1989 Five Nations Championship


The 1989 Five Nations Championship was the 60th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 95th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 21 January and 18 March. France won it with three wins and one defeat, while none of the other four teams was able to win the Triple Crown. England entered the final round of matches knowing that a win would give them at least a share of the championship, but were overturned in Cardiff as Wales scored their only victory of the season. Scotland also could have taken the championship had they won in France - even a draw would have been enough, thanks to England's defeat - but France won the game to seal the title.

Participants

The teams involved were:
NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
TwickenhamLondonGeoff CookeWill Carling
Parc des PrincesParisJacques FourouxPierre Berbizier
Lansdowne RoadDublinJim DavidsonPhillip Matthews
MurrayfieldEdinburghIan McGeechanFinlay Calder
National StadiumCardiffJohn RyanPaul Thorburn

Squads

Table

Results

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  • This is the first draw in the Five Nations since 1985
  • This is the first draw between England and Scotland since 1982
  • England retained the Calcutta Cup
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