1990 Five Nations Championship

Summary

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Scotland won the tournament, achieving a final 13–7 victory over England to win the Grand Slam, their first since 1984 and third overall in the Five Nations. This was also their thirteenth outright victory, including nine victories in the Home Nations, excluding eight titles shared with other countries. It was the third occasion, after 1978 and 1984, 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, and the first time that the Triple Crown had also been at stake at the same time, as a result of England and Scotland's earlier victories over the other Home Nations. England and France placed second and third with three and two wins respectively, while Ireland and Wales placed fourth and fifth with one victory and none. This was Wales's first whitewash in Championship history.

This was Scotland's final Grand Slam in the Five Nations and penultimate overall win, as they would later win the final 1999 Five Nations Championship on points difference. It also remains Scotland's most recent Grand Slam win, as they have yet to win a Grand Slam since Italy joined what became the Six Nations Championship in 2000.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Squads

Table

Results

date = 1990-01-20 | home = | score = 19–29 | away = | report = Report | Pen: Thorburn (4) Drop: D. Evans Lafond Lagisquet L. Rodriguez Sella Con: Camberabero (3) Pen: Camberabero attendance = 58000}}

date = 1990-01-20 | home = | score = 23–0 | away = | report = Report | Guscott Probyn Underwood Con: Hodgkinson (2) Pen: Hodgkinson attendance = }}

date = 1990-02-03 | home = | score = 10–13 | away = | report = Report | Pen: Kiernan (2) Con: Chalmers Pen: Chalmers attendance = }}

date = 1990-02-03 | home = | score = 7–26 | away = | report = Report | Pen: Charvet Guscott Underwood Con: Hodgkinson Pen: Hodgkinson (4) attendance = 49,370}}

date = 1990-02-17 | home = | score = 21–0 | away = | report = Report | Tukalo Con: Chalmers (2) Pen: Chalmers (2), Hastings attendance = 58,000}}

date = 1990-02-17 | home = | score = 34–6 | away = | report = Report | Hill Underwood (2) Con: Hodgkinson (3) Pen: Hodgkinson (4) Con: Thorburn attendance = }}

• Wales coach John Ryan resigned after this result, being replaced latter by Ron Waldron

date = 1990-03-03 | home = | score = 31–12| away = | report = Report | Mesnel (2) Con: Camberabero (2) Pen: Camberabero (5) attendance = 45,077}}

date = 1990-03-03 | home = | score = 9–13| away = | report = Report | Con: Thorburn Pen: Thorburn Pen: Chalmers (3) attendance = }}

date = 1990-03-17 | home = | score = 13–7| away = | report = Report | Pen: Chalmers (3) Pen: Hodgkinson attendance = }}

date = 1990-03-24 | home = | score = 14–8| away = | report = Report | McBride Smith Con: Kiernan Llewellyn attendance = }}

References

References

1. [https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/51394762 Scotland v England: The 1990 Calcutta Cup recalled by those who played in it], Tom English, [[BBC Sport]], 18 April 2020
2. (28 March 2003). "Wooden Spoon History". Welsh Rugby Union.