Five Nations 1990
| Five Nations 1990 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
 Scotland (14th title)
|
| Opening game | January 20, 1990 |
| Tournament end | March 24, 1990 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 295 (⌀: 29.5 per game) |
| tries | 36 (⌀: 3.6 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Simon Hodgkinson (42)
|
| Most attempts |
 Patrice Lagisquet (3)
|
| ← Five Nations 1989 | |
| Five Nations 1991 → | |
The 1990 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place on six match days between January 20 and March 24. The tournament winner was Scotland , which made it to the Grand Slam for the third time with victories against all other participants , and the Triple Crown with victories against all British teams .
The decisive game between Scotland and England took place on March 17th at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. After 1974 and 1984, it was only the third time in tournament history that both teams had the opportunity to play the Grand Slam in the last game. On this day, The Flower of Scotland was played for the first time as the national anthem of Scotland.
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Scotland
|
4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 60:26 | 8th |
|
England
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90:26 | 6th |
|
France
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67:78 | 4th |
 Ireland
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36:75 | 2 |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 42:90 | 0 |
Results
First round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 20th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - France | 19:29 |
| January 20th | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Ireland | 23: 0 |
Second round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 February | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 10:13 |
| 3 February | Parc des Princes , Paris | France - England | 7:26 |
Third round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 17th | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 21: 0 |
| February 17th | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Wales | 36: 6 |
Fourth round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March | Parc des Princes, Paris | France - Ireland | 31:12 |
| 3 March | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 9:13 |
Fifth round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17. March | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 13: 7 |
| March 24th | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 14: 8 |