Five Nations 1986
| Five Nations 1986 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
 France and Scotland
|
| Opening game | January 18, 1986 |
| Tournament end | March 15, 1986 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 360 (⌀: 36 per game) |
| tries | 34 (⌀: 3.4 per game) |
| Most of the points |
Gavin Hastings (53)
|
| Most attempts |
Philippe Sella (4)
|
| ← Five Nations 1985 | |
| Five Nations 1987 → | |
The 1986 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place on five match days between January 18 and March 15. Tournament winners were jointly France and Scotland (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 | 98:52 | 6th |
|
Scotland
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 76:54 | 6th |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 74:71 | 4th |
 England
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62: 100 | 4th |
 Ireland
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 50:83 | 0 |
Results
First round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 18th | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 18:17 |
| January 18th | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Wales | 21:18 |
Second round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 1st | Parc des Princes , Paris | France - Ireland | 29: 9 |
| February 1st | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 22:15 |
Third round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 15th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 12:19 |
| February 15th | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 33: 6 |
Fourth round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st March | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - France | 15:23 |
| 1st March | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Ireland | 25:20 |
Fifth round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March, 15 | Parc des Princes, Paris | France - England | 29:10 |
| March, 15 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 9:10 |