1983 Five Nations Championship

1983 Five Nations Championship
Date	21 January 1983 - 19 March 1983
Countries	England Ireland France Scotland Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	France and Ireland
Matches played	10
Top point scorer(s)	Ollie Campbell (52)
Top try scorer(s)	Patrick Estève (5)
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The 1983 Five Nations Championship was the 54th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship.

Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 89th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 21 January and 19 March. For the 17th time, the championship was shared. France and Ireland finished level on points, and no tie-break procedure existed before 1993. It was France's 5th shared title, and Ireland's 8th.

French wing Patrick Estève scored a try against each other team in this tournament, finishing as the top try scorer, with five tries. This was the first time since 1925 that such a feat had been achieved.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach
England	Twickenham	London	Dick Greenwood
France	Parc des Princes	Paris	Jacques Fouroux
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Willie John McBride
Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Jim Telfer
Wales	National Stadium	Cardiff	John Bevan

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries
1	France	4	3	0	1	70	61	+9		6
1	Ireland	4	3	0	1	71	67	+4		6
3	Wales	4	2	1	1	64	53	+11		5
4	Scotland	4	1	0	3	65	65	0		2
5	England	4	0	1	3	55	79	−24		1

Squads

For each nation's squad for the 1983 Five Nations Championship, see 1983 Five Nations Championship squads.

Results

1983-01-15

England	15–19	France
Pen.: Hare (4) Drops: Cusworth		Tries: Estève Paparemborde Sella Con.: Blanco (2) Pen.: Camberabero

Twickenham, London Attendance: 70,000 Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland)

1983-01-15

Scotland	13–15	Ireland
Tries: Laidlaw Pen.: Dods (2) Drops: Renwick		Tries: Kiernan Con.: Campbell Pen: Campbell (3)

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: J. Y. Yche (France)

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1983-02-05

France	19–15	Scotland
Tries: Estève (2) Con.: Blanco Pen.: Blanco (3)		Tries: Robertson Con: Dods Pen.: Dods Drops: Gossman (2)

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,204 Referee: A. Richards (Wales)

1983-02-05

Wales	13–13	England
Tries: Squire Pen.: Wyatt (2) Drops: Dacey		Tries: Carleton Pen:: Hare (2) Drops: Cusworth

National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: J. R. West (Ireland)

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1983-02-19

Ireland	22–16	France
Tries: Finn (2) Con.: Campbell Pen.: Campbell (4)		Tries: Blanco Estève Con.: Blanco Pen.: Blanco (2)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 50,000 Referee: A. M. Hosie (Scotland)

1983-02-19

Scotland	15–19	Wales
Tries: Reniwck Con.: Dods Pen.: Dods (3)		Tries: Jones Rees Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Wyatt (3)

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: R. C. Quittenton (England)

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1983-03-05

Wales	23–9	Ireland
Tries: Holmes Rees Wyatt Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Wyatt (3)		Pen.: Campbell (2) MacNeill

National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: J. A. F. Trigg (England)

1983-03-05

England	12–22	Scotland
Pen.: Hare (3) Drops: Horton		Tries: Laidlaw Smith Con.: Dods Pen.: Dods (3) Drops: Robertson

Twickenham, London Referee: T. F. Doocey (New Zealand)

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1983-03-19

Ireland	25–15	England
Tries: Campbell Con.: Campbell Pen.: Campbell (5)		Pen.: Hare (5)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: J. B. Anderson (Scotland)

1983-03-19

France	16–9	Wales
Tries: Estève Pen.: Blanco (3) Drops: Camberabero		Tries: Squire Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Evans

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,242 Referee: T. F. Doocey (New Zealand)

External links

• The official RBS Six Nations Site
• 1983 Five Nations Championship at ESPN