1986 Five Nations Championship
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.
1986 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 18 January - 15 March 1986 | ||
Countries | |||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | |||
Calcutta Cup | |||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 34 (3.4 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | |||
Top try scorer(s) | |||
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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
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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Twickenham | London | Martin Green | Nigel Melville | |
Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux | Daniel Dubroca | |
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Mick Doyle | Ciaran Fitzgerald | |
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Derrick Grant | Colin Deans | |
National Stadium | Cardiff | Tony Gray | Dai Pickering |
Table
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 52 | +46 | 6 | ||
1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 6 | ||
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 71 | +3 | 4 | ||
3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 100 | −38 | 4 | ||
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 83 | −33 | 0 |
Squads
Results
1986-01-18 |
England |
21–18 | |
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Pen.: Andrew (6) Drops: Andrew |
Tries: Bowen Con.: Thorburn Pen.: Thorburn (3) Drops: J. Davies |
1986-01-18 |
Scotland |
18–17 | |
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Pen.: G. Hastings (6) | Tries: Berbizier Sella Pen.: G. Laporte (2) Drops: G. Laporte |
1986-02-01 |
France |
29–9 | |
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Tries: Berbizier Marocco Sella Con.: G. Laporte Pen.: Blanco G. Laporte (3) Drops: Lafond |
Pen.: Kiernan (3) |
1986-02-01 |
Wales |
22–15 | |
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Tries: Hadley Pen.: Thorburn (5) Drops: J. Davies |
Tries: Duncan G. Hastings Jeffrey Pen.: G. Hastings |
1986-02-15 |
Ireland |
12–19 | |
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Tries: Ringland Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan (2) |
Tries: Ph. Davies Lewis Con.: Thorburn Pen.: Thorburn (3) |
1986-02-15 |
Scotland |
33–6 | |
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Tries: Duncan S. Hastings Rutherford Con.: G. Hastings (3) Pen.: G. Hastings (5) |
Pen.: Andrew (2) |
1986-03-01 |
England |
25–20 | |
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Tries: H. Davies Richards (2) penalty try Con.: Andrew (3) Pen.: Andrew |
Tries: McCall Mullin Ringland Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan (2) |
1986-03-01 |
Wales |
15–23 | |
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Pen.: Thorburn (5) | Tries: Blanco Lafond (2) Sella Con.: G. Laporte (2) Drops: G. Laporte |
1986-03-15 |
France |
29–10 | |
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Tries: Blanco G. Laporte Sella penalty try Con.: G. Laporte (2) Pen.: G. Laporte (3) |
Tries: Dooley Pen.: Barnes (2) |
1986-03-15 |
Ireland |
9–10 | |
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Tries: Ringland Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan |
Tries: Laidlaw Pen.: G. Hastings (2) |
Preceded by 1985 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1986 |
Succeeded by 1987 Five Nations |
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