1987 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 7 February 1987 - 4 April 1987 | ||
Countries |
England Ireland France Scotland Wales |
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | France (8th title) | ||
Grand Slam | France (4th title) | ||
Calcutta Cup | England | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 27 (2.7 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Philippe Bérot (37 points) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Éric Bonneval (5 tries) | ||
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The 1987 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-eighth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-third series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 7 February and 4 April. This was the last time the championship would be interrupted by weather conditions until the Six Nations of 2012. France won with a Grand Slam, by the fourth time, while England won the Calcutta Cup, in their only win.
The teams involved were: