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1982 Rugby Five Nations Tournament
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Scotland 9 England 9
Played at Murrayfield, on 16 January
Scotland: A R Irvine (Heriot's FP) (capt); K W Robertson (Melrose), J M Renwick
(Hawick), D I Johnston (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso), J Y Rutherford (Selkirk),
R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); No 8 I A M Paxton (Selkirk); Second Row D G Leslie (Gala),
A J Tomes (Hawick), W Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), J H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP);
Front Row I G Milne (Heriot's FP), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Irvine (2). Dropped Goal: Rutherford.

England: W M H Rose (Cambridge Univ); J Carleton (Orrell), C R Woodward
(Leicester), P W Dodge (Leicester), M A C Slemen (Liverpool); G H Davies
(Cambridge Univ), S J Smith (Sale); No 8 R Hesford (Bristol); Second Row N C Jeavons (Moseley), W B Beaumont (Fylde) (capt); M J Colclough (Angouleme), P J Winterbottom
(Headingley); Front Row G S Pearce (Northampton), P J Wheeler (Leicester),
C E Smart (Newport)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Dodge (2), Rose.
Referee: K Rowlands (Wales)


Ireland 20 Wales 12
Played at Dublin, on 23 January
Ireland: H P MacNeill (Dublin Univ); T M Ringland (Queen's Univ, Belfast),
D G Irwin (Queen's Univ, Belfast), P M Dean (St Mary's Coll), M C Finn
(Cork Constitution); S O Campbell (Old Belvedere), R J M McGrath (Wanderers);
No 8 W P Duggan (Blackrock Coll); Second Row J B O'Driscoll (London Irish),
D G Lenihan (UC Cork), M I Keane (Lansdowne), J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll);
Front Row G A J McLoughlin (Shannon), C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll) (capt),
P A Orr (Old Wesley) Replacement M J Kiernan (Dolphin) for Irwin (33 mins)
J J Murphy (Greystones) for Dean (half-time)
Scorers Tries: Ringland, Finn (2). Conversion: Campbell. Penalty Goals: Campbell (2).

Wales: G Evans (Maesteg); R A Ackerman (Newport), D S Richards (Swansea),
P C T Daniels (Cardiff), C F W Rees (London Welsh); W G Davies (Cardiff) (capt),
T D Holmes (Cardiff); No 8 J Squire (Pontypool); Second Row G P Williams (Bridgend),
G A D Wheel (Swansea), R D Moriarty (Swansea), M Davies (Swansea);
Front Row G Price (Pontypool), A J Phillips (Cardiff), I Stephens (Bridgend)
Replacement G P Pearce (Bridgend) for W G Davies (48 mins)
Scorers Try: Holmes. Conversion: Evans. Penalty Goal: Evans. Dropped Goal: Pearce.
Referee: J A Short (Scotland)


England 15 Ireland 16
Played at Twickenham, on 6 February
England: W M H Rose (Cambridge Univ & Coventry); J Carleton (Orrell),
C R Woodward (Leicester), A M Bond (Sale), M A C Slemen (Liverpool), G H Davies
(Cambridge Univ & Coventry), S J Smith (Sale) (capt); No 8 J P Scott (Cardiff);
Second Row N C Jeavons (Moseley), J P Syddall (Waterloo), M J Colclough (Angouleme),
P J Winterbottom (Headingley); Front Row P J Blakeway (Gloucester), P J Wheeler
(Leicester), C E Smart (Newport)
Scorers Try: Slemen. Conversion: Rose. Penalty Goals: Rose (3).

Ireland: H P MacNeill (Dublin Univ); T M Ringland (Queen's Univ, Belfast),
M J Kiernan (Dolphin), P M Dean (St Mary's Coll), M C Finn (Cork Constitution);
S O Campbell (Old Belvedere), R J M McGrath (Wanderers); No 8 W P Duggan
(Blackrock Coll); Second Row J B O'Driscoll (London Irish), M I Keane (Lansdowne),
D G Lenihan (UC Cork), J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll); Front Row G A J McLoughlin
(Shannon), C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll) (capt), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Scorers Tries: MacNeill, McLoughlin. Conversion: Campbell. Penalty Goals: Campbell (2).
Referee A M Hosie (Scotland)


Wales 22 France 12
Played at Cardiff, on 6 February
Wales: G Evans (Maesteg); R A Ackerman (Newport), D S Richards (Swansea),
R W R Gravell (Llanelli), C F W Rees (London Welsh); W G Davies (Cardiff) (capt),
T D Holmes (Cardiff); No 8 J Squire (Pontypool); Second Row R C Burgess (Ebbw Vale),
S Sutton (Pontypool), R D Moriarty (Swansea), J R Lewis (Cardiff); Front Row G Price (Pontypool), A J Phillips (Cardiff), I Stephens (Bridgend)
Scorers Try: Holmes. Penalty Goals: Evans (6).

