1993 Five Nations Championship

The 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 64th series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of 10 matches held between 16 January and 20 March 1993.

1993 Five Nations Championship
The Five Nations Championship winners trophy, first awarded in 1993.[1]
Date16 January – 20 March 1993
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (10th title)
Matches played10
Tries scored20 (2 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Scotland Gavin Hastings (32 points)
Top try scorer(s)France Philippe Saint-André (3 tries)
1992 (Previous) (Next) 1994

The tournament was the 64th in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 99th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France won the tournament, although a 16–15 opening defeat by England meant they failed to win the Grand Slam. The overall result was, however, France's tenth outright victory in the Five Nations, excluding seven titles shared with other countries.[2] Scotland, England and Ireland placed second, third and fourth respectively with two wins each, while Wales placed last with a one-point victory over England. England won the Calcutta Cup, while none of the Home Nations achieved the Triple Crown.

For the first time, a trophy was awarded to the winning team.[3]

Participants

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Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
  England Twickenham Stadium London Geoff Cooke Will Carling
  France Parc des Princes Paris Pierre Berbizier Jean-François Tordo
  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Gerry Murphy Michael Bradley
  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Jim Telfer Gavin Hastings
  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Alan Davies Ieuan Evans

Squads

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   France 4 3 0 1 73 35 +38 6
2   Scotland 4 2 0 2 50 40 +10 4
3   England 4 2 0 2 54 54 0 4
4   Ireland 4 2 0 2 45 53 −8 4
5   Wales 4 1 0 3 34 74 −40 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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16 January 1993
15:05
England  16–15  France
Tries: Hunter
Con: Webb
Pen: Webb (3)
Tries: Saint-André (2)
Con: Camberabero
Pen: Camberabero
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 50 000
Referee: J. M. Fleming (Scotland)
16 January 1993
15:05
Scotland  15–3  Ireland
Tries: Stanger
Stark
Con: G. Hastings
Pen: G. Hastings
Pen: Malone
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: E. F. Morrison (England)

6 February 1993
15:05
France  11–3  Scotland
Tries: Lacroix
Pen: Camberabero (2)
Pen: G. Hastings
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 49 026
Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales)
6 February 1993
15:05
Wales  10–9  England
Tries: I. Evans
Con: N. Jenkins
Pen: N. Jenkins
Pen: Webb (2)
Drops: Guscott
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: J. Dume (France)

20 February 1993
15:05
Ireland  6–21  France
Pen: Malone (2)Tries: Saint-André
Sella
Con: Camberabero
Pen: Camberabero (2)
Drops: Camberabero
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 60 000
Referee: D. Leslie (Scotland)
20 February 1993
15:05
Scotland  20–0  Wales
Tries: Turnbull
Pen: G. Hastings (5)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: J. Dume (France)

6 March 1993
15:05
England  26–12  Scotland
Tries: Guscott
R. Underwood
T. Underwood
Con: Webb
Pen: Webb (3)
Pen: G. Hastings (3)
Drops: Chalmers
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: B. W. Stirling (Ireland)
6 March 1993
15:05
Wales  14–19  Ireland
Tries: I. Evans
Pen: N. Jenkins (3)
Tries: Robinson
Con: Elwood
Pen: Elwood (3)
Drops: Clarke
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: A. R. MacNeill (Australia)

20 March 1993
15:05
France  26–10  Wales
Tries: Benetton (2)
Lafond
Con: Lafond
Pen: Lacroix (3)
Tries: Walker
Con: N. Jenkins
Pen: N. Jenkins
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 49 000
Referee: O. E. Doyle (Ireland)
20 March 1993
15:05
Ireland  17–3  England
Tries: Galwey
Pen: Elwood (2)
Drops: Elwood (2)
Pen: Webb
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: A. R. MacNeill (Australia)

References

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  1. ^ O'Sullivan, John. "Five Nations Facts". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ "Benetton drives France to championship". The Independent. 21 March 1993. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  3. ^ "7 Little known facts about the Rugby 6 Nations trophy. How many do you know?". Challenge Trophies. February 17, 2016.
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