1995 Five Nations Championship
1995 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 21 January – 18 March 1995 | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Grand Slam | ![]() | ||
Triple Crown | ![]() | ||
Calcutta Cup | ![]() | ||
Millennium Trophy | ![]() | ||
Centenary Quaich | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 31 (3.1 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Top try scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 1995 Five Nations Championship was the 66th Five Nations Championship, the annual Northern Hemisphere rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It was also the last Five Nations held in the sport's amateur era, as rugby union's governing body, the International Rugby Football Board, opened the sport to professionalism on August 26 of that year. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 21 January to 18 March. It was also the fifth occasion, after 1978, 1984, 1990 and 1991, on which two teams each with three victories faced off against each other in the final round of matches, with both capable of completing a Grand Slam with a victory, and the second time that the Triple Crown had also been at stake at the same time, as a result of England and Scotland's earlier victories over the other Home Nations. The tournament took a surprisingly similar course to five years earlier, where England and Scotland both won their first three matches and met in the final week, with an undefeated record, a Grand Slam, Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup all at stake for the victor: however, this time it was England who prevailed in the deciding match. Even the minor placings were the same as in 1990, as France came third, Ireland fourth and Wales were whitewashed.
Participants[]
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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Twickenham | London | Jack Rowell | Will Carling |
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Parc des Princes | Paris | Pierre Berbizier | Philippe Saint-André |
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Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Gerry Murphy | Brendan Mullin |
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Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Jim Telfer | Gavin Hastings |
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National Stadium | Cardiff | Alan Davies | Gareth Llewellyn |
Squads[]
Table[]
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 39 | +59 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 71 | +16 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 70 | +7 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 83 | −39 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 86 | −43 | 0 |
Results[]
21 January 1995
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France ![]() |
21–9 | ![]() |
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Try: Ntamack Saint-André Con: Lacroix Pen: Lacroix (3) |
Report | Pen: Jenkins (3) |
21 January 1995
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Ireland ![]() |
8–20 | ![]() |
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Try: Foley Pen: Burke |
Report | Try: Carling Clarke T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew |
4 February 1995
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England ![]() |
31–10 | ![]() |
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Try: Guscott T. Underwood (2) Con: Andrew (2) Pen: Andrew (4) |
Report | Try: Viars Con: Lacroix Pen: Lacroix |
4 February 1995
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Scotland ![]() |
26–13 | ![]() |
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Try: Cronin Joiner Con: G. Hastings (2) Pen: G. Hastings (4) |
Report | Try: Bell Mullin Pen: Burke |
18 February 1995
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France ![]() |
21–23 | ![]() |
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Try: Sadourny Saint-André (2) Pen: Lacroix Drop: Deylaud |
Report | Try: G. Hastings Townsend Con: G. Hastings (2) Pen: G. Hastings (3) |
18 February 1995
15:05 |
Wales ![]() |
9–23 | ![]() |
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Pen: Jenkins (3) |
Report | Try: Ubogu R. Underwood (2) Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (2) |
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: D. Mené (France) |
4 March 1995
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Ireland ![]() |
7–25 | ![]() |
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Try: Geoghegan Pen: Elwood |
Report | Try: Cecillon Y. Delaigue Ntamack Saint-André Con: Ntamack Pen: Ntamack |
4 March 1995
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Scotland ![]() |
26–13 | ![]() |
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Try: Hilton Peters Con: S. Hastings (2) Pen: S. Hastings (4) |
Report | Try: Jones Con: Jenkins Pen: Jenkins (2) |
18 March 1995
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England ![]() |
24–12 | ![]() |
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Pen: Andrew (7) Drop: Andrew |
Pen: S. Hastings (2) Drop: Chalmers (2) |
18 March 1995
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Wales ![]() |
12–16 | ![]() |
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Pen: Jenkins (4) |
Try: Mullin Con: Burke Pen: Burke (2) Drop: Burke |
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: R. J. Megson (Scotland) |
External links[]
- 1995 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1994–95 in European rugby union
- 1994–95 in Irish rugby union
- 1994–95 in English rugby union
- 1994–95 in Welsh rugby union
- 1994–95 in Scottish rugby union
- 1994–95 in French rugby union
- January 1995 sports events in Europe
- February 1995 sports events in Europe
- March 1995 sports events in Europe