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1991 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition


Rugby union competition

FieldValue
name1991 Five Nations Championship
date19 January - 16 March 1991
countries
champions
count19
grand slam(9th title)
triple crown(16th title)
matches10
tries36
top point scorerENG Simon Hodgkinson (60 points)
top try scorerENG Mike Teague
ENG Rory Underwood
FRA Franck Mesnel
FRA Philippe Saint-André
FRA Philippe Sella
IRE Simon Geoghegan
IRE Brendan Mullin
SCO Derek White (2 tries)
previous year1990
previous tournament1990 Five Nations Championship
next year1992
next tournament1992 Five Nations Championship

ENG Rory Underwood FRA Franck Mesnel FRA Philippe Saint-André FRA Philippe Sella IRE Simon Geoghegan IRE Brendan Mullin SCO Derek White (2 tries) 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.

Participants

The teams involved were:

**Nation****Venue****City****Head coach****Captain**
TwickenhamLondonGeoff CookeWill Carling
Parc des PrincesParisDaniel DubrocaSerge Blanco
Lansdowne RoadDublinCiaran FitzgeraldRob Saunders
MurrayfieldEdinburghJim TelferDavid Sole
National StadiumCardiffRon WaldronPaul Thorburn

Squads

Table

Results

date = 1991-01-19 | home = | score = 15–9 | away = | homescore = Pen.: Camberabero (2) Drops: Blanco Camberabero (2)| awayscore = Pen.: Chalmers (2) Drops: Chalmers| stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris | attendance = 48,990 | referee = E. F. Morrison (England)}}

date = 1991-01-19 | home = | score = 6–25 | away = | homescore = Pen.: N. Jenkins Thorburn| awayscore = Tries: Teague Pen.: Hodgkinson (7)| stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = | referee = R. J. Megson (Scotland)}}


date = 1991-02-02 | home = | score = 13–21 | away = | homescore = Tries: S. Smith Pen.: Kiernan (3)| awayscore = Tries: Cabannes Lagisquet Con.: Camberabero (2) Pen.: Camberabero (3)| stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = 50,000 | referee = W. D. Bevan (Wales)}}

date = 1991-02-02 | home = | score = 32–12 | away = | homescore = Tries: Armstrong Chalmers White (2) Con.: Chalmers G. Hastings Pen.: Chalmers G. Hastings (2) Drops: Chalmers| awayscore = Tries: Ford Con.: Thorburn Pen.: Thorburn (2)| stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = D. J. Bishop (New Zealand)}}


date = 1991-02-16 | home = | score = 21–21 | away = | homescore = Tries: Arnold N. Jenkins Con.: Thorburn (2) Pen.: Thorburn (2) Drops: N. Jenkins| awayscore = Tries: Clarke Geoghegan Mullin Staples Con.: B. Smith Drops: B. Smith| stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = | referee = D. J. Bishop (New Zealand)}}

date = 1991-02-16 | home = | score = 21–12 | away = | homescore = Tries: Heslop Con.: Hodgkinson Pen.: Hodgkinson (5)| awayscore = Pen.: Chalmers (4)| stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = | referee = S. R. Hilditch (Ireland)}}


date = 1991-03-02 | home = | score = 36–3 | away = | homescore = Tries: Blanco Lafond Mesnel Roumat Saint-André Sella Con.: Sella Camberabero (2) Pen.: Camberabero (2)| awayscore = Pen.: Thorburn| stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris | attendance = 49,370 | referee = K. Fitzgerald (Australia)}}

date = 1991-03-02 | home = | score = 7–16 | away = | homescore = Tries: Geoghegan Pen.: B. Smith| awayscore = Tries: Teague R. Underwood Con.: Hodgkinson Pen.: Hodgkinson (2)| stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = | referee = A. Ceccon (France)}}


date = 1991-03-16 | home = | score = 28–25 | away = | homescore = Tries: G. Hastings S. Hastings Stanger Con.: Chalmers (2) Pen.: Chalmers (3) G. Hastings| awayscore = Tries: Crossan Geoghegan Mullin Robinson Con.: B. Smith (3) Drops: B. Smith| stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = K. Fitzgerald (Australia)}}

date = 1991-03-16 | home = | score = 21–19 | away = | homescore = Tries: R. Underwood Con.: Hodgkinson Pen.: Hodgkinson (4) Drops: Andrew| awayscore = Tries: Camberabero Mesnel Saint-André Con.: Camberabero (2) Pen.: Camberabero| stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = 61,000 | referee = L. J. Peard (Wales)}}

References

References

  1. Gallagher, Brendan. (2009-11-02). "Twickenham centenary: fans vote Philippe Saint-André 1991 as greatest try at home of English rugby".
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