| 1990 Five Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 16 January 1990 - 24 March 1990 | ||
| Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales |
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Scotland (13th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | Scotland | ||
| Triple Crown | Scotland | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
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The 1990 Five Nations Championship was the 61st 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 16 January and 24 March 1990.
The tournament was the 61st in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1990 Five Nations Championship was the 96th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Scotland won the tournament, achieving a final 13–7 victory over England to win the Grand Slam, their first since 1984 and third overall in the Five Nations. This was also their thirteenth outright victory, including nine victories in the Home Nations, excluding eight titles shared with other countries. Scotland also won the Triple Crown and Calcutta Cup as a result of their victories over the other Home Nations. England and France placed second and third with three and two wins respectively, while Ireland and Wales placed fourth and fifth with one victory and none.
This was Scotland's final Grand Slam in the Five Nations and penultimate overall win, as they would later win the final 1999 Five Nations Championship on points difference. It also remains Scotland's most recent Grand Slam win, as they have yet to win a Grand Slam since Italy joined what became the Six Nations Championship in 2000.
The teams involved were:
| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | Twickenham | London | Geoff Cooke |
| France | Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux |
| Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Ciaran Fitzgerald |
| Scotland | Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Jim Telfer |
| Wales | National Stadium | Cardiff | John Ryan(resigned)/Ron Waldron |
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 8 |
| 2 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 26 | +64 | 6 |
| 3 | France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 78 | −11 | 4 |
| 4 | Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 75 | −39 | 2 |
| 5 | Wales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 90 | −48 | 0 |
| 1990-01-20 |
Wales | 19–29 | France | National Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 58000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Try: Titley Pen: Thorburn (4) Drop: D. Evans |
Tries: Camberabero Lafond Lagisquet L. Rodriguez Sella Con: Camberabero (3) Pen: Camberabero |
| 1990-01-20 |
England | 23–0 | Ireland | Twickenham, London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Egerton Guscott Probyn Underwood Con: Hodgkinson (2) Pen: Hodgkinson |
| 1990-02-03 |
Ireland | 10–13 | Scotland | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Try: J. Fitzgerald Pen: Kiernan (2) |
Tries: White (2) Con: Chalmers Pen: Chalmers |
| 1990-02-03 |
France | 7–26 | England | Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49,370 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Try: Lagisquet Pen: Charvet |
Tries: Carling Guscott Underwood Con: Hodgkinson Pen: Hodgkinson (4) |
| 1990-02-17 |
Scotland | 21–0 | France | Murrayfield, Edinburgh Attendance: 58,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Calder Tukalo Con: Chalmers (2) Pen: Chalmers (2), Hastings |
| 1990-02-17 |
England | 34–6 | Wales | Twickenham, London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Carling Hill Underwood (2) Con: Hodgkinson (3) Pen: Hodgkinson (4) |
Try: Davies Con: Thorburn |
| 1990-03-03 |
France | 31–12 | Ireland | Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,077 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Lagisquet Mesnel (2) Con: Camberabero (2) Pen: Camberabero (5) |
Pen: Kiernan (4) |
| 1990-03-03 |
Wales | 9–13 | Scotland | National Stadium, Cardiff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Try: A. Jones Con: Thorburn Pen: Thorburn |
Try: Cronin Pen: Chalmers (3) |
| 1990-03-17 |
Scotland | 13–7 | England | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Try: Stanger Pen: Chalmers (3) |
Try: Guscott Pen: Hodgkinson |
| 1990-03-24 |
Ireland | 14–8 | Wales | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries: Kingston D. McBride Smith Con: Kiernan |
Tries: Ford Llewellyn |
| Preceded by 1989 Five Nations |
Five Nations Championship 1990 |
Succeeded by 1991 Five Nations |
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