1984 Five Nations Championship

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1984 Five Nations Championship
Date21 January - 17 March 1984
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (12th title)
Grand Slam Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (2nd title)
Triple Crown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (9th title)
Matches played10
Tries scored27 (2.7 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Jean-Patrick Lescarboura (54 points)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Philippe Sella (3 tries)
1983 (Previous)(Next) 1985

The 1984 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninetieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 21 January and 17 March.

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Scotland won the championship outright for the first time since 1938. It was their twelfth outright championship, excluding a further seven shared titles. Their four wins gave them the Grand Slam for the first time since 1925 and the second in all, and the Triple Crown for the ninth time and the first since 1938.

It was also the second occasion, after 1978, in 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.

Participants

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham Stadium London Dick Greenwood Peter Wheeler
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Parc des Princes Paris Jacques Fouroux Jean-Pierre Rives
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Willie John McBride Willie Duggan/Ciaran Fitzgerald
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Jim Telfer Jim Aitken
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff John Bevan Eddie Buttler/Mike Watkins

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 44008636+508
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 43019067+236
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 42026760+74
4Flag of England.svg  England 41035183322
5IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 40043987480
Source: [ citation needed ]

Squads

Results

21 January 1984
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg25–12IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Gallion
Sella
Con: Lescarboura
Pen: Lescarboura (4)
Drop: Lescarboura
Pen: Campbell (4)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,023
Referee: C. Norling (Wales)

21 January 1984
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg9–15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Titley
Con: Davies
Pen: Davies
Try: Paxton
Aitken
Con: Dods (2)
Pen: Dods
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: O. E. Doyle (Ireland)

4 February 1984
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg9–18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pen: Campbell (3)Try: Ackerman
Con: Davies
Pen: Davies (2)
Bowen (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: R. G. Byres (Australia)

4 February 1984
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg18–6Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Johnston
Kennedy
Con: Dods (2)
Pen: Dods (2)
Pen: Hare (2)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland)

18 February 1984
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg16–21Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: Davies
Butler
Con: Davies
Pen: Davies (2)
Try: Sella
Con: Lescarboura
Pen: Lescarboura (4)
Drop: Lescarboura
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: R. G. Byers (Australia)

18 February 1984
England  Flag of England.svg12–9IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pen: Hare (3)
Drop: Cusworth
Pen: Ward (3)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: René Hourquet France

3 March 1984
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg32–18Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Codorniou
Sella
Estève
Begu
Gallion
Con: Lescarboura (3)
Pen: Lescarboura
Drop: Lescarboura
Try: Hare
Underwood
Con: Hare (2)
Pen: Hare (2)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,240
Referee: Alan Hosie (Scotland)

3 March 1984
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg9–32Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Kiernan
Con: Murphy
Pen: Murphy
Try: Laidlaw (2)
Penalty try
Robertson
Dods
Con: Dods (3)
Pen: Dods (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: F. A. Howard (England)

17 March 1984
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg21–12Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: Calder
Con: Dods
Pen: Dods (5)
Try: Gallion
Con: Lescarboura
Pen: Lescarboura
Drop: Lescarboura
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: W. Jones (Wales)

17 March 1984
England  Flag of England.svg15–24Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pen: Hare (5)Try: Hadley
Con: Davies
Pen: Davies (4)
Drop: Dacey (2)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: J. B. Anderson (Scotland)

References