1986 Five Nations Championship

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1986 Five Nations Championship
Date18 January - 15 March 1986
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 France (lighter variant).svg  France and Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Matches played10
Tries scored34 (3.4 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of Scotland.svg Gavin Hastings (53 points)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Philippe Sella (4 tries)
1985 (Previous)(Next) 1987

The 1986 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 18 January and 15 March.

Contents

France and Scotland shared the title. Phillipe Sella of France scored a try in every match, repeating the feat achieved three years earlier by fellow Frenchman Patrick Estève.

This championship marked a turnaround in the fortunes of the Irish team who won the competition the previous year, but took home the wooden spoon.

Participants

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Martin Green Nigel Melville
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Parc des Princes Paris Jacques Fouroux Daniel Dubroca
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Mick Doyle Ciaran Fitzgerald
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Derrick Grant Colin Deans
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Tony Gray Dai Pickering

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 43019852+466
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 43017654+226
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 42027471+34
3Flag of England.svg  England 420262100384
5IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 40045083330
Source: [ citation needed ]

Squads

Results

1986-01-18
England  Flag of England.svg2118Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pen.: Andrew (6)
Drops: Andrew
Tries: Bowen
Con.: Thorburn
Pen.: Thorburn (3)
Drops: J. Davies
Twickenham, London
Referee: R. J. Fordham (Australia)
1986-01-18
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg1817Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Pen.: G. Hastings (6)Tries: Berbizier
Sella
Pen.: G. Laporte (2)
Drops: G. Laporte
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland)

1986-02-01
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg299IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: Berbizier
Marocco
Sella
Con.: G. Laporte
Pen.: Blanco
G. Laporte (3)
Drops: Lafond
Pen.: Kiernan (3)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 49,238
Referee: R. J. Fordham (Australia)
1986-02-01
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg2215Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Hadley
Pen.: Thorburn (5)
Drops: J. Davies
Tries: Duncan
G. Hastings
Jeffrey
Pen.: G. Hastings
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: R. C. Francis (New Zealand)

1986-02-15
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg1219Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Ringland
Con.: Kiernan
Pen.: Kiernan (2)
Tries: Ph. Davies
Lewis
Con.: Thorburn
Pen.: Thorburn (3)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: F. A. Howard (England)
1986-02-15
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg336Flag of England.svg  England
Tries: Duncan
S. Hastings
Rutherford
Con.: G. Hastings (3)
Pen.: G. Hastings (5)
Pen.: Andrew (2)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: R. C. Francis (New Zealand)

1986-03-01
England  Flag of England.svg2520IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Tries: H. Davies
Richards (2)
penalty try
Con.: Andrew (3)
Pen.: Andrew
Tries: McCall
Mullin
Ringland
Con.: Kiernan
Pen.: Kiernan (2)
Twickenham, London
Referee: C. Norling (Wales)
1986-03-01
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1523Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Pen.: Thorburn (5)Tries: Blanco
Lafond (2)
Sella
Con.: G. Laporte (2)
Drops: G. Laporte
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: J. B. Anderson (Scotland)

1986-03-15
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg2910Flag of England.svg  England
Tries: Blanco
G. Laporte
Sella
penalty try
Con.: G. Laporte (2)
Pen.: G. Laporte (3)
Tries: Dooley
Pen.: Barnes (2)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 49,238
Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales)
1986-03-15
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg910Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Ringland
Con.: Kiernan
Pen.: Kiernan
Tries: Laidlaw
Pen.: G. Hastings (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: F. Palmade (France)

See also