# 1993 Five Nations Championship

The 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 64th series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams. The tournament consisted of 10 matches held between 16 January and 20 March 1993.
The tournament was the 64th in its then format as the Five Nations. Including the competition's former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1993 Five Nations Championship was the 99th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship.
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. France won the tournament, although a 16–15 opening defeat by England meant they failed to win the Grand Slam. The overall result was, however, France's tenth outright victory in the Five Nations, excluding seven titles shared with other countries. Scotland, England and Ireland placed second, third and fourth respectively with two wins each, while Wales placed last with a one-point victory over England. England won the Calcutta Cup, while none of the Home Nations achieved the Triple Crown.
For the first time, a trophy was awarded to the winning team.

## Participants

| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Twickenham Stadium | London | Geoff Cooke | Will Carling |
| France | Parc des Princes | Paris | Pierre Berbizier | Jean-François Tordo |
| Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Gerry Murphy | Michael Bradley |
| Scotland | Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | Jim Telfer | Gavin Hastings |
| Wales | National Stadium | Cardiff | Alan Davies | Ieuan Evans |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 6 |
| 2 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 4 |
| 3 | England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 4 |
| 5 | Wales | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 74 | −40 | 2 |

## Results

* 16 January 1993 15:05
| England | 16–15 | France |
| Tries: Hunter Con: Webb Pen: Webb (3) | | Tries: Saint-André (2) Con: Camberabero Pen: Camberabero |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 50 000 Referee: J. M. Fleming (Scotland)
* 16 January 1993 15:05
| Scotland | 15–3 | Ireland |
| Tries: Stanger Stark Con: G. Hastings Pen: G. Hastings | | Pen: Malone |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: E. F. Morrison (England)
* 6 February 1993 15:05
| France | 11–3 | Scotland |
| Tries: Lacroix Pen: Camberabero (2) | | Pen: G. Hastings |
* Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49 026 Referee: W. D. Bevan (Wales)
* 6 February 1993 15:05
| Wales | 10–9 | England |
| Tries: I. Evans Con: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins | | Pen: Webb (2) Drops: Guscott |
* National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: J. Dume (France)
* 20 February 1993 15:05
| Ireland | 6–21 | France |
| Pen: Malone (2) | | Tries: Saint-André Sella Con: Camberabero Pen: Camberabero (2) Drops: Camberabero |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 60 000 Referee: D. Leslie (Scotland)
* 20 February 1993 15:05
| Scotland | 20–0 | Wales |
| Tries: Turnbull Pen: G. Hastings (5) | | |
* Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: J. Dume (France)
* 6 March 1993 15:05
| England | 26–12 | Scotland |
| Tries: Guscott R. Underwood T. Underwood Con: Webb Pen: Webb (3) | | Pen: G. Hastings (3) Drops: Chalmers |
* Twickenham Stadium, London Referee: B. W. Stirling (Ireland)
* 6 March 1993 15:05
| Wales | 14–19 | Ireland |
| Tries: I. Evans Pen: N. Jenkins (3) | | Tries: Robinson Con: Elwood Pen: Elwood (3) Drops: Clarke |
* National Stadium, Cardiff Referee: A. R. MacNeill (Australia)
* 20 March 1993 15:05
| France | 26–10 | Wales |
| Tries: Benetton (2) Lafond Con: Lafond Pen: Lacroix (3) | | Tries: Walker Con: N. Jenkins Pen: N. Jenkins |
* Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 49 000 Referee: O. E. Doyle (Ireland)
* 20 March 1993 15:05
| Ireland | 17–3 | England |
| Tries: Galwey Pen: Elwood (2) Drops: Elwood (2) | | Pen: Webb |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: A. R. MacNeill (Australia)