- 1999 Five Nations Championship
The 1999 Five Nations Championship (sponsored by
Lloyds TSB ) was the seventieth series of therugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends from6 February to11 April . The tournament was won by nrut|Scotland, who beat nrut|England on points difference.It was notable for the dramatic climax to the tournament, which was decided in the dying minutes of the final match. England were heavy favourites to beat a poor Wales team and claim both the tournament title and Grand Slam. With England leading the match by six points with three minutes remaining, Wales centre
Scott Gibbs evaded a number of tackles to score a try from approximately 20 metres.Neil Jenkins successfully converted to claim victory for Wales by a single point in one of the most memorable matches in the tournament's history.This was the last Five Nations Championship; in 2000, nrut|Italy joined the tournament, which became the
Six Nations Championship .Participants
The teams involved were:
Table
Results
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date =1999-02-06 15:00
home = ru-rt|IRE | score = 9–10
away = ru|FRA | homescore = Pens: David Humphreys (3) | awayscore = Tries:Émile N'Tamack
Cons:Thomas Castaignède
Pens: Thomas Castaignède | stadium =Lansdowne Road ,Dublin
attendance = 49,000----rugbybox
date =1999-02-06 16:15
home = ru-rt|SCO | score = 33–20
away = ru|WAL | homescore = Tries:Gregor Townsend , John Leslie, Scott Murray
Cons:Kenny Logan (2)
Pens: Kenny Logan (2),Duncan Hodge | awayscore = Tries:Dafydd James ,Scott Gibbs
Cons:Neil Jenkins (2)
Pens: Neil Jenkins (2) | stadium = Murrayfield,Edinburgh
attendance = 67,500----rugbybox
date =1999-02-20 15:00
home = ru-rt|ENG | score = 24–21
away = ru|SCO | homescore = Tries:Nick Beal ,Dan Luger ,Tim Rodber
Cons:Jonny Wilkinson (3)
Pens: Jonny Wilkinson | awayscore = Tries:Alan Tait (2),Gregor Townsend
Cons:Kenny Logan (3) | stadium = Twickenham,London
attendance = 75,000rugbybox
date =1999-02-20 15:00
home = ru-rt|WAL
score = 23–29
away = ru|IRE
stadium = Wembley,London ----rugbybox
date =1999-03-06 14:00
home = ru-rt|FRA | score = 33–34
away = ru|WAL | homescore = Tries:Émile N'Tamack (3),Thomas Castaignède
Cons: Thomas Castaignède (2)
Pens: Thomas Castaignède (3) | awayscore = Tries:Dafydd James ,Craig Quinnell ,Colin Charvis
Cons:Neil Jenkins (2)
Pens: Neil Jenkins (5) | stadium =Stade de France ,Paris
attendance = 78,724rugbybox
date =1999-03-06 16:00
home = ru-rt|IRE
score = 15–27
away = ru|ENG
stadium =Lansdowne Road ,Dublin ----
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date =1999-03-20 15:00
home = ru-rt|ENG
score = 21–10
away = ru|FRA
stadium = Twickenham,London rugbybox
date =1999-03-20 15:00
home = ru-rt|SCO
score = 21–10
away = ru|IRE
stadium = Murrayfield,Edinburgh ----rugbybox
date =1999-04-10 14:00
home = ru-rt|FRA
score = 22–36
away = ru|SCO
stadium =Stade de France ,Paris rugbybox
date =1999-04-11 16:00
home = ru-rt|WAL
score = 32–31
away = ru|ENG
stadium = Wembley,London External links
* [http://www.rbs6nations.com/index_6nations.htm The official RBS Six Nations Site]
References
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