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1985 Five Nations Championship
Date2 February - 20 April 1985
Countries England
 Ireland
 France
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (10th title)
Triple Crown Ireland (6th title)
Matches played10
Tries scored19 (1.9 per match)
Top point scorerIreland Michael Kiernan (42 points)
Top try scorerIreland Trevor Ringland (3 tries)
← 1984 (Previous)(Next) 1986 →

The 1985 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 2 February and 20 April. The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The championship winner was Ireland, winning their tenth title (excluding eight other shared titles); it would prove to be their last in 24 years, until their Grand Slam in 2009. Ireland also claimed the Triple Crown, their sixth, which would be their last until 2004.

The tournament suffered three match postponements due to bad weather. The opening fixtures, Ireland v England and France v Wales, were postponed to late March and the Wales v England match was put back from February to April because of a frozen pitch in Cardiff. The rescheduled match was notable for the debut, at fly half for Wales, of Jonathan Davies.[1]

Participants

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NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
 EnglandTwickenhamLondonDick GreenwoodPaul Dodge
 FranceParc des PrincesParisJacques FourouxPhilippe Dintrans
 IrelandLansdowne RoadDublinMick DoyleCiaran Fitzgerald
 ScotlandMurrayfieldEdinburghDerrick GrantRoy Laidlaw/David Leslie
 WalesNational StadiumCardiffJohn BevanTerry Holmes

Table

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PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Ireland43106749+187
2 France42204930+196
3 Wales42026171−104
4 England41124453−93
5 Scotland40044664−180
Source: [citation needed]

Squads

[edit]
For each nation's squad for the 1985 Five Nations Championship, see 1985 Five Nations Championship squads.

Results

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1985-02-02
England 9–9 France
Pen.: Andrew (2)
Drops: Andrew		reportDrops: Lescarboura (3)
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland)
1985-02-02
Scotland 15–18 Ireland
Pen.: Dods (4)
Drops: Rutherford		ReportTries: Ringland (2)
Con.: Kiernan (2)
Pen.: Kiernan
Drops: Kiernan
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: Steve Strydom (South Africa)
1985-02-16
France 11–3 Scotland
Tries: Blanco (2)
Pen.: Lescarboura		ReportPen.: Dods
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,146
Referee: L. M. Prideaux (England)
1985-03-02
Scotland 21–25 Wales
Tries: Paxton (2)
Con.: Dods (2)
Pen.: Dods
Drops: Rutherford (2)		ReportTries: Pickering (2)
Con.: Wyatt
Pen.: Wyatt (4)
Drops: G. Davies
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Referee: René Hourquet (France)
1985-03-02
Ireland 15–15 France
Pen.: Kiernan (5)ReportTries: Codorniou
Estève
Con.: Lescarboura (2)
Pen.: Lescarboura
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
1985-03-16
England 10–7 Scotland
Tries: S. Smith
Pen.: Andrew (2)		ReportTries: Robertson
Pen.: Dods
Twickenham, London
Referee: C. Norling (Wales)
1985-03-16
Wales 9–21 Ireland
Tries: Lewis
Con.: Wyatt
Drops: G. Davies		ReportTries: Crossan
Ringland
Con. Kiernan (2)
Pen.: Kiernan (3)
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
1985-03-30
Ireland 13–10 England
Tries: Mullin
Pen.: Kiernan (2)
Drops: Kiernan		ReportTries: R. Underwood
Pen.: Andrew (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: J. M. Fleming (Scotland)
1985-03-30
France 14–3 Wales
Tries: Estève
Gallion
Pen.: Lescarboura (2)		ReportPen.: Thorburn
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 49,164
Referee: Steve Strydom (South Africa)
1985-04-20
Wales 24–15 England
Tries: J. Davies
Roberts
Con.: Thorburn (2)
Pen.: Thorburn (3)
Drops: J. Davies		ReportTries: S. Smith
Con.: Andrew
Pen.: Andrew (2)
Drops: Andrew
National Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: F. Palmade (France)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Griffiths, John (13 February 2012). "Postponed Championship matches, father and son England players and the career of Squire Wilkins". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1985_Five_Nations_Championship&oldid=1324505073"
    1985 Five Nations Championship
    Date2 February - 20 April 1985
    Countries England
     Ireland
     France
     Scotland
     Wales
    Tournament statistics
    Champions Ireland (10th title)
    Triple Crown Ireland (6th title)
    Matches played10
    Tries scored19 (1.9 per match)
    Top point scorerIreland Michael Kiernan (42 points)
    Top try scorerIreland Trevor Ringland (3 tries)
    ← 1984 (Previous)(Next) 1986 →

    The 1985 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 2 February and 20 April. The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

    The championship winner was Ireland, winning their tenth title (excluding eight other shared titles); it would prove to be their last in 24 years, until their Grand Slam in 2009. Ireland also claimed the Triple Crown, their sixth, which would be their last until 2004.

    The tournament suffered three match postponements due to bad weather. The opening fixtures, Ireland v England and France v Wales, were postponed to late March and the Wales v England match was put back from February to April because of a frozen pitch in Cardiff. The rescheduled match was notable for the debut, at fly half for Wales, of Jonathan Davies.[1]

    Participants

    NationVenueCityHead coachCaptain
     EnglandTwickenhamLondonDick GreenwoodPaul Dodge
     FranceParc des PrincesParisJacques FourouxPhilippe Dintrans
     IrelandLansdowne RoadDublinMick DoyleCiaran Fitzgerald
     ScotlandMurrayfieldEdinburghDerrick GrantRoy Laidlaw/David Leslie
     WalesNational StadiumCardiffJohn BevanTerry Holmes

    Table

    PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
    1 Ireland43106749+187
    2 France42204930+196
    3 Wales42026171−104
    4 England41124453−93
    5 Scotland40044664−180
    Source: [citation needed]

    Squads

    Results

    1985-02-02
    England 9–9 France
    Pen.: Andrew (2)
    Drops: Andrew    		reportDrops: Lescarboura (3)
    Twickenham, London
    Attendance: 60,000
    Referee: D. I. H. Burnett (Ireland)
    1985-02-02
    Scotland 15–18 Ireland
    Pen.: Dods (4)
    Drops: Rutherford    		ReportTries: Ringland (2)
    Con.: Kiernan (2)
    Pen.: Kiernan
    Drops: Kiernan
    Murrayfield, Edinburgh
    Referee: Steve Strydom (South Africa)
    1985-02-16
    France 11–3 Scotland
    Tries: Blanco (2)
    Pen.: Lescarboura    		ReportPen.: Dods
    Parc des Princes, Paris
    Attendance: 45,146
    Referee: L. M. Prideaux (England)
    1985-03-02
    Scotland 21–25 Wales
    Tries: Paxton (2)
    Con.: Dods (2)
    Pen.: Dods
    Drops: Rutherford (2)    		ReportTries: Pickering (2)
    Con.: Wyatt
    Pen.: Wyatt (4)
    Drops: G. Davies
    Murrayfield, Edinburgh
    Referee: René Hourquet (France)
    1985-03-02
    Ireland 15–15 France
    Pen.: Kiernan (5)ReportTries: Codorniou
    Estève
    Con.: Lescarboura (2)
    Pen.: Lescarboura
    Lansdowne Road, Dublin
    Attendance: 56,000
    Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
    1985-03-16
    England 10–7 Scotland
    Tries: S. Smith
    Pen.: Andrew (2)    		ReportTries: Robertson
    Pen.: Dods
    Twickenham, London
    Referee: C. Norling (Wales)
    1985-03-16
    Wales 9–21 Ireland
    Tries: Lewis
    Con.: Wyatt
    Drops: G. Davies    		ReportTries: Crossan
    Ringland
    Con. Kiernan (2)
    Pen.: Kiernan (3)
    National Stadium, Cardiff
    Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
    1985-03-30
    Ireland 13–10 England
    Tries: Mullin
    Pen.: Kiernan (2)
    Drops: Kiernan    		ReportTries: R. Underwood
    Pen.: Andrew (2)
    Lansdowne Road, Dublin
    Referee: J. M. Fleming (Scotland)
    1985-03-30
    France 14–3 Wales
    Tries: Estève
    Gallion
    Pen.: Lescarboura (2)    		ReportPen.: Thorburn
    Parc des Princes, Paris
    Attendance: 49,164
    Referee: Steve Strydom (South Africa)
    1985-04-20
    Wales 24–15 England
    Tries: J. Davies
    Roberts
    Con.: Thorburn (2)
    Pen.: Thorburn (3)
    Drops: J. Davies    		ReportTries: S. Smith
    Con.: Andrew
    Pen.: Andrew (2)
    Drops: Andrew
    National Stadium, Cardiff
    Referee: F. Palmade (France)

    References

    1. ^ Griffiths, John (13 February 2012). "Postponed Championship matches, father and son England players and the career of Squire Wilkins". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
    • 1985 Five Nations results
    • The official RBS Six Nations Site
    • 1985 Five Nations Championship at ESPN
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1985_Five_Nations_Championship&oldid=1324505073"