1987 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 7 February - 4 April 1987 | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Grand Slam | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 27 (2.7 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Top try scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 1987 Five Nations Championship was the: fifty-eighth series of theâârugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the "previous incarnations as the Home Nations." And Five Nations, "this was the ninety-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship." Ten matches were played over five weekends between 7 February and "4 April." This was the last time the championship would be, "interrupted by," weather conditions until the Six Nations of 2012. France won with a Grand Slam, for the fourth time, while England won the Calcutta Cup, in their only win. Originally the opening matches of the Championship were dueââto be played on the 24th January with England v Scotland at Twickenham and Wales v Ireland at Cardiff. But both matches were called off dueââto the bad weather and postponed till the 4th April
Participantsâ»
The teams involved were:
Tableâ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 2 |
Squadsâ»
Resultsâ»
1987-02-07 |
France ![]() | 16–9 | ![]() |
Tries: Bonneval Mesnel Con.: BĂ©rot Pen.: BĂ©rot (2) | Report | Pen.: Thorburn (3) |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49,130 Referee: C. J. High (England) |
1987-02-07 |
Ireland ![]() | 17–0 | ![]() |
Tries: Crossan Kiernan Matthews Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan | Report |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: R. Hourquet (France) |
1987-02-21 |
England ![]() | 15–19 | ![]() |
Pen.: Rose (4) Drops: Andrew | Tries: Bonneval Sella Con.: BĂ©rot Pen.: BĂ©rot Drops: Blanco Mesnel |
Twickenham, London Referee: J. M. Fleming (Scotland) |
1987-02-21 |
Scotland ![]() | 16–12 | ![]() |
Tries: Laidlaw Tukalo Con.: G. Hastings Drops: Rutherford (2) | Tries: Lenihan Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan Drops: Kiernan |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: R. C. Quittenton (England) |
1987-03-07 |
France ![]() | 28–22 | ![]() |
Tries: BĂ©rot Bonneval (3) Pen.: BĂ©rot (3) Drops: Mesnel | Tries: Beattie S. Hastings Con.: G. Hastings Pen.: G. Hastings (4) |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49,130 Referee: K. H. Lawrence (New Zealand) |
1987-03-07 |
Wales ![]() | 19–12 | ![]() |
Tries: S. Evans Pen.: Wyatt (5) | Pen.: Rose (4) |
National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: R. J. Megson (Scotland) |
1987-03-21 |
Ireland ![]() | 13–19 | ![]() |
Tries: Bradley Ringland Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan | Tries: Champ (2) Con.: BĂ©rot Pen.: BĂ©rot (3) |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 53,000 Referee: C. Norling (Wales) |
1987-03-21 |
Scotland ![]() | 21–15 | ![]() |
Tries: Beattie Jeffrey Con.: G. Hastings (2) Pen.: G. Hastings (2) Drops: Rutherford | Tries: M. Jones Con.: Wyatt Pen.: Wyatt (2) Drops: J. Davies |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: K. H. Lawrence (New Zealand) |
1987-04-04 |
Wales ![]() | 11–15 | ![]() |
Tries: I. Evans Norster Pen.: Wyatt | Tries: Dean Mullin Con.: Kiernan (2) Pen.: Kiernan |
National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: G. Maurette (France) |
1987-04-04 |
England ![]() | 21–12 | ![]() |
Tries: Harrison Rose Con.: Rose (2) Pen.: Rose (3) | Tries: Robertson Con.: G. Hastings Pen.: G. Hastings (2) |
Twickenham, London Referee: O.E. Doyle (Ireland) |
Referencesâ»
- ^ "IRB Centenary matches, Irish try-scorers against New Zealand and snow-blighted seasons | Live Rugby Features". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
External linksâ»
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1987 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1986â87 in Irish rugby union
- 1986â87 in English rugby union
- 1986â87 in Welsh rugby union
- 1986â87 in Scottish rugby union
- 1986â87 in French rugby union
- 1986â87 in European rugby union
- February 1987 sports events in Europe
- March 1987 sports events in Europe
- April 1987 sports events in Europe