The 1986 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-second series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 18 January and 15 March.
| 1986 Five Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 18 January - 15 March 1986 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | France and Scotland | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 34 (3.4 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Gavin Hastings (53 points) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Philippe Sella (4 tries) | ||
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France and Scotland shared the title. Phillipe Sella of France scored a try in every match, repeating the feat achieved three years earlier by fellow Frenchman Patrick Estève.
This championship marked a turnaround in the fortunes of the Irish team who won the competition the previous year, but took home the wooden spoon.
Participants
editThe teams involved were:
Table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 52 | +46 | 6 |
| 1 | Scotland
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 6 |
| 3 | Wales
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 71 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | England
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 100 | −38 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 83 | −33 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Squads
editResults
edit| 1986-01-18 |
| England | 21–18 | Wales |
| Pen.: Andrew (6) Drops: Andrew | Tries: Bowen Con.: Thorburn Pen.: Thorburn (3) Drops: J. Davies |
| Twickenham, London Referee: R. J. Fordham (Australia) |
| 1986-01-18 |
| Scotland | 18–17 | France |
| Pen.: G. Hastings (6) | Tries: Berbizier Sella Pen.: G. Laporte (2) Drops: G. Laporte |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 60,000 Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland) |
| 1986-02-01 |
| France | 29–9 | Ireland |
| Tries: Berbizier Marocco Sella Con.: G. Laporte Pen.: Blanco G. Laporte (3) Drops: Lafond | Pen.: Kiernan (3) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49,238 Referee: R. J. Fordham (Australia) |
| 1986-02-01 |
| Wales | 22–15 | Scotland |
| Tries: Hadley Pen.: Thorburn (5) Drops: J. Davies | Tries: Duncan G. Hastings Jeffrey Pen.: G. Hastings |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: R. C. Francis (New Zealand) |
| 1986-02-15 |
| Ireland | 12–19 | Wales |
| Tries: Ringland Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan (2) | Tries: Ph. Davies Lewis Con.: Thorburn Pen.: Thorburn (3) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: F. A. Howard (England) |
| 1986-02-15 |
| Scotland | 33–6 | England |
| Tries: Duncan S. Hastings Rutherford Con.: G. Hastings (3) Pen.: G. Hastings (5) | Pen.: Andrew (2) |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: R. C. Francis (New Zealand) |
| 1986-03-01 |
| England | 25–20 | Ireland |
| Tries: H. Davies Richards (2) penalty try Con.: Andrew (3) Pen.: Andrew | Tries: McCall Mullin Ringland Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan (2) |
| Twickenham, London Referee: C. Norling (Wales) |
| 1986-03-01 |
| Wales | 15–23 | France |
| Pen.: Thorburn (5) | Tries: Blanco Lafond (2) Sella Con.: G. Laporte (2) Drops: G. Laporte |
| National Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 58,000 Referee: J. B. Anderson (Scotland) |
| 1986-03-15 |
| France | 29–10 | England |
| Tries: Blanco G. Laporte Sella penalty try Con.: G. Laporte (2) Pen.: G. Laporte (3) | Tries: Dooley Pen.: Barnes (2) |
| Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49,238 Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales) |
| 1986-03-15 |
| Ireland | 9–10 | Scotland |
| Tries: Ringland Con.: Kiernan Pen.: Kiernan | Tries: Laidlaw Pen.: G. Hastings (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: F. Palmade (France) |