1992 Five Nations Championship
The 1992 Five Nations Championship was the 63rd 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 18 January and 21 March 1992.
| 1992 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 18 January - 21 March 1992 | ||
| Countries |     .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | | ||
| Grand Slam | | ||
| Triple Crown | | ||
| Calcutta Cup | | ||
| Millennium Trophy | | ||
| Centenary Quaich | | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 36 (3.6 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | (3 tries) | ||
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The tournament was the 63rd 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 98th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won the tournament, achieving the Grand Slam for the second tournament in a row, their tenth overall in the Five Nations. This was also their 20th 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, in the process setting a new record for most tries scored in the Championship (15) while conceding only four. France, Scotland and Wales placed second, third and fourth respectively with two wins each, while Ireland came last with no victories.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Squads
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29 | +89 | 8 |
| 2 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 4 |
| 3 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 4 |
| 4 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 4 |
| 5 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 116 | −70 | 0 |
Results
1992-01-18 15:05 |
| Ireland |
15–16 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Wallace Con.: Keyes Pen.: Keyes (3) |
Tries: S. Davies Pen.: N. Jenkins (3) Drops: Stephens |
1992-01-18 15:05 |
| Scotland |
7–25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: White Pen.: G. Hastings |
Tries: Morris R. Underwood Con.: Webb Pen.: Webb (4) Drops: Guscott |
1992-02-01 15:05 |
| England |
38–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Guscott Halliday Morris R. Underwood Webb (2) Con.: Webb(4) Pen.: Webb (2) |
Tries: Keyes Con.: Keyes Pen.: Keyes |
1992-02-01 15:05 |
| Wales |
9–12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pen.: N. Jenkins (3) | Tries: Saint-André Con.: Lafond Pen.: Viars Drops: Penaud |
1992-02-15 15:05 |
| France |
13–31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Penaud Viars Con.: Viars Pen.: Viars |
Tries: Morris R. Underwood Webb penalty try Con.: Webb (3) Pen.: Webb (3) |
1992-02-15 15:05 |
| Ireland |
10–18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Wallace Pen.: Keyes (2) |
Tries: Nicol Stanger Con.: G. Hastings (2) Pen.: G. Hastings (2) |
1992-03-21 15:05 |
| France |
44–12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Cabannes Cécillon Penaud (2) Sadourny Viars (2) Con.: Viars (5) Pen.: Viars (2) |
Pen.: McAleese (4) |
1992-03-21 15:05 |
| Wales |
15–12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Webster Con.: N. Jenkins Pen.: N. Jenkins (3) |
Pen.: Chalmers (2) G. Hastings Drops: G. Hastings |
External links
- 1992 Five Nations Championship at ESPN
| Preceded by 1991 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1992 |
Succeeded by 1993 Five Nations |