1994 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1994 Five Nations Championship 15 January – 19 March 1994 ENGIREFRA 1974SCOWAL WAL 22 10 20 WAL Neil Jenkins (48 points) FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André WAL Nigel Walker WAL Mike Rayer (2 tries) 1993 1993 Five Nations Championship 1995 1995 Five Nations Championship The 1994 Five Nations Championship was the 65th 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 15 January and 19 March 1994. The tournament was the 65th in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1994 Five Nations Championship was the 100th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship. The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It was the first time that the Five Nations championship title was decided by using points difference to separate the top two teams that finished level on win–loss record. Wales won the tournament, with England needing a 16-point margin of victory over Wales in the final match to snatch the tournament themselves, but fell short, conceding a late Welsh try while pressing for the score that would have given them a big enough margin. Earlier in the tournament, England won the Calcutta Cup beating Scotland at Murrayfield. In a comparatively low scoring tournament, England then surprisingly lost at home to Ireland, ending their own hopes of a Grand Slam. Scotland performed poorly throughout and although somewhat unfortunate to lose to England, were heavily defeated by Wales in their opening match and could only manage a draw against Ireland, before being beaten by France at home in their final fixture. The overall result was, however, Wales' 22nd outright victory, including seven victories in the Home Nations, excluding eleven titles shared with other countries. England and France placed second and third with three and two wins respectively. Ireland placed fourth, with Scotland, last. None of the Home Nations achieved the Triple Crown. Wales missed out on a ninth Grand Slam after losing to England at Twickenham. Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonGeoff CookeWill CarlingFRA 1974Parc des PrincesParisPierre BerbizierOlivier Roumat/Philippe Saint-AndréIRELansdowne RoadDublinGerry MurphyMichael BradleySCOMurrayfieldEdinburghJim TelferGavin HastingsWALNational StadiumCardiffAlan DaviesIeuan Evans/Gareth Llewellyn Squads each nation's squad for the 1994 Five Nations Championship 1994 Five Nations Championship squads Table main WDL Q points 2 WAL WAL ENG ENG FRA FRA 1974 IRE IRE SCO SCO 3 0 1 78 51 3 0 1 60 49 2 0 2 84 69 1 1 2 49 70 0 1 3 38 70 #cfc A complete Results 1994-01-15 14:30 FRA 1974 35 - 15 IRE Tries: BenettonLacroixMerleSaint-AndréCon: Lacroix (3)Pen: Lacroix (3) Pen: Elwood (5) Parc des Princes, Paris J. M. Fleming (Scotland) 1994-01-15 14:30 WAL 29 - 6 SCO Tries: I. EvansRayer (2)Con: N. JenkinsPen: N. Jenkins (4) Pen: G. Hastings (2) National Stadium, Cardiff P. Robin (France) 1994-02-05 14:30 IRE 15 - 17 WAL Pen: Elwood (5) Tries: N. JenkinsPen: N. Jenkins (4) Lansdowne Road, Dublin A. J. Spreadbury (England) 1994-02-05 14:30 SCO 14 - 15 ENG Tries: WainwrightPen: G. Hastings (2)Drops: Townsend Pen: Callard (5) Murrayfield, Edinburgh L. L. McLachlan (New Zealand) 1994-02-19 14:30 ENG 12 - 13 IRE Pen: Callard (4) Tries: GeogheganCon: ElwoodPen: Elwood (2) Twickenham, London P. Thomas (France) 1994-02-19 14:30 WAL 24 - 15 FRA 1974 Tries: QuinnellWalkerCon: N. JenkinsPen: N. Jenkins (4) Tries: RoumatSellaCon: LacroixPen: Lacroix National Stadium, Cardiff 52,000 L. L. McLachlan (New Zealand) 1994-03-05 14:30 FRA 1974 14 - 18 ENG Tries: BenazziPen: Lacroix (3) Pen: Andrew (5)Drops: Andrew Parc des Princes, Paris S. R. Hilditch (Ireland) 1994-03-05 14:30 IRE 6 - 6 SCO Pen: Elwood (2) Pen: G. Hastings (2) Lansdowne Road, Dublin E. F. Morrison (England) 1994-03-19 14:30 ENG 15 - 8 WAL Tries: RodberR. UnderwoodCon: AndrewPen: Andrew Tries: WalkerPen: N. Jenkins Twickenham, London J. M. Fleming (Scotland) 1994-03-19 14:30 SCO 12 - 20 FRA 1974 Pen: G. Hastings (4) Tries: SadournySaint-AndréCon: LacroixMontlaurPen: Lacroix (2) Murrayfield, Edinburgh 49,000 W. D. Bevan (Wales) External links 1994 Five Nations Championship at ESPN Five Nations Category:Six Nations Championship seasons Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations