Con: Dods Pen: Dods (2) Drop: Chalmers |
Try: Hall Pen: Bowen |
4 February 1989 |
| Wales |
13–19 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Jones Pen: Thorburn (3) |
Try: Dean Mannion Con: Kiernan Pen: Kiernan (3) |
- 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) |
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 |
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