The 1992 Five Nations Championship was the 63rd 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 18 January and 21 March 1992.
| 1992 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 18 January - 21 March 1992 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | England (20th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | England (10th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | England (17th title) | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 36 (3.6 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Jon Webb (67 points) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Dewi Morris Rory Underwood Jon Webb Alain Penaud Sébastien Viars (3 tries) | ||
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The tournament was the 63rd in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1991 Five Nations Championship was the 98th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England won the tournament, achieving the Grand Slam for the second tournament in a row, their tenth overall in the Five Nations. This was also their 20th outright victory, including five victories in the Home Nations, excluding ten titles shared with other countries. England also won the Triple Crown and Calcutta Cup as a result of their victories over the other Home Nations, in the process setting a new record for most tries scored in the Championship (15) while conceding only four. France, Scotland and Wales placed second, third and fourth respectively with two wins each, while Ireland came last with no victories.
Participants
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editTable
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29 | +89 | 8 |
| 2 | France
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 4 |
| 4 | Wales
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 116 | −70 | 0 |
Results
edit| 1992-01-18 15:05 |
| Ireland | 15–16 | Wales |
| Try: Wallace Con: Keyes Pen: Keyes (3) | Try: S. Davies Pen: N. Jenkins (3) Drop: Stephens |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: F. A. Howard (England) |
| 1992-01-18 15:05 |
| Scotland | 7–25 | England |
| Try: White Pen: G. Hastings | Try: Morris R. Underwood Con: Webb Pen: Webb (4) Drop: Guscott |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales) |
| 1992-02-01 15:05 |
| England | 38–9 | Ireland |
| Try: Guscott Halliday Morris R. Underwood Webb (2) Con: Webb(4) Pen: Webb (2) | Try: Keyes Con: Keyes Pen: Keyes |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales) |
| 1992-02-01 15:05 |
| Wales | 9–12 | France |
| Pen: N. Jenkins (3) | Try: Saint-André Con: Lafond Pen: Viars Drop: Penaud |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 60,000 Referee: O. E. Doyle (Ireland) |
| 1992-02-15 15:05 |
| France | 13–31 | England |
| Try: Penaud Viars Con: Viars Pen: Viars | Try: Morris R. Underwood Webb Penalty try Con: Webb (3) Pen: Webb (3) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,150 Referee: S. R. Hilditch (Ireland) |
| 1992-02-15 15:05 |
| Ireland | 10–18 | Scotland |
| Try: Wallace Pen: Keyes (2) | Try: Nicol Stanger Con: G. Hastings (2) Pen: G. Hastings (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: A. J. Spreadbury (England) |
| 1992-03-07 15:05 |
| England | 24–0 | Wales |
| Try: Carling Dooley Skinner Con: Webb (3) Pen: Webb (2) |
| Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: R. J. Megson (Scotland) |
| 1992-03-07 15:05 |
| Scotland | 10–6 | France |
| Try: Edwards Pen: G. Hastings (2) | Pen: Lafond (2) |
| Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 54,000 Referee: F. Burger (South Africa) |
| 1992-03-21 15:05 |
| France | 44–12 | Ireland |
| Try: Cabannes Cécillon Penaud (2) Sadourny Viars (2) Con: Viars (5) Pen: Viars (2) | Pen: McAleese (4) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49,317 Referee: F. Burger (South Africa) |
| 1992-03-21 15:05 |
| Wales | 15–12 | Scotland |
| Try: Webster Con: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins (3) | Pen: Chalmers (2) G. Hastings Drop: G. Hastings |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: M. Desclaux (France) |
External links
edit- 1992 Five Nations Championship at ESPN