1993 Five Nations Championship

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 20 March 1993.

1993 Five Nations Championship
The Five Nations Championship winners trophy, first awarded in 1993.[1]
Date16 January – 20 March 1993
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions France (10th title)
Calcutta Cup England
Millennium Trophy Ireland
Centenary Quaich Scotland
Matches played10
Tries scored20 (2 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Gavin Hastings (32 points)
Top try scorer(s) Philippe Saint-André (3 tries)
← 1992 (Previous) (Next) 1994 →

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.[2] Scotland, England and Ireland placed second, third and fourth respectively with 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.

For the first time, a trophy was awarded to the winning team.[3]

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Head coach Captain
 England Twickenham London Geoff Cooke Will Carling
 France Parc des Princes Paris Pierre Berbizier Jean-François Tordo
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin Gerry Murphy Michael Bradley
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Jim Telfer Gavin Hastings
 Wales National Stadium Cardiff Alan Davies Ieuan Evans

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 43017335+386
2 Scotland 42025040+104
3 England 4202525204
4 Ireland 42024553-84
5 Wales 41033474−402

Results
16 January 1993 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)

References
  1. O'Sullivan, John. "Five Nations Facts". The Irish Times.
  2. "Benetton drives France to championship". The Independent. 21 March 1993. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  3. "7 Little known facts about the Rugby 6 Nations trophy. How many do you know?". Challenge Trophies. February 17, 2016.
Preceded by
1992 Five Nations		 Five Nations Championship
1993		 Succeeded by
1994 Five Nations
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