Five Nations 1996
Five Nations 1996 | |
Number of nations | 5 |
winner | England (22nd title) |
Opening game | January 20, 1996 |
Tournament end | March 16, 1996 |
Games | 10 |
Points | 355 (⌀: 35.5 per game) |
tries | 30 (⌀: 3 per game) |
Most of the points | Paul Grayson (64) |
Most attempts |
Michael Dods Émile Ntamack (3 each)
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← Five Nations 1995 | |
Five Nations 1997 → |
The 1996 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place on five days between January 20 and March 16. The tournament winner was England , which won the Triple Crown for the second time in a row with victories against all British teams .
Closing table
country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | England | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 79:44 | +35 | 6th |
2. | Scotland | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60:56 | +4 | 6th |
3. | France | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89:57 | +32 | 4th |
4th | Wales | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62:82 | −20 | 2 |
5. | Ireland | 4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65: 106 | −41 | 2 |
Results
First round:
date | place | encounter | Result |
---|---|---|---|
January 20th | Parc des Princes , Paris | France - England | 15:12 |
January 20th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 10:16 |
Second round:
date | place | encounter | Result |
---|---|---|---|
3 February | Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 19:14 |
3 February | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Wales | 21:15 |
Third round:
date | place | encounter | Result |
---|---|---|---|
February 17th | Parc des Princes, Paris | France - Ireland | 45:10 |
February 17th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 14:16 |
Fourth round:
date | place | encounter | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2nd March | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 30:17 |
2nd March | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 9:18 |
Fifth round:
date | place | encounter | Result |
---|---|---|---|
March 16 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | Wales - France | 16:15 |
March 16 | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Ireland | 28:15 |