1992 Five Nations Championship

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1992 Five Nations Championship
Date18 January - 21 March 1992
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 England.svg  England (20th title)
Grand Slam Flag of England.svg  England (10th title)
Triple Crown Flag of England.svg  England (17th title)
Matches played10
Tries scored36 (3.6 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Jon Webb (67 points)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Dewi Morris
Flag of England.svg Rory Underwood
Flag of England.svg Jon Webb
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Alain Penaud
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Sébastien Viars
(3 tries)
1991 (Previous)(Next) 1993

The 1992 Five Nations Championship was the 63rd series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 18 January and 21 March 1992.

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The tournament was the 63rd in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1991 Five Nations Championship was the 98th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won the tournament, achieving the Grand Slam for the second tournament in a row, their tenth overall in the Five Nations. This was also their 20th outright victory, including five victories in the Home Nations, excluding ten titles shared with other countries. England also won the Triple Crown and Calcutta Cup as a result of their victories over the other Home Nations, in the process setting a new record for most tries scored in the Championship (15) while conceding only four. France, Scotland and Wales placed second, third and fourth respectively with two wins each, while Ireland came last with no victories.

Participants

NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham Stadium London Geoff Cooke Will Carling
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Parc des Princes Paris Pierre Berbizier Philippe Sella
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Ciaran Fitzgerald Phillip Matthews/Phil Danaher
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Jim Telfer David Sole
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Alan Davies Ieuan Evans

Squads

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of England.svg  England 440011829+898
2Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 42027562+134
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4202475694
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 42024063234
5IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 400446116700
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

1992-01-18 15:05
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg1516Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Wallace
Con: Keyes
Pen: Keyes (3)
Try: S. Davies
Pen: N. Jenkins (3)
Drop: Stephens
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: F. A. Howard (England)
1992-01-18 15:05
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg725Flag of England.svg  England
Try: White
Pen: G. Hastings
Try: Morris
R. Underwood
Con: Webb
Pen: Webb (4)
Drop: Guscott
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales)

1992-02-01 15:05
England  Flag of England.svg389IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Guscott
Halliday
Morris
R. Underwood
Webb (2)
Con: Webb(4)
Pen: Webb (2)
Try: Keyes
Con: Keyes
Pen: Keyes
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales)
1992-02-01 15:05
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg912Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Pen: N. Jenkins (3)Try: Saint-André
Con: Lafond
Pen: Viars
Drop: Penaud
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: O. E. Doyle (Ireland)

1992-02-15 15:05
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg1331Flag of England.svg  England
Try: Penaud
Viars
Con: Viars
Pen: Viars
Try: Morris
R. Underwood
Webb
Penalty try
Con: Webb (3)
Pen: Webb (3)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,150
Referee: S. R. Hilditch (Ireland)
1992-02-15 15:05
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg1018Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Wallace
Pen: Keyes (2)
Try: Nicol
Stanger
Con: G. Hastings (2)
Pen: G. Hastings (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: A. J. Spreadbury (England)

1992-03-07 15:05
England  Flag of England.svg240Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Carling
Dooley
Skinner
Con: Webb (3)
Pen: Webb (2)
Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee: R. J. Megson (Scotland)
1992-03-07 15:05
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg106Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Try: Edwards
Pen: G. Hastings (2)
Pen: Lafond (2)
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: F. Burger (South Africa)

1992-03-21 15:05
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg4412IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Cabannes
Cécillon
Penaud (2)
Sadourny
Viars (2)
Con: Viars (5)
Pen: Viars (2)
Pen: McAleese (4)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 49,317
Referee: F. Burger (South Africa)
1992-03-21 15:05
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1512Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Webster
Con: N. Jenkins
Pen: N. Jenkins (3)
Pen: Chalmers (2)
G. Hastings
Drop: G. Hastings
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: M. Desclaux (France)

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