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1983 Five Nations Championship
Six Nations Championship season
Six Nations Championship season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1983 Five Nations Championship |
| date | 15 January - 19 March 1983 |
| countries | |
| champions | and |
| matches | 10 |
| tries | 24 |
| top point scorer | IRE Ollie Campbell (52) |
| top try scorer | FRA Patrick Estève (5) |
| previous year | 1982 |
| previous tournament | 1982 Five Nations Championship |
| next year | 1984 |
| next tournament | 1984 Five Nations Championship |
The 1983 Five Nations Championship was the 54th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.
Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 89th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 15 January and 19 March. For the 17th time, the championship was shared. France and Ireland finished level on points, and no tie-break procedure existed before 1993. It was France's 5th shared title, and Ireland's 8th.
French wing Patrick Estève scored a try against each other team in this tournament, finishing as the top try scorer, with five tries. This was the first time since 1925 that such a feat had been achieved.
Participants
The teams involved were:
| **Nation** | **Venue** | **City** | **Head coach** | **Captain** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham | London | Dick Greenwood | Steve Smith/John Scott | |
| Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux | Jean-Pierre Rives | |
| Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Willie John McBride | Ciaran Fitzgerald | |
| Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Jim Telfer | Jim Aitken/Roy Laidlaw | |
| National Stadium | Cardiff | John Bevan | Eddie Butler |
Table
Squads
Results
date = 1983-01-15| home = | score = 15–19 | away = | homescore = Pen.: Hare (4) Drops: Cusworth | awayscore = Tries: Estève Paparemborde Sella Con.: Blanco (2) Pen.: Camberabero | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = 70,000 | referee = D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland)}}
| ENG Dick Greenwood |
|---|
| FRA Jacques Fouroux |
|---|
|} date = 1983-01-15| home = | score = 13–15 | away = | homescore = Tries: Laidlaw Pen.: Dods (2) Drops: Renwick | awayscore = Tries: Kiernan Con.: Campbell Pen: Campbell (3) | stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = J. Y. Yche (France)}}
| SCO Jim Telfer |
|---|
| IRE Willie John McBride |
|---|
|}
date = 1983-02-05| home = | score = 19–15 | away = | homescore = Tries: Estève (2) Con.: Blanco Pen.: Blanco (3) | awayscore = Tries: Robertson Con: Dods Pen.: Dods Drops: Gossman (2) | stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris| attendance = 45,204 | referee = A. Richards (Wales)}}
| FRA Jacques Fouroux |
|---|
| SCO Jim Telfer |
|---|
|} date = 1983-02-05| home = | score = 13–13 | away = | homescore = Tries: Squire Pen.: Wyatt (2) Drops: Dacey | awayscore = Tries: Carleton Pen:: Hare (2) Drops: Cusworth | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff| attendance = | referee = J. R. West (Ireland)}}
| WAL John Bevan |
|---|
| ENG Dick Greenwood |
|---|
|}
date = 1983-02-19| home = | score = 22–16 | away = | homescore = Tries: Finn (2) Con.: Campbell Pen.: Campbell (4) | awayscore = Tries: Blanco Estève Con.: Blanco Pen.: Blanco (2) | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin| attendance = 50,000 | referee = Alan Hosie (Scotland)}}
| IRE Willie John McBride |
|---|
| FRA Jacques Fouroux |
|---|
|}
date = 1983-02-19| home = | score = 15–19 | away = | homescore = Tries: Renwick Con.: Dods Pen.: Dods (3) | awayscore = Tries: Jones C. Rees Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Wyatt (3) | stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh| attendance = | referee = R. C. Quittenton (England)}}
| SCO Jim Telfer |
|---|
| WAL John Bevan |
|---|
|}
date = 1983-03-05| home = | score = 23–9 | away = | homescore = Tries: Holmes C. Rees Wyatt Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Wyatt (3) | awayscore = Pen.: Campbell (2) MacNeill | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff| attendance = | referee = J. A. F. Trigg (England)}}
| WAL John Bevan |
|---|
| IRE Willie John McBride |
|---|
|} date = 1983-03-05| home = | score = 12–22 | away = | homescore = Pen.: Hare (3) Drops: Horton| awayscore = Tries: Laidlaw Smith Con.: Dods Pen.: Dods (3) Drops: Robertson | stadium = Twickenham, London| attendance = | referee = T. F. Doocey (New Zealand)}}
| ENG Dick Greenwood |
|---|
| SCO Jim Telfer |
|---|
|}
date = 1983-03-19| home = | score = 25–15 | away = | homescore = Tries: Campbell Slattery Con.: Campbell Pen.: Campbell (5) | awayscore = Pen.: Hare (5) | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin| attendance = | referee = J. B. Anderson (Scotland)}}
| IRE Willie John McBride |
|---|
| ENG Dick Greenwood |
|---|
|}
date = 1983-03-19| home = | score = 16–9 | away = | homescore = Tries: Estève Pen.: Blanco (3) Drops: Camberabero | awayscore = Tries: Squire Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Evans | stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris| attendance = 45,242 | referee = T. F. Doocey (New Zealand)}}
| FRA Jacques Fouroux |
|---|
| WAL John Bevan |
|---|
|}
References
References
- (21 March 1983). "Campbell claims crown". Glasgow Herald (page 16).
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