Five Nations 1983
| Five Nations 1983 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
 France and Ireland
|
| Opening game | January 15, 1983 |
| Tournament end | March 19, 1983 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 325 (⌀: 32.5 per game) |
| tries | 24 (⌀: 2.4 per game) |
| Most of the points |
Ollie Campbell (52)
|
| Most attempts |
Patrick Estève (5)
|
| ← Five Nations 1982 | |
| Five Nations 1984 → | |
The 1983 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place on five match days between January 15 and March 19. Tournament winners were France and Ireland (according to the mode at that time, the point difference did not play a role in the event of a tie).
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
France
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 70:61 | 6th |
|
Ireland
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71:67 | 6th |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 64:53 | 5 |
 Scotland
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65:65 | 2 |
 England
|
4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 55:79 | 1 |
Results
First round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. January | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - France | 15:19 |
| 15. January | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - Ireland | 13:15 |
Second round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 5th | Parc des Princes , Paris | France - Scotland | 19:15 |
| February 5th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - England | 13:13 |
Third round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19th of February | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - France | 22:16 |
| 19th of February | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | England - Wales | 15:19 |
Fourth round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. March | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - Ireland | 23: 9 |
| 5. March | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Scotland | 12:22 |
Fifth round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19th March | Parc des Princes, Paris | France - Wales | 16: 9 |
| 19th March | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - England | 25:15 |