France: M Sallefranque (Dax); S Blanco (Biarritz), P Perrier (Bayonne), C Belascain
(Bayonne), L Pardo (Bayonne); J-P Lescarboura (Dax), G Martinez (Toulouse);
No 8 L Rodriguez (Mont de Marsan); Second Row P Lacans (Beziers), A Lorieux (Grenoble),
D Revallier (Graulhet), J-P Rives (Toulouse) (capt); Front Row R Paparemborde (Pau),
P Dintrans (Tarbes), M Cremaschi (Lourdes)
Scorers Try: Blanco. Conversion: Sallefranque. Penalty Goals: Sallefranque, Martinez.
Referee: D I H Burnett (Ireland)


Ireland 21 Scotland 12
Played at Dublin, on 20 February
Ireland: H P MacNeill (Dublin Univ); M C Finn (Cork Constitution), M J Kiernan
(Dolphin), P M Dean (St Mary's Coll), K D Crossan (Instonians); S O Campbell
(Old Belvedere), R J M McGrath (Wanderers); No 8 W P Duggan (Blackrock Coll);
Second Row J B O'Driscoll (London Irish), M I Keane (Lansdowne), D G Lenihan
(UC Cork), J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll); Front Row G A J McLoughlin (Shannon),
C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll) (capt), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Campbell (6). Dropped Goal: Campbell.

Scotland: A R Irvine (Heriot's FP) (capt); K W Robertson (Melrose), J M Renwick
(Hawick), D I Johnston (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso), J Y Rutherford (Selkirk),
R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); No 8 I A M Paxton (Selkirk); Second Row R E Paxton (Kelso),
W Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), A J Tomes (Hawick), J H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP);
Front Row I G Milne (Heriot's FP), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala)
Scorers Try: Rutherford. Conversion: Irvine. Penalty Goals: Renwick (2).
Referee: C Norling (Wales)


France 15 England 27
Played at Paris, on 20 February
France: M Sallefranque (Dax); S Blanco (Biarritz), P Perrier (Bayonne), C Belascain
(Bayonne), L Pardo (Bayonne); J-P Lescarboura (Dax), G Martinez (Toulouse);
No 8 J F Joinel (Brive); Second Row E Buchet (Nice), M Carpentier (Lourdes),
L Rodriguez (Mont de Marsan), J-P Rives (Toulouse) (capt); Front Row D Dubroca (Agen),
P Dintrans (Tarbes), J-P Wolff (Beziers)
Scorers Try: Pardo. Conversion: Sallefranque. Penalty Goals: Sallefranque (2).
Dropped Goal: Lescarboura.

England: W H Hare (Leicester); J Carleton (Orrell), C R Woodward (Leicester),
P W Dodge (Leicester), M A C Slemen (Liverpool), L Cusworth (Leicester), S J Smith
(Sale) (capt); No 8 J P Scott (Cardiff); Second Row N C Jeavons (Moseley), S Bainbridge (Gosforth), M J Colclough (Angouleme), P J Winterbottom (Headingley);
Front Row P J Blakeway (Gloucester), P J Wheeler (Leicester), C E Smart (Newport)
Replacement R Hesford (Bristol) for Jeavons (59 mins)
Scorers Tries: Woodward, Carleton. Conversions: Hare (2). Penalty Goals: Hare (5).
Referee M D M Rea (Ireland)


England 17 Wales 7
Played at Twickenham, on 6 March
England: W H Hare (Leicester); J Carleton (Orrell), C R Woodward (Leicester),
P W Dodge (Leicester), M A C Slemen (Liverpool), L Cusworth (Leicester), S J Smith
(Sale) (capt); No 8 J P Scott (Cardiff); Second Row N C Jeavons (Moseley), M J Colclough (Angouleme), S Bainbridge (Gosforth), P J Winterbottom (Headingley);
Front Row P J Blakeway (Gloucester), P J Wheeler (Leicester), C E Smart (Newport)
Scorers Tries: Slemen, Carleton. Penalty Goals: Hare (3).

