1987 Five Nations Championship
| 1987 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 7 February 1987 - 4 April 1987 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France (8th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | France (4th title) | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 27 (2.7 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Philippe Bérot (37 points) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Éric Bonneval (5 tries) | ||
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The 1987 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 7 February and 4 April. This was the last time the championship would be interrupted by weather conditions until the Six Nations of 2012.[1] France won with a Grand Slam, by the fourth time, while England won the Calcutta Cup, in their only win.
Participants
The teams involved were:
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| England
|
Twickenham | London | Martin Green |
| France
|
Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux |
| Ireland
|
Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Mick Doyle |
| Scotland
|
Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Derrick Grant |
| Wales
|
National Stadium | Cardiff | Tony Gray |
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | France
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 8 |
| 2 | Ireland
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 4 |
| 4 | Wales
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 2 |
| 5 | England
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 2 |
Squads
Results
| 1987-02-07 |
| France | 16–9 | Wales |
| Tries: Bonneval Mesnel Con.: Bérot Pen.: Bérot (2) | Report | Pen.: Thorburn (3) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49,130 Referee: C. J. High (England) |
| 1987-02-07 |
| Ireland | 17–0 | England |
| Tries: Crossan Kiernan Matthews Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan | Report |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: R. Hourquet (France) |
| 1987-02-21 |
| England | 15–19 | France |
| Pen.: Rose (4) Drops: Andrew | Tries: Bonneval Sella Con.: Bérot Pen.: Bérot Drops: Blanco Mesnel |
| Twickenham, London Referee: J. M. Fleming (Scotland) |
| 1987-02-21 |
| Scotland | 16–12 | Ireland |
| Tries: Laidlaw Tukalo Con.: G. Hastings Drops: Rutherford (2) | Tries: Lenihan Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan Drops: Kiernan |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: R. C. Quittenton (England) |
| 1987-03-07 |
| France | 28–22 | Scotland |
| Tries: Bérot Bonneval (3) Pen.: Bérot (3) Drops: Mesnel | Tries: Beattie S. Hastings Con.: G. Hastings Pen.: G. Hastings (4) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49,130 Referee: K. H. Lawrence (New Zealand) |
| 1987-03-07 |
| Wales | 19–12 | England |
| Tries: S. Evans Pen.: Wyatt (5) | Pen.: Rose (4) |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: R. J. Megson (Scotland) |
| 1987-03-21 |
| Ireland | 13–19 | France |
| Tries: Bradley Ringland Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan | Tries: Champ (2) Pen.: Bérot Pen.: Bérot (3) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 53,000 Referee: C. Norling (Wales) |
| 1987-03-21 |
| Scotland | 21–15 | Wales |
| Tries: Beattie Jeffrey Con.: G. Hastings (2) Pen.: G. Hastings (2) Drops: Rutherford | Tries: M. Jones Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Wyatt Drops: J. Davies |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: K. H. Lawrence (New Zealand) |
| 1987-04-04 |
| Wales | 11–15 | Ireland |
| Tries: I. Evans Norster Pen.: Wyatt | Tries: Dean Mullin Con.: Kiernan (2) Pen.: Kiernan |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: G. Maurette (France) |
| 1987-04-04 |
| England | 21–12 | Scotland |
| Tries: Harrison Rose Con.: Rose (2) Pen.: Rose (3) | Tries: Robertson Con.: G. Hastings Pen.: G. Hastings (2) |
| Twickenham, London Referee: O.E. Doyle (Ireland) |
References
- ^ "IRB Centenary matches, Irish try-scorers against New Zealand and snow-blighted seasons | Live Rugby Features". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2012-02-11.