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1994 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition

Field	Value
name	1994 Five Nations Championship
date	15 January – 19 March 1994
countries

champions
count	22
matches	10
tries	20
top point scorer	WAL Neil Jenkins (48 points)
top try scorer	FRA Philippe Saint-André
WAL Nigel Walker
WAL Mike Rayer (2 tries)
previous year	1993
previous tournament	1993 Five Nations Championship
next year	1995
next tournament	1995 Five Nations Championship

WAL Nigel Walker WAL Mike Rayer (2 tries)

The 1994 Five Nations Championship was the 65th 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 15 January and 19 March 1994.

The tournament was the 65th in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1994 Five Nations Championship was the 100th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It was the first time that the Five Nations championship title was decided by using points difference to separate the top two teams that finished level on win–loss record. Wales won the tournament, although a 15–8 away defeat by England in their final match meant they failed to win the Grand Slam: England had needed a 16-point margin of victory over Wales in the final match to snatch the tournament themselves, but fell short, conceding a late Welsh try while pressing for the score that would have given them a big enough margin. Earlier in the tournament, England won the Calcutta Cup beating Scotland at Murrayfield. In a comparatively low scoring tournament, England then surprisingly lost at home to Ireland, ending their own hopes of a Grand Slam. Scotland performed poorly throughout and although somewhat unfortunate to lose to England, were heavily defeated by Wales in their opening match and could only manage a draw against Ireland, before being beaten by France at home in their final fixture. The overall result was, however, Wales' 22nd outright victory, including seven victories in the Home Nations, excluding eleven titles shared with other countries. England and France placed second and third with three and two wins respectively. Ireland placed fourth, with Scotland, last. None of the Home Nations achieved the Triple Crown.

missed out on a ninth Grand Slam after losing to at Twickenham.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Venue	City	Head coach	Captain
Twickenham	London	Geoff Cooke	Will Carling
Parc des Princes	Paris	Pierre Berbizier	Olivier Roumat/Philippe Saint-André
Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Gerry Murphy	Michael Bradley
Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Jim Telfer	Gavin Hastings
National Stadium	Cardiff	Alan Davies	Ieuan Evans/Gareth Llewellyn

Squads

Table

Results

date = 1994-01-15 14:30 | home = | score = 35 - 15 | away = | homescore = Tries: Benetton Lacroix Merle Saint-André Con: Lacroix (3) Pen: Lacroix (3)| awayscore = Pen: Elwood (5)| stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris | attendance = | referee = J. M. Fleming (Scotland)}}

date = 1994-01-15 14:30| home = | score = 29 - 6 | away = | homescore = Tries: I. Evans Rayer (2) Con: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins (4)| awayscore = Pen: G. Hastings (2)| stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = | referee = P. Robin (France)}}

date = 1994-02-05 14:30| home = | score = 15 - 17 | away = | homescore = Pen: Elwood (5)| awayscore = Tries: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins (4)| stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = | referee = A. J. Spreadbury (England)}}

date = 1994-02-05 14:30| home = | score = 14 - 15 | away = | homescore = Tries: Wainwright Pen: G. Hastings (2) Drops: Townsend| awayscore = Pen: Callard (5) | stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = | referee = L. L. McLachlan (New Zealand)}}

date = 1994-02-19 14:30| home = | score = 12 - 13 | away = | homescore = Pen: Callard (4)| awayscore = Tries: Geoghegan Con: Elwood Pen: Elwood (2)| stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = | referee = P. Thomas (France)}}

date = 1994-02-19 14:30| home = | score = 24 - 15 | away = | homescore = Tries: Quinnell Walker Con: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins (4)| awayscore = Tries: Roumat Sella Con: Lacroix Pen: Lacroix| stadium = National Stadium, Cardiff | attendance = 52,000 | referee = L. L. McLachlan (New Zealand)}}

date = 1994-03-05 14:30| home = | score = 14 - 18 | away = | homescore = Tries: Benazzi Pen: Lacroix (3)| awayscore = Pen: Andrew (5) Drops: Andrew| stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris | attendance = | referee = S. R. Hilditch (Ireland)}}

date = 1994-03-05 14:30| home = | score = 6 - 6 | away = | homescore = Pen: Elwood (2)| awayscore = Pen: G. Hastings (2)| stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin | attendance = | referee = E. F. Morrison (England)}}

date = 1994-03-19 14:30| home = | score = 15 - 8 | away = | homescore = Tries: Rodber R. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew| awayscore = Tries: Walker Pen: N. Jenkins| stadium = Twickenham, London | attendance = | referee = J. M. Fleming (Scotland)}}

date = 1994-03-19 14:30| home = | score = 12 - 20 | away = | homescore = Pen: G. Hastings (4)| awayscore = Tries: Sadourny Saint-André Con: Lacroix Montlaur Pen: Lacroix (2)| stadium = Murrayfield, Edinburgh | attendance = 49,000 | referee = W. D. Bevan (Wales)}}

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