1994 Five Nations Championship

1994 Five Nations Championship
Date	15 January – 19 March 1994
Countries	England Ireland France Scotland Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Wales (22nd title)
Matches played	10
Tries scored	20 (2 per match)
Top point scorer	Neil Jenkins (48 points)
Top try scorers	Philippe Saint-André Nigel Walker Mike Rayer (2 tries)
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The 1994 Five Nations Championship was the 65th 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 15 January and 19 March 1994.

The tournament was the 65th in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1994 Five Nations Championship was the 100th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.

The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It was the first time that the Five Nations championship title was decided by using points difference to separate the top two teams that finished level on win–loss record. Wales won the tournament, although a 15–8 away defeat by England in their final match meant they failed to win the Grand Slam: England had needed a 16-point margin of victory over Wales in the final match to snatch the tournament themselves, but fell short, conceding a late Welsh try while pressing for the score that would have given them a big enough margin. Earlier in the tournament, England won the Calcutta Cup beating Scotland at Murrayfield. In a comparatively low scoring tournament, England then surprisingly lost at home to Ireland, ending their own hopes of a Grand Slam. Scotland performed poorly throughout and although somewhat unfortunate to lose to England, were heavily defeated by Wales in their opening match and could only manage a draw against Ireland, before being beaten by France at home in their final fixture. The overall result was, however, Wales' 22nd outright victory, including seven victories in the Home Nations, excluding eleven titles shared with other countries. England and France placed second and third with three and two wins respectively. Ireland placed fourth, with Scotland, last. None of the Home Nations achieved the Triple Crown.

Wales missed out on a ninth Grand Slam after losing to England at Twickenham.

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	Olivier Roumat/Philippe Saint-André
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Gerry Murphy	Michael Bradley
Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Jim Telfer	Gavin Hastings
Wales	National Stadium	Cardiff	Alan Davies	Ieuan Evans/Gareth Llewellyn

Squads

For each nation's squad for the 1994 Five Nations Championship, see 1994 Five Nations Championship squads.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Wales	4	3	0	1	78	51	+27	6
2	England	4	3	0	1	60	49	+11	6
3	France	4	2	0	2	84	69	+15	4
4	Ireland	4	1	1	2	49	70	−21	3
5	Scotland	4	0	1	3	38	70	−32	1

Source:

Results

1994-01-15 14:30

France	35 - 15	Ireland
Tries: Benetton Lacroix Merle Saint-André Con: Lacroix (3) Pen: Lacroix (3)		Pen: Elwood (5)

Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: J. M. Fleming (Scotland)

1994-01-15 14:30

Wales	29 - 6	Scotland
Tries: I. Evans Rayer (2) Con: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins (4)		Pen: G. Hastings (2)

National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: P. Robin (France)

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1994-02-05 14:30

Ireland	15 - 17	Wales
Pen: Elwood (5)		Tries: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins (4)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: A. J. Spreadbury (England)

1994-02-05 14:30

Scotland	14 - 15	England
Tries: Wainwright Pen: G. Hastings (2) Drops: Townsend		Pen: Callard (5)

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: L. L. McLachlan (New Zealand)

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1994-02-19 14:30

England	12 - 13	Ireland
Pen: Callard (4)		Tries: Geoghegan Con: Elwood Pen: Elwood (2)

Twickenham, London Referee: P. Thomas (France)

1994-02-19 14:30

Wales	24 - 15	France
Tries: Quinnell Walker Con: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins (4)		Tries: Roumat Sella Con: Lacroix Pen: Lacroix

National Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 52,000 Referee: L. L. McLachlan (New Zealand)

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1994-03-05 14:30

France	14 - 18	England
Tries: Benazzi Pen: Lacroix (3)		Pen: Andrew (5) Drops: Andrew

Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: S. R. Hilditch (Ireland)

1994-03-05 14:30

Ireland	6 - 6	Scotland
Pen: Elwood (2)		Pen: G. Hastings (2)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: E. F. Morrison (England)

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1994-03-19 14:30

England	15 - 8	Wales
Tries: Rodber R. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew		Tries: Walker Pen: N. Jenkins

Twickenham, London Referee: J. M. Fleming (Scotland)

1994-03-19 14:30

Scotland	12 - 20	France
Pen: G. Hastings (4)		Tries: Sadourny Saint-André Con: Lacroix Montlaur Pen: Lacroix (2)

Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 49,000 Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales)

External links

• 1994 Five Nations Championship at ESPN