Five Nations 1982

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Five Nations 1982
Number of nations 5
winner IrelandIreland Ireland (9th title)
Opening game January 16, 1982
Tournament end March 20, 1982
Games 10
Points 317  (⌀: 31.7 per game)
tries 25  (⌀: 2.5 per game)
Most of the points IrelandIreland Ollie Campbell (46)
Most attempts FranceFrance Serge Blanco John Carleton Mike Slemen Andy Irvine Terry Holmes (2 each)
EnglandEngland 
EnglandEngland 
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Five Nations 1981
Five Nations 1983

The 1982 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place on six match days between January 16 and March 20. The tournament winner was Ireland , which achieved the Triple Crown with victories against all British teams .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 3 0 1 66:61 6th
EnglandEngland England 4th 2 1 1 68:47 5
ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 2 1 1 71:55 5
FranceFrance France 4th 1 0 3 56:74 2
Wales Wales 4th 1 0 3 59:83 2

Results

First round:

date place encounter Result
January 16 Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - England 9: 9
January 23 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - Wales 20:12

Second round:

date place encounter Result
February 6th Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - France 22:12
February 6th Twickenham Stadium , London England - Ireland 15:16

Third round:

date place encounter Result
20. February Parc des Princes , Paris France - England 15:27
20. February Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland - Scotland 21:12

Fourth round:

date place encounter Result
6th March Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - France 16: 7
6th March Twickenham Stadium, London England - Wales 17: 7

Fifth round:

date place encounter Result
March, 20th Parc des Princes, Paris France - Ireland 22: 9
March, 20th Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Wales - Scotland 18:34

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