1989 Five Nations Championship
| 1989 Five Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 21 January 1989 - 18 March 1989 | ||
| Countries |
 England Ireland France Scotland Wales
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| Champions |
France (9th title) |
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| Millennium Trophy |
England
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| Centenary Quaich |
Scotland
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| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Tries scored | 28 (2.8 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Michael Kiernan (37 points) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Serge Blanco (4 tries) |
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The 1989 Five Nations Championship was the sixtieth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-fifth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 21 January and 18 March. France won it with three wins and one defeat (against England), while no British team was able to win the Triple Crown. England entered the final round of matches knowing that a win would certainly clinch the championship, but were overturned in Cardiff as Wales scored their only victory of the season.
The teams involved were:
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