1993 Five Nations Championship

1993 Five Nations Championship
Date	16 January – 22 March 1993
Countries	England Ireland France Scotland Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	France (10th title)
Matches played	10
Tries scored	20 (2 per match)
Top point scorer(s)	Gavin Hastings (32 points)
Top try scorer(s)	Philippe Saint-André (3 tries)
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The 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 64th 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 16 January and 22 March 1993.

The tournament was the 64th in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 99th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France won the tournament, although a 16–15 opening defeat by England meant they failed to win the Grand Slam. The overall result was, however, France's tenth outright victory in the Five Nations, excluding seven titles shared with other countries. Scotland, Ireland and England placed second, third and fourth respectively with three and two wins each, while Wales placed last with a one-point victory over England. England won the Calcutta Cup, while none of the Home Nations achieved the Triple Crown.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach
England	Twickenham	London	Geoff Cooke
France	Parc des Princes	Paris	Pierre Berbizier
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Gerry Murphy
Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Jim Telfer
Wales	National Stadium	Cardiff	Alan Davies

Squads

For each nation's squad for the 1993 Five Nations Championship, see 1993 Five Nations Championship squads.

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	France	4	3	0	1	73	35	+38	6
2	Scotland	4	2	0	2	50	40	+10	4
3	England	4	2	0	2	52	52	0	4
4	Ireland	4	2	0	2	45	53	-8	4
5	Wales	4	1	0	3	34	74	−40	2

Results

1993-01-16 15:05

England	16–15	France
Tries: Hunter Con: Webb Pen: Webb (3)		Tries: Saint-André (2) Con: Camberabero Pen: Camberabero

Twickenham, London Attendance: 50 000 Referee: J. M. Fleming (Scotland)

1993-01-16 15:05

Scotland	15–3	Ireland
Tries: Stanger Stark Con: G. Hastings Pen: G. Hastings		Pen: Malone

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: E. F. Morrison (England)

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1993-02-06 15:05

France	11–3	Scotland
Tries: Lacroix Pen: Camberabero (2)		Pen: G. Hastings

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49 026 Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales)

1993-02-06 15:05

Wales	10–9	England
Tries: I. Evans Con: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins		Pen: Webb (2) Drops: Guscott

National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: J. Dume (France)

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1993-02-20 15:05

Ireland	6–21	France
Pen: Malone (2)		Tries: Saint-André Sella Con: Camberabero Pen: Camberabero (2) Drops: Camberabero

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 60 000 Referee: D. Leslie (Scotland)

1993-02-20 15:05

Scotland	20–0	Wales
Tries: Turnbull Pen: G. Hastings (5)

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: J. Dume (France)

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1993-03-06 15:05

England	26–12	Scotland
Tries: Guscott R. Underwood T. Underwood Con: Webb Pen: Webb (3)		Pen: G. Hastings (3) Drops: Chalmers

Twickenham, London Referee: B. W. Stirling (Ireland)

1993-03-06 15:05

Wales	14–19	Ireland
Tries: I. Evans Pen: N. Jenkins (3)		Tries: Robinson Con: Elwood Pen: Elwood (3) Drops: Clarke

National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: A. R. MacNeill (Australia)

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1993-03-20 15:05

France	26–10	Wales
Tries: Benetton (2) Lafond Con: Lafond Pen: Lacroix (3)		Tries: Walker Con: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins

Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49 000 Referee: O. E. Doyle (Ireland)

1993-03-20 15:05

Ireland	17–3	England
Tries: Galwey Pen: Elwood (2) Drops: Elwood (2)		Pen: Webb

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: A. R. MacNeill (Australia)

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External links

• 1993 Five Nations Championship at ESPN