The 1984 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-fifth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninetieth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 21 January and 17 March.
| 1984 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 21 January - 17 March 1984 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Scotland (12th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | Scotland (2nd title) | ||
| Triple Crown | Scotland (9th title) | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 27 (2.7 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Jean-Patrick Lescarboura (54 points) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Philippe Sella (3 tries) | ||
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Scotland won the championship outright for the first time since 1938. It was their twelfth outright championship, excluding a further seven shared titles. Their four wins gave them the Grand Slam for the first time since 1925 and the second in all, and the Triple Crown for the ninth time and the first since 1938.
It was also the second occasion, after 1978, in 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.
Participants
editThe teams involved were:
Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 36 | +50 | 8 |
| 2 | France
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 67 | +23 | 6 |
| 3 | Wales
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 4 |
| 4 | England
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 83 | −32 | 2 |
| 5 | Ireland
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 87 | −48 | 0 |
Squads
editResults
edit| 21 January 1984 |
| France | 25–12 | Ireland |
| Try: Gallion Sella Con: Lescarboura Pen: Lescarboura (4) Drop: Lescarboura | Pen: Campbell (4) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,023 Referee: C. Norling (Wales) |
| 21 January 1984 |
| Wales | 9–15 | Scotland |
| Try: Titley Con: Davies Pen: Davies | Try: Paxton Aitken Con: Dods (2) Pen: Dods |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: O. E. Doyle (Ireland) |
| 4 February 1984 |
| Ireland | 9–18 | Wales |
| Pen: Campbell (3) | Try: Ackerman Con: Davies Pen: Davies (2) Bowen (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: R. G. Byres  |
| 4 February 1984 |
| Scotland | 18–6 | England |
| Try: Johnston Kennedy Con: Dods (2) Pen: Dods (2) | Pen: Hare (2) |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland) |
| 18 February 1984 |
| Wales | 16–21 | France |
| Try: Davies Butler Con: Davies Pen: Davies (2) | Try: Sella Con: Lescarboura Pen: Lescarboura (4) Drop: Lescarboura |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 62,000 Referee: R. G. Byers |
| 18 February 1984 |
| England | 12–9 | Ireland |
| Pen: Hare (3) Drop: Cusworth | Pen: Ward (3) |
| Twickenham, London Referee: René Hourquet France |
| 3 March 1984 |
| France | 32–18 | England |
| Try: Codorniou Sella Estève Begu Gallion Con: Lescarboura (3) Pen: Lescarboura Drop: Lescarboura | Try: Hare Underwood Con: Hare (2) Pen: Hare (2) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,240 Referee: Alan Hosie (Scotland) |
| 3 March 1984 |
| Ireland | 9–32 | Scotland |
| Try: Kiernan Con: Murphy Pen: Murphy | Try: Laidlaw (2) Penalty try Robertson Dods Con: Dods (3) Pen: Dods (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: F. A. Howard (England) |
| 17 March 1984 |
| Scotland | 21–12 | France |
| Try: Calder Con: Dods Pen: Dods (5) | Try: Gallion Con: Lescarboura Pen: Lescarboura Drop: Lescarboura |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 62,000 Referee: W. Jones (Wales) |