1996 Five Nations Championship
{{short description|Rugby union competition}}
{{Infobox Six Nations Championship 2
| name = 1996 Five Nations Championship
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| date = 20 January - 16 March 1996
| countries = {{ru|ENG}}
{{ru|IRE}}
{{ru|FRA|1974}}
{{ru|SCO}}
{{ru|WAL}}
| champions = {{ru|ENG}}
| count = 22
| grand slam =
| triple crown = {{ru|ENG}} (19th title)
| calcutta cup = {{ru|ENG}}
| millennium trophy = {{ru|ENG}}
| centenary quaich = {{ru|SCO}}
| giuseppe garibaldi trophy =
| matches = 10
| attendance =
| tries = 30
| top point scorer = {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Grayson (64 points)
| top try scorer = {{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Dods
{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Émile Ntamack (3 tries)
| website =
| previous year = 1995
| previous tournament = 1995 Five Nations Championship
| next year = 1997
| next tournament = 1997 Five Nations Championship
}}
The 1996 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship, and the first in the sport's professional era, which officially began in August 1995. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 20 January to 16 March. England were the winners, losing only the first game with France, thus missing the Grand Slam, but winning the Triple Crown. France went into the final week needing a victory to clinch the championship themselves thanks to superior points difference, but lost by a single point to Wales, who not only avoided a whitewash but climbed above Ireland on points difference in doing so.
{{nrut|Scotland}} missed out on a fourth Grand Slam after losing to {{nrut|England}} at Murrayfield, this was the second successive season Scotland lost out on a Grand Slam.
Participants
The teams involved were:
| class="wikitable"
!Nation !Venue !City !Head coach !Captain |
| {{ru|ENG}} |
| {{ru|FRA|1974}} |
| {{Ru|IRE}} |
| {{ru|SCO}} |
| {{ru|WAL}} |
Squads
{{for|each nation's squad for the 1996 Five Nations Championship|1996 Five Nations Championship squads}}
Standings
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|for_against_style=points|winpoints=2
|team1=ENG|name_ENG={{Ru|ENG}}
|team2=SCO|name_SCO={{Ru|SCO}}
|team3=FRA|name_FRA={{Ru|FRA|1974}}
|team4=WAL|name_WAL={{Ru|WAL}}
|team5=IRE|name_IRE={{Ru|IRE}}
|win_ENG=3|draw_ENG=0|loss_ENG=1|pf_ENG=79|pa_ENG=54
|win_SCO=3|draw_SCO=0|loss_SCO=1|pf_SCO=60|pa_SCO=56
|win_FRA=2|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=2|pf_FRA=89|pa_FRA=57
|win_WAL=1|draw_WAL=0|loss_WAL=3|pf_WAL=62|pa_WAL=82
|win_IRE=1|draw_IRE=0|loss_IRE=3|pf_IRE=65|pa_IRE=106
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
Results
{{Rugbybox |
date = 20 January 1996|
time = 15:00|
home = {{Ru-rt|FRA|1974}} |
score = 15–12 |
away = {{Ru|ENG}} |
homescore = Pen: Lacroix (3)
Drops:: Castaignède
Lacroix|
awayscore = Pen: Grayson (2)
Drops: Grayson (2)|
stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris |
attendance = 45,000 |
referee = David McHugh (Ireland)}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 20 January 1996|
time = 15:00|
home = {{Ru-rt|IRE}} |
score = 10–16 |
away = {{Ru|SCO}} |
homescore = Tries: Clohessy
Con: Elwood
Pen: Elwood|
awayscore = Tries: Dods
McKenzie
Pen: Dods
Drops: Townsend|
stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
attendance = |
referee = Brian Campsall (England)}}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 3 February 1996|
time = 15:00|
home = {{Ru-rt|ENG}} |
score = 21–15 |
away = {{Ru|WAL}} |
homescore = Tries: Guscott
R. Underwood
Con: Grayson
Pen: Grayson (3)|
awayscore = Tries: Howley
Taylor
Con: A. Thomas
Pen: A. Thomas|
stadium = Twickenham, London |
attendance = |
referee = Ken McCartney (Scotland)}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 3 February 1996|
time = 15:00|
home = {{Ru-rt|SCO}} |
score = 19–14 |
away = {{Ru|FRA|1974}} |
homescore = Tries: Dods (2)
Pen: Dods (3)|
awayscore = Tries: Benazzi
Pen: Castaignède
Lacroix (2)|
stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
attendance = 65,000 |
referee = Clayton Thomas (Wales)}}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 17 February 1996|
time = 15:00|
home = {{Ru-rt|FRA|1974}} |
score = 45–10 |
away = {{Ru|IRE}} |
homescore = Tries: Accoceberry
Campan
Castel (2)
Ntamack (2)
Saint-André
Con: Castaignède (5)|
awayscore = Tries: Penalty try
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys|
stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris |
attendance = |
referee = Ed Morrison (England)}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 17 February 1996|
time = 15:00|
home = {{Ru-rt|WAL}} |
score = 14–16 |
away = {{Ru|SCO}} |
homescore = Tries: Proctor
Pen: A. Thomas (3)|
awayscore = Tries: Townsend
Con: Dods
Pen: Dods (3)|
stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff |
attendance = 47,000 |
referee = Joel Dume (France)}}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 2 March 1996|
time = 15:00|
home = {{Ru-rt|IRE}} |
score = 30–17 |
away = {{Ru|WAL}} |
homescore = Tries: Corkery
Fulcher
Geoghegan
Woods
Con: Mason (2)
Pen: Mason (2)|
awayscore = Tries: I. Evans (2)
Con: A. Thomas (2)
Pen: A. Thomas|
stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
attendance = |
referee = Didier Mene (France)}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 2 March 1996|
time = 15:00|
home = {{Ru-rt|SCO}} |
score = 9–18 |
away = {{Ru|ENG}} |
homescore = Pen: Dods (3) |
awayscore = Pen: Grayson (6) |
stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
attendance = 67,000 |
referee = Derek Bevan (Wales)}}
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{{Rugbybox |
date = 16 March 1996|
time = 15:00|
home = {{Ru-rt|ENG}} |
score = 28–15 |
away = {{Ru|IRE}} |
homescore = Tries: Sleightholme
Con: Grayson
Pen: Grayson (6)
Drops: Grayson|
awayscore = Pen: Mason (4)
Drops: Humphreys|
stadium = Twickenham, London |
attendance = 75,000 |
referee = Edward Murray (Scotland)}}
{{Rugbybox |
date = 16 March 1996|
time = 15:00|
home = {{Ru-rt|WAL}} |
score = 16–15 |
away = {{Ru|FRA|1974}} |
homescore = Tries: Howley
Con: Jenkins
Pen: Jenkins (3)|
awayscore = Tries: Castaignède
Ntamack
Con: Castaignède
Pen: Castaignède|
stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff |
attendance = 52,000 |
referee = Brian Stirling (Ireland)}}
External links
- [http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/series/18319.html?template=results 1996 Five Nations Championship at ESPN]
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