1990 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 20 January - 24 March 1990 | ||
Countries | England Ireland France Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Scotland (13th title) | ||
Grand Slam | Scotland (3rd title) | ||
Triple Crown | Scotland (10th title) | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 36 (3.6 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Simon Hodgkinson (42 points) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Rory Underwood (4 tries) | ||
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The 1990 Five Nations Championship was the 61st series of the Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition between the major rugby union national teams in Europe. The tournament consisted of ten matches held between 20 January and 24 March 1990.
The tournament was the 61st in its then format as the Five Nations; including its former incarnation as the Home Nations Championship, the 1990 Five Nations was the 96th championship.