1990 Five Nations Championship
{{Short description|Rugby union championship}}
{{Infobox Six Nations Championship 2
| name = 1990 Five Nations Championship
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| date = 20 January - 24 March 1990
| countries = {{ru|ENG}}
{{ru|IRE}}
{{ru|FRA|1974}}
{{ru|SCO}}
{{ru|WAL}}
| champions = {{ru|SCO}}
| count = 13
| grand slam = {{ru|SCO}} (3rd title)
| triple crown = {{ru|SCO}} (10th title)
| calcutta cup = {{ru|SCO}}
| millennium trophy = {{ru|ENG}}
| centenary quaich = {{ru|SCO}}
| giuseppe garibaldi trophy =
| matches = 10
| attendance =
| tries = 36
| top point scorer = {{flagicon|ENG}} Simon Hodgkinson (42 points)
| top try scorer = {{flagicon|ENG}} Rory Underwood (4 tries)
| website =
| previous year = 1989
| previous tournament = 1989 Five Nations Championship
| next year = 1991
| next tournament = 1991 Five Nations Championship
}}
The 1990 Five Nations Championship was the 61st series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major rugby union national teams in Europe. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 20 January and 24 March 1990.
The tournament was the 61st in its then format as the Five Nations; including its former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1990 Five Nations was the 96th championship.
Summary
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.[https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/51394762 Scotland v England: The 1990 Calcutta Cup recalled by those who played in it], Tom English, BBC Sport, 18 April 2020 This was also their thirteenth outright victory, including nine victories in the Home Nations, excluding eight titles shared with other countries. It was the third occasion, after 1978 and 1984, on which two teams each with three victories faced off against each other in the final round of matches, with both capable of completing a Grand Slam with a victory, 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. 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.{{cn|date=February 2019}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/news/10048.php |title=Wooden Spoon History |publisher=Welsh Rugby Union |date=28 March 2003 |access-date=11 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602094821/http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/news/10048.php |archive-date=2 June 2013 }}
Participants
The teams involved were:
| class="wikitable"
!Nation !Venue !City !Head coach !Captain |
| {{ru|ENG}} |
| {{ru|FRA|1974}} |
| {{Ru|IRE}} |
| {{ru|SCO}} |
| {{ru|WAL}}
|John Ryan (resigned)/Ron Waldron |
Squads
{{for|each nation's squad for the 1990 Five Nations Championship|1990 Five Nations Championship squads}}
Table
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|win_ENG=3|draw_ENG=0|loss_ENG=1|pf_ENG=90|pa_ENG=26
|win_FRA=2|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=2|pf_FRA=67|pa_FRA=78
|win_IRE=1|draw_IRE=0|loss_IRE=3|pf_IRE=36|pa_IRE=75
|win_WAL=0|draw_WAL=0|loss_WAL=4|pf_WAL=42|pa_WAL=90
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Results
{{Rugbybox |
date = 1990-01-20 |
home = {{Ru-rt|WAL}} |
score = 19–29 |
away = {{Ru|FRA|1974}} |
report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19900122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report] |
|homescore = Try: Titley
Pen: Thorburn (4)
Drop: D. Evans
|awayscore = Tries: Camberabero
Lafond
Lagisquet
L. Rodriguez
Sella
Con: Camberabero (3)
Pen: Camberabero
|stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff |
attendance = 58000}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 1990-01-20 |
home = {{Ru-rt|ENG}} |
score = 23–0 |
away = {{Ru|IRE}} |
report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19900122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report] |
|homescore = Tries: Egerton
Guscott
Probyn
Underwood
Con: Hodgkinson (2)
Pen: Hodgkinson
|awayscore = |
|stadium = Twickenham, London |
attendance = }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 1990-02-03 |
home = {{Ru-rt|IRE}} |
score = 10–13 |
away = {{Ru|SCO}} |
report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19900205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report] |
|homescore = Try: J. Fitzgerald
Pen: Kiernan (2)
|awayscore = Tries: White (2)
Con: Chalmers
Pen: Chalmers
|stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
attendance = }}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 1990-02-03 |
home = {{Ru-rt|FRA|1974}} |
score = 7–26 |
away = {{Ru|ENG}} |
report = [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19900205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Report] |
|homescore = Try: Lagisquet
Pen: Charvet
|awayscore = Tries: Carling
Guscott
Underwood
Con: Hodgkinson
Pen: Hodgkinson (4)
|stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris |
attendance = 49,370}}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 1990-02-17 |
home = {{Ru-rt|SCO}} |
score = 21–0 |
away = {{Ru|FRA|1974}} |
report = [http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/22234.html Report] |
|homescore = Tries: Calder
Tukalo
Con: Chalmers (2)
Pen: Chalmers (2), Hastings
|awayscore = |
|stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
attendance = 58,000}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 1990-02-17 |
home = {{Ru-rt|ENG}} |
score = 34–6 |
away = {{Ru|WAL}} |
report = [http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/22235.html Report] |
|homescore = Tries: Carling
Hill
Underwood (2)
Con: Hodgkinson (3)
Pen: Hodgkinson (4)
|awayscore = Try: Davies
Con: Thorburn
|stadium = Twickenham, London |
attendance = }}
- Wales coach John Ryan resigned after this result, being replaced latter by Ron Waldron
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 1990-03-03 |
home = {{Ru-rt|FRA|1974}} |
score = 31–12|
away = {{Ru|IRE}} |
report = [http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/22238.html Report] |
|homescore = Tries: Lagisquet
Mesnel (2)
Con: Camberabero (2)
Pen: Camberabero (5)
|awayscore = Pen: Kiernan (4)
|stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris |
attendance = 45,077}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 1990-03-03 |
home = {{Ru-rt|WAL}} |
score = 9–13|
away = {{Ru|SCO}} |
report = [http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/22237.html Report] |
|homescore = Try: Emyr
Con: Thorburn
Pen: Thorburn
|awayscore = Try: Cronin
Pen: Chalmers (3)
|stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff |
attendance = }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 1990-03-17 |
home = {{Ru-rt|SCO}} |
score = 13–7|
away = {{Ru|ENG}} |
report = [http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/22242.html Report] |
|homescore = Try: Stanger
Pen: Chalmers (3)
|awayscore = Try: Guscott
Pen: Hodgkinson
|stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
attendance = }}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 1990-03-24 |
home = {{Ru-rt|IRE}} |
score = 14–8|
away = {{Ru|WAL}} |
report = [http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/22245.html Report] |
|homescore = Tries: Kingston
McBride
Smith
Con: Kiernan
|awayscore = Tries: Ford
Llewellyn
|stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
attendance = }}