1991 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1991 Five Nations Championship 19 January - 16 March 1991 ENGIREFRA 1974SCOWAL ENG 19 ENG (9th title) ENG (16th title) 10 36 ENG Simon Hodgkinson (60 points) ENG Mike TeagueENG Rory UnderwoodFRA 1974 Franck MesnelFRA 1974 Philippe Saint-AndréFRA 1974 Philippe SellaIRE rugby union Simon GeogheganIRE rugby union Brendan MullinSCO Derek White (2 tries) 1990 1990 Five Nations Championship 1992 1992 Five Nations Championship The 1991 Five Nations Championship was the 62nd 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 19 January and 16 March 1991. The tournament was the 62nd 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 97th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship. The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won the tournament, achieving a final 21–19 victory over France to win the Grand Slam, their first since 1980 and ninth overall in the Five Nations. This was also their nineteenth 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. France and Scotland placed second and third with three and two wins respectively, while Ireland and Wales placed fourth and fifth without achieving any victories; the fixture between the two teams resulted in a 21–21 draw. It was also the fourth occasion, after 1978, 1984 and 1990, on 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. France lost on their third attempt. This edition was also famous for the try Philippe Saint-André scored in the last match of the tournament against England, which was later voted Twickenham's try of the century.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/6486867/Twickenham-centenary-fans-vote-Philippe-Saint-Andre-1991-as-greatest-try-at-home-of-English-rugby.html Twickenham centenary: fans vote Philippe Saint-André 1991 as greatest try at home of English rugby Gallagher Brendan 2009-11-02 2019-02-06 en-GB 0307-1235 Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonGeoff CookeWill CarlingFRA 1974Parc des PrincesParisDaniel DubrocaSerge BlancoIRELansdowne RoadDublinCiaran FitzgeraldRob SaundersSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghJim TelferDavid SoleWALNational StadiumCardiffRon WaldronPaul Thorburn Squads each nation's squad for the 1991 Five Nations Championship 1991 Five Nations Championship squads Table main WDL Q points 2 ENG ENG FRA FRA 1974 SCO SCO IRE IRE WAL 4 WAL 4 0 0 83 44 3 0 1 91 46 2 0 2 81 73 0 1 3 66 86 0 1 3 42 114 #ccffcc A complete Results 1991-01-19 FRA 1974 15–9 SCO Pen.: Camberabero (2)Drops: BlancoCamberabero (2) Pen.: Chalmers (2) Drops: Chalmers Parc des Princes, Paris 48,990 E. F. Morrison (England) 1991-01-19 WAL 6–25 ENG Pen.: N. JenkinsThorburn Tries: TeaguePen.: Hodgkinson (7) National Stadium, Cardiff R. J. Megson (Scotland) 1991-02-02 IRE 13–21 FRA 1974 Tries: S. SmithPen.: Kiernan (3) Tries: CabannesLagisquetCon.: Camberabero (2)Pen.: Camberabero (3) Lansdowne Road, Dublin 50,000 W. D. Bevan (Wales) 1991-02-02 SCO 32–12 WAL Tries: ArmstrongChalmersWhite (2)Con.: ChalmersG. HastingsPen.: ChalmersG. Hastings (2)Drops: Chalmers Tries: FordCon.: ThorburnPen.: Thorburn (2) Murrayfield, Edinburgh D. J. Bishop (New Zealand) 1991-02-16 WAL 21–21 IRE Tries: ArnoldN. JenkinsCon.: Thorburn (2)Pen.: Thorburn (2)Drops: N. Jenkins Tries: ClarkeGeogheganMullinStaplesCon.: B. SmithDrops: B. Smith National Stadium, Cardiff D. J. Bishop (New Zealand) 1991-02-16 ENG 21–12 SCO Tries: HeslopCon.: HodgkinsonPen.: Hodgkinson (5) Pen.: Chalmers (4) Twickenham, London S. R. Hilditch (Ireland) 1991-03-02 FRA 1974 36–3 WAL Tries: BlancoLafondMesnelRoumatSaint-AndréSellaCon.: SellaCamberabero (2)Pen.: Camberabero (2) Pen.: Thorburn Parc des Princes, Paris 49,370 K. Fitzgerald (Australia) 1991-03-02 IRE 7–16 ENG Tries: GeogheganPen.: B. Smith Tries: TeagueR. UnderwoodCon.: HodgkinsonPen.: Hodgkinson (2) Lansdowne Road, Dublin A. Ceccon (France) 1991-03-16 SCO 28–25 IRE Tries: G. HastingsS. HastingsStangerCon.: Chalmers (2)Pen.: Chalmers (3)G. Hastings Tries: CrossanGeogheganMullinRobinsonCon.: B. Smith (3)Drops: B. Smith Murrayfield, Edinburgh K. Fitzgerald (Australia) 1991-03-16 ENG 21–19 FRA 1974 Tries: R. UnderwoodCon.: HodgkinsonPen.: Hodgkinson (4)Drops: Andrew Tries: CamberaberoMesnelSaint-AndréCon.: Camberabero (2)Pen.: Camberabero Twickenham, London 61,000 L. J. 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