1995 Five Nations Championship
| 1995 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 21 January 1995 – 18 March 1995 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | England (21st title) | ||
| Grand Slam | England (11th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | England (18th title) | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Rob Andrew (53 points) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Philippe Saint-André (4 tries) | ||
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The 1995 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. It was also the last Five Nations held in the sport's amateur era, as rugby union's governing body, the International Rugby Football Board, opened the sport to professionalism on August 26 of that year. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 21 January to 18 March. The tournament took a surprisingly similar course to five years earlier, where both England and Scotland both won their first three matches and met in the final week, with an undefeated record, a Grand Slam, Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup all at stake for the victor: however, this time it was England who prevailed in the deciding match. Even the minor placings were the same as in 1990, as France came third, Ireland fourth and Wales were whitewashed.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Squads
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | England
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 39 | +59 | 8 |
| 2 | Scotland
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 71 | +16 | 6 |
| 3 | France
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 70 | +7 | 4 |
| 4 | Ireland
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 83 | −39 | 2 |
| 5 | Wales
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 86 | −43 | 0 |
Results
| 21 January 1995 15:05 |
| France | 21–9 | Wales |
| Tries: Ntamack Saint-André Con: Lacroix Pen: Lacroix (3) | Report | Pen: Jenkins (3) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: J. J. M. Pearson (England) |
| 21 January 1995 15:05 |
| Ireland | 8–20 | England |
| Tries: Foley Pen: Burke | Report | Tries: Carling Clarke T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: P. Thomas (France) |
| 4 February 1995 15:05 |
| England | 31–10 | France |
| Tries: Guscott T. Underwood (2) Con: Andrew (2) Pen: Andrew (4) | Report | Tries: Viars Con: Lacroix Pen: Lacroix |
| Twickenham, London Referee: K. McCartney (Scotland) |
| 4 February 1995 15:05 |
| Scotland | 26–13 | Ireland |
| Tries: Cronin Joiner Con: G. Hastings (2) Pen: G. Hastings (4) | Report | Tries: Bell Mullin Pen: Burke |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales) |
| 18 February 1995 15:05 |
| France | 21–23 | Scotland |
| Tries: Sadourny Saint-André (2) Pen: Lacroix Drops: Deylaud | Report | Tries: G. Hastings Townsend Con: G. Hastings (2) Pen: G. Hastings (3) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: D. T. M. McHugh (Ireland |
| 18 February 1995 15:05 |
| Wales | 9–23 | England |
| Pen: Jenkins (3) | Report | Tries: Ubogu R. Underwood (2) Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (2) |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: D. Mene (France) |
| 4 March 1995 15:05 |
| Ireland | 7–25 | France |
| Tries: Geoghegan Pen: Elwood | Report | Tries: Cecillon Y. Delaigue Ntamack Saint-André Con: Ntamack Pen: Ntamack |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: C. Thomas (Wales) |
| 4 March 1995 15:05 |
| Scotland | 26–13 | Wales |
| Tries: Hilton Peters Con: S. Hastings (2) Pen: S. Hastings (4) | Report | Tries: Jones Con: Jenkins Pen: Jenkins (2) |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: S. J. Lander (England) |
| 18 March 1995 15:05 |
| England | 24–12 | Scotland |
| Pen: Andrew (7) Drops: Andrew | Report | Pen: S. Hastings (2) Drops: Chalmers (2) |
| Twickenham, London Referee: B. W. Stirling (Ireland) |
| 18 March 1995 15:05 |
| Wales | 12–16 | Ireland |
| Pen: Jenkins (4) | Report | Tries: Mullin Con: Burke Pen: Burke (2) Drops: Burke |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: R. J. Megson (Scotland) |