1996 Five Nations Championship
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| 1996 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 20 January - 16 March 1996 | ||
| Countries | File:Flag of England.svg England File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | File:Flag of England.svg England (22nd title) | ||
| Triple Crown | File:Flag of England.svg England (19th title) | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 30 (3 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer | England Paul Grayson (64 points) | ||
| Top try scorers | Scotland Michael Dods France Émile Ntamack (3 tries) | ||
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The 1996 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship, and the first in the sport's professional era, which officially began in August 1995. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 20 January to 16 March. England were the winners, losing only the first game with France, thus missing the Grand Slam, but winning the Triple Crown. France went into the final week needing a victory to clinch the championship themselves thanks to superior points difference, but lost by a single point to Wales, who not only avoided a whitewash but climbed above Ireland on points difference in doing so.
Scotland missed out on a fourth Grand Slam after losing to England at Murrayfield, this was the second successive season Scotland lost out on a Grand Slam.
Participants
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Squads
[edit | edit source]Standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 54 | +25 | 6 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 57 | +32 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 2 |
| 5 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 106 | −41 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit | edit source]| 20 January 1996 15:00 |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 15–12 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Pen: Lacroix (3) Drops:: Castaignède Lacroix | Pen: Grayson (2) Drops: Grayson (2) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,000 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland) |
| 20 January 1996 15:00 |
| Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg | 10–16 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| Tries: Clohessy Con: Elwood Pen: Elwood | Tries: Dods McKenzie Pen: Dods Drops: Townsend |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Brian Campsall (England) |
| 3 February 1996 15:00 |
| England File:Flag of England.svg | 21–15 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
| Tries: Guscott R. Underwood Con: Grayson Pen: Grayson (3) | Tries: Howley Taylor Con: A. Thomas Pen: A. Thomas |
| Twickenham, London Referee: Ken McCartney (Scotland) |
| 3 February 1996 15:00 |
| Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 19–14 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| Tries: Dods (2) Pen: Dods (3) | Tries: Benazzi Pen: Castaignède Lacroix (2) |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales) |
| 17 February 1996 15:00 |
| France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | 45–10 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland |
| Tries: Accoceberry Campan Castel (2) Ntamack (2) Saint-André Con: Castaignède (5) | Tries: Penalty try Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Referee: Ed Morrison (England) |
| 17 February 1996 15:00 |
| Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | 14–16 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| Tries: Proctor Pen: A. Thomas (3) | Tries: Townsend Con: Dods Pen: Dods (3) |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Joel Dume (France) |
| 2 March 1996 15:00 |
| Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg | 30–17 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
| Tries: Corkery Fulcher Geoghegan Woods Con: Mason (2) Pen: Mason (2) | Tries: I. Evans (2) Con: A. Thomas (2) Pen: A. Thomas |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Didier Mene (France) |
| 2 March 1996 15:00 |
| Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg | 9–18 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Pen: Dods (3) | Pen: Grayson (6) |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) |
| 16 March 1996 15:00 |
| England File:Flag of England.svg | 28–15 | File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland |
| Tries: Sleightholme Con: Grayson Pen: Grayson (6) Drops: Grayson | Pen: Mason (4) Drops: Humphreys |
| Twickenham, London Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Edward Murray (Scotland) |
| 16 March 1996 15:00 |
| Wales File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | 16–15 | File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France |
| Tries: Howley Con: Jenkins Pen: Jenkins (3) | Tries: Castaignède Ntamack Con: Castaignède Pen: Castaignède |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Brian Stirling (Ireland) |
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