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1987 Five Nations Championship
Rugby union tournament
Rugby union tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1987 Five Nations Championship |
| date | 7 February - 4 April 1987 |
| countries | |
| champions | |
| count | 8 |
| grand slam | (4th title) |
| matches | 10 |
| tries | 27 |
| top point scorer | FRA Philippe Bérot (37 points) |
| top try scorer | FRA Éric Bonneval (5 tries) |
| previous year | 1986 |
| previous tournament | 1986 Five Nations Championship |
| next year | 1988 |
| next tournament | 1988 Five Nations Championship |
The 1987 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 7 February and 4 April. This was the last time the championship would be interrupted by weather conditions until the Six Nations of 2012. France won with a Grand Slam, for the fourth time, while England won the Calcutta Cup, in their only win. Originally the opening matches of the Championship were due to be played on 17 January with England v Scotland at Twickenham and Wales v Ireland at Cardiff but both matches were called off due to the bad weather and postponed until 4 April
Participants
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham | London | Martin Green | Richard Hill/Mike Harrison | |
| Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux | Daniel Dubroca | |
| Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Mick Doyle | Donal Lenihan | |
| Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Derrick Grant | Colin Deans | |
| National Stadium | Cardiff | Tony Gray | Dai Pickering |
Table
Squads
Results
date = 1987-02-07 | home = | score = 16–9 | away = | report = Report| homescore = Tries: Bonneval Mesnel Con.: Bérot Pen.: Bérot (2) | awayscore = Pen.: Thorburn (3) | stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris | attendance = 49,130 | referee = C. J. High (England)}}
date = 1987-02-07 | home = | score = 17–0 | away = | report = Report | homescore = Tries: Crossan Kiernan Matthews Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan | awayscore = | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = | referee = René Hourquet (France)}}
date = 1987-02-21 | home = | score = 15–19 | away = | homescore = Pen.: Rose (4) Drops: Andrew | awayscore = Tries: Bonneval Sella Con.: Bérot Pen.: Bérot Drops: Blanco Mesnel | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = | referee = J. M. Fleming (Scotland)}}
date = 1987-02-21 | home = | score = 16–12 | away = | homescore = Tries: Laidlaw Tukalo Con.: G. Hastings Drops: Rutherford (2) | awayscore = Tries: Lenihan Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan Drops: Kiernan | stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = R. C. Quittenton (England)}}
date = 1987-03-07 | home = | score = 28–22 | away = | homescore = Tries: Bérot Bonneval (3) Pen.: Bérot (3) Drops: Mesnel | awayscore = Tries: Beattie S. Hastings Con.: G. Hastings Pen.: G. Hastings (4) | stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris | attendance = 49,130 | referee = K. H. Lawrence (New Zealand)}}
date = 1987-03-07 | home = | score = 19–12 | away = | homescore = Tries: S. Evans Pen.: Wyatt (5) | awayscore = Pen.: Rose (4) | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = | referee = R. J. Megson (Scotland)}}
date = 1987-03-21 | home = | score = 13–19 | away = | homescore = Tries: Bradley Ringland Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan | awayscore = Tries: Champ (2) Con.: Bérot Pen.: Bérot (3) | stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = 53,000 | referee = C. Norling (Wales)}}
date = 1987-03-21 | home = | score = 21–15 | away = | homescore = Tries: Beattie Jeffrey Con.: G. Hastings (2) Pen.: G. Hastings (2) Drops: Rutherford | awayscore = Tries: M. Jones Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Wyatt (2) Drops: J. Davies | stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = K. H. Lawrence (New Zealand)}}
date = 1987-04-04 | home = | score = 11–15 | away = | homescore = Tries: I. Evans Norster Pen.: Wyatt | awayscore = Tries: Dean Mullin Con.: Kiernan (2) Pen.: Kiernan | stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = | referee = G. Maurette (France)}}
date = 1987-04-04 | home = | score = 21–12 | away = | homescore = Tries: Harrison Rose Con.: Rose (2) Pen.: Rose (3) | awayscore = Tries: Robertson Con.: G. Hastings Pen.: G. Hastings (2) | stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = | referee = O.E. Doyle (Ireland)}}
References
References
- "IRB Centenary matches, Irish try-scorers against New Zealand and snow-blighted seasons | Live Rugby Features". ESPN Scrum.
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