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1983 Rugby Five Nations Tournament
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England 15 France 19
Played at Twickenham, on 15 January
England: W H Hare (Leicester); A H Swift (Swansea), P W Dodge (Leicester),
G H Davies (Coventry), J Carleton (Orrell); L Cusworth (Leicester), S J Smith (Sale) (capt);
No 8 J P Scott (Cardiff); Second Row P J Winterbottom (Headingley), M J Colclough
(Angouleme), S Bainbridge (Orrell), N C Jeavons (Moseley); Front Row G S Pearce
(Northampton), P J Wheeler (Leicester), C E Smart (Newport)
Replacement: R Hesford (Bristol) for Colclough
Scorers Penalty goals: Hare (4). Dropped goal: Cusworth.

France: S Blanco (Biarritz); P Sella (Agen), C Belascain (Bayonne), D Codorniou
(Narbonne), P Esteve (Narbonne); D Camberabero (La Voulte), G Martinez (Toulouse);
No 8 J-L Joinel (Brive); Second Row L Rodriguez (Mont de Marsan), J Condom (Boucau),
J-C Orso (Nice), J-P Rives (Racing Club) (capt); Front Row R Paparemborde (Pau),
P Dintrans (Tarbes), P Dospital (Bayonne)
Scorers Tries: Sella, Paparemborde, Esteve. Conversions: Blanco (2).
Penalty goal: Camberabero.
Referee: D I H Burnett (Ireland)


Scotland 13 Ireland 15
Played at Murrayfield, on 15 January
Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); K W Robertson (Melrose), J M Renwick (Hawick),
D I Johnston (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso); R Wilson (London Scottish),
R J Laidlaw (Jedforest) (capt); No 8 I A M Paxton (Selkirk); Second Row D G Leslie (Gala),
W Cuthbertson (Harlequins), A J Tomes (Hawick), J H Calder (StewartÕs-Melville FP);
Front Row I G Milne (HeriotÕs FP), C T Deans (Hawick), G M McGuinness
(West of Scotland)
Scorers Try: Laidlaw. Penalty goals: Dods (2). Dropped goal: Renwick.

Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford Univ); T M Ringland (Ballymena), D G Irwin
(Instonians), M J Kiernan (Dolphin), M Finn (Constitution); S O Campbell (Old Belvedere),
R J McGrath (Wanderers); No 8 W P Duggan (Blackrock Coll); Second Row J F Slattery
(Blackrock Coll), M I Keane (Lansdowne), D G Lenihan (Constitution), J B OÕDriscoll
(Manchester); Front Row G A J McLoughlin (Shannon), C F Fitzgerald
(St MaryÕs Coll) (capt), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Scorers Try: Kiernan. Conversion: Campbell. Penalty goals: Campbell (3).
Referee: J-C Yche (France)


Wales 13 England 13
Played at Cardiff, on 5 February
Wales: M A Wyatt (Swansea); H E Rees (Neath), M G Ring (Cardiff), D S Richards
(Swansea), C F W Rees (London Welsh); M Dacey (Swansea), T D Holmes (Cardiff); No 8
E T Butler (Pontypool) (capt), Second Row J Squire (Pontypool), R D Moriarty (Swansea),
R L Norster (Cardiff), D Pickering (Llanelli); Front Row G Price (Pontypool), W James
(Aberavon), C Williams (Swansea).
Scorers Try: Squire. Penalty Goals: Wyatt (2). Dropped Goal: Dacey.

England: W H Hare (Leicester); J Carleton (Orrell), P W Dodge (Leicester), G H
Davies (Coventry), A H Swift (Swansea), L Cusworth (Leicester), S J Smith (Sale) (capt),
No 8 J P Scott (Cardiff); Second Row P J Winterbottom (Headingley), S B Boyle
(Gloucester), S Bainbridge (Gosforth), N C Jeavons (Moseley); Front Row G S Pearce
(Northampton), S G F Mills (Gloucester), C E Smart (Newport)
Scorers Try: Carleton. Penalty Goals: Hare (2). Dropped Goal: Cusworth.
Referee: J R West (Ireland)


France 19 Scotland 15
Played at Paris, on 5 February
France: S Blanco (Biarritz); P Sella (Agen), C Belascain (Bayonne), D Cordorniou
(Narbonne), P Esteve (Narbonne); C Delage (Agen), P Berbizier (Lourdes); No 8 J-L Joinel
(Brive); Second Row L Rodriguez (Mont-de-Marsan), J-C Orso (Nice), J Condom (Boucau),
J-P Rives (Racing Club) (capt); Front Row R Paparemborde (Pau), J-L Dupont (Agen),
P Dospital (Bayonne)
Replacement: D Erbani (Agen) for Rodriguez (65 mins)
Scorers Tries: Esteve (2). Conversions: Blanco. Penalty Goals: Blanco (3).

Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); K W Robertson (Melrose), J M Renwick (Hawick), D I
Johnston (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso); B M Gossman (West of Scotland), R J
Laidlaw (Jedforest) (capt); No 8 J R Beattie (Glasgow Acad); Second Row J H Calder
(StewartÕs-Melville FP), A J Tomes (Hawick), W Cuthbertson (Harlequins), D G Leslie
(Gala), Front Row I G Milne (HeriotÕs FP), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala)
Scorers Try: Robertson. Conversion: Dods. Penalty Goal: Dods. Dropped Goals: Gossman (2).
Referee: A Richards (Wales)


Scotland 15 Wales 19
Played at Murrayfield, on 19 February
Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); K W Robertson (Melrose), J M Renwick (Hawick),
D I Johnston (Watsonians), G R T Baird (Kelso); B M Gossman (West of Scotland),
R J Laidlaw (Jedforest) (capt); No 8 J H Beattie (Glasgow Acad); Second Row J H Calder
(StewartÕs-Melville FP), A J Tomes (Hawick), W Cuthbertson (Kilmarnock), D G Leslie
(Gala); Front Row I G Milne (HeriotÕs FP), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala)
Scorers Try: Renwick. Conversion: Dods. Penalty goals: Dods (3).

Wales: M Wyatt (Swansea); H E Rees (Neath), R A Ackerman (London Welsh),
D S Richards (Swansea), C F W Rees (London Welsh); M Dacey (Swansea), T D Holmes
(Cardiff); No 8 E T Butler (Pontypool) (capt); Second Row J Squire (Pontypool), J Perkins
(Pontypool), R Norster (Cardiff), D Pickering (Llanelli); Front Row I Eidman (Cardiff),
W James (Aberavon), S T Jones (Pontypool)
Scorers Tries: Jones, H E Rees. Conversion: Wyatt. Penalty goals: Wyatt (3).
Referee: R C Quittenton (England)


Ireland 22 France 16
Played at Dublin, on 19 February
Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford Univ); T M Ringland (Ballymena), D G Irwin
(Instonians), M J Kiernan (Dolphin), M C Finn (Cork Constitution); S 0 Campbell
(Old Belvedere), R J McGrath (Wanderers); No 8 W P Duggan (Blackrock Coll);
Second Row J F Slattery (Blackrock Coil), M I Keane (Lansdowne), D G Lenihan
(Cork Constitution), J B O'Driscoll (Manchester); Front Row G A J McLoughlin
(Shannon), C F Fitzgerald (St MaryÕs Coll) (capt), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Scorers Tries: Finn (2). Conversion: Campbell. Penalty goals: Campbell (4).

France: S Blanco (Biarritz); P Sella (Agen), C Belascain (Bayonne), D Codorniou
(Narbonne), P Esteve (Narbonne); C Delage (Agen), P Berbizier (Lourdes); No 8 J-L Joinel
(Brive); Second Row J-P Rives (Racing Club) (capt), J-F Imbernon (Perpignan), J Condom
(Boucau), D Erbani (Agen); Front Row R Paparemborde (Pau), B Herrero (Nice),
P Dospital (Bayonne)
Scorers Tries: Blanco, Esteve. Conversion: Blanco. Penalty goals: Blanco (2).
Referee: A L Hosie (Scotland)


England 12 Scotland 22
Played at Twickenham, on 5 March
England: W H Hare (Leicester); J Carleton (Orrell), G H Davies (Coventry),
P W Dodge (Leicester), A H Swift (Swansea); J P Horton (Bath), S J Smith (Sale);
No 8 J P Scott (Cardiff) (capt); Second Row P J Winterbottom (Headingley), S Bainbridge
(Gosforth), S B Boyle (Gloucester), N C Jeavons (Moseley); Front Row G S Pearce
(Northampton), P J Wheeler (Leicester), C E Smart (Newport)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Hare (3). Dropped Goal: Horton.

Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); J Pollock (Gosforth), J M Renwick (Hawick), K W Robertson
(Melrose), G R T Baird (Kelso); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk), R J Laidlaw (Jedforest);
No 8 J R Beattie (Glasgow Acad); Second Row D G Leslie (West of Scotland),
I A M Paxton (Selkirk), T Smith (Gala), J H Calder (Stewarts Melville FP); Front Row
I G Milne (HeriotÕs FP), C T Deans (Hawick), J Aitken (Gala) (capt)
Scorers Tries: Laidlaw, Smith. Conversion: Dods. Penalty Goals: Dods (3).
Dropped Goal: Robertson.
Referee: T Doocey (