Wales: G Evans (Maesteg); R A Ackerman (Newport), R W R Gravell (Llanelli),
A J Donovan (Swansea), C F W Rees (London Welsh); W G Davies (Cardiff) (capt),
T D Holmes (Cardiff); No 8 J Squire (Pontypool); Second Row R C Burgess (Ebbw Vale),
S Sutton (Pontypool), R D Moriarty (Swansea), J R Lewis (Cardiff); Front Row G Price (Pontypool), A J Phillips (Cardiff), I Stephens (Bridgend) Replacement G Williams
(Bridgend) for Holems (49 mins)
Scorers Try: Lewis. Dropped Goal: Davies.
Referee F Palmade (France)


Scotland 16 France 7
Played at Murrayfield, on 6 March
Scotland: A R Irvine (Heriot's FP) (capt); K W Robertson (Melrose), J M Renwick
(Hawick), D I Johnston (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso), J Y Rutherford (Selkirk),
R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); No 8 I A M Paxton (Selkirk); Second Row D B White (Gala),
W Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), A J Tomes (Hawick), J H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP);
Front Row I G Milne (Heriot's FP), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala)
Scorers Try: Rutherford. Penalty Goals: Irvine (3). Dropped Goal: Renwick.

France: M Sallefranque (Dax); S Blanco (Biarritz), P Perrier (Bayonne), C Belascain
(Bayonne), L Pardo (Bayonne); J-P Lescarboura (Dax), G Martinez (Toulouse);
No 8 M Carpentier (Lourdes); Second Row J F Joinel (Brive), D Revallier (Graulhet),
L Rodriguez (Mont de Marsan), J-P Rives (Toulouse) (capt); Front Row D Dubroca (Agen),
P Dintrans (Tarbes), M Cremaschi (Lourdes)
Scorers Try: Rives. Penalty Goal: Sallefranque.
Referee J A F Trigg (England)


France 22 Ireland 9
Played at Paris, on 20 March
France: S Gabernet (Toulouse); M Fabre (Beziers), P Mesny (Grenoble), C Belascain
(Bayonne), S Blanco (Biarritz); J-P Lescarboura (Dax), P Berbizier (Lourdes);
No 8 J F Joinel (Brive); Second Row L Rodriguez (Mont de Marsan), D Revallier (Graulhet),
J-F Imbernon (Perpignan), J-P Rives (Toulouse) (capt); Front Row
R Paparemborde (Pau), P Dintrans (Tarbes), P Dospital (Bayonne) Replacement
P Perrier (Bayonne) for Belascain (61 mins)
Scorers Tries: Blanco, Mesny. Conversion: Gabernet. Penalty Goals: Blanco (2), Gabernet (2).

Ireland: H P MacNeill (Dublin Univ); T M Ringland (Queen's Univ, Belfast),
M J Kiernan (Dolphin), P M Dean (St Mary's Coll), M C Finn (Cork Constitution);
S O Campbell (Old Belvedere), R J M McGrath (Wanderers); No 8 J B O'Driscoll
(London Irish); Second Row R K Kearney (Wanderers), M I Keane (Lansdowne),
D G Lenihan (UC Cork), J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll); Front Row G A J McLoughlin
(Shannon), C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll) (capt), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Scorer Penalty Goals: Campbell (3).
Referee A Welsby (England)


Wales 18 Scotland 34
Played at Cardiff, on 20 March
Wales: G Evans (Maesteg); R A Ackerman (Newport), R W R Gravell (Llanelli),
A J Donovan (Swansea), C F W Rees (London Welsh); W G Davies (Cardiff) (capt),
G Williams (Bridgend); No 8 E T Butler (Pontypool); Second Row R C Burgess (Ebbw Vale),
R L Norster (Cardiff), R D Moriarty (Swansea), J R Lewis (Cardiff); Front Row G Price (Pontypool), A J Phillips (Cardiff), I Stephens (Bridgend)
Scorers Try: Butler. Conversion: Evans. Penalty Goals: Evans (4).

Scotland: A R Irvine (Heriot's FP) (capt); J Pollock (Gosforth), J M Renwick (Hawick),
D I Johnston (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso), J Y Rutherford (Selkirk), R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); No 8 I A M Paxton (Selkirk); Second Row D B White (Gala), W Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock & Harlequins), A J Tomes (Hawick), J H Calder (Stewart's Melville FP);
Front Row I G Milne (Heriot's FP), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala)
Replacement: G Dickson (Gala) for Paxton (11 mins)
Scorers Tries: Calder, Renwick, Pollock, White, Johnston. Conversions: Irvine (4).
Dropped Goals: Renwick, Rutherford.
Referee: J-P Bonnet (France)