1989 Five Nations Championship

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The 1989 Five Nations Championship was the sixtieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between January 21 and March 18.

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Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Flag of France France 4 3 0 1 76 47 +29 6
2 Flag of England England 4 2 1 1 48 27 +21 5
2 Flag of Scotland Scotland 4 2 1 1 75 59 +16 5
4 Flag of Ireland Ireland 4 1 0 3 64 92 −28 2
4 Flag of Wales Wales 4 1 0 3 44 82 −38 2

[edit] Results

1989-01-21
Ireland Flag of Ireland 21–26 Flag of France France Lansdowne Road, Dublin
1989-01-21
Scotland Flag of Scotland 23–7 Flag of Wales Wales Murrayfield, Edinburgh

1989-02-04
Wales Flag of Wales 13–19 Flag of Ireland Ireland National Stadium, Cardiff
1989-02-04
England Flag of England 12–12 Flag of Scotland Scotland Twickenham, London

1989-02-18
France Flag of France 31–12 Flag of Wales Wales Parc des Princes, Paris
1989-02-18
Ireland Flag of Ireland 3–16 Flag of England England Lansdowne Road, Dublin

1989-03-04
Scotland Flag of Scotland 37–21 Flag of Ireland Ireland Murrayfield, Edinburgh
1989-03-04
Flag of England England 11–0 Flag of France France Twickenham, London

1989-03-18
France Flag of France 19–3 Flag of Scotland Scotland Parc des Princes, Paris
1989-03-19
England Flag of England 12–9 Flag of Ireland Ireland National Stadium, Cardiff

Preceded by
1988 Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
1989
Succeeded by
1990 Five Nations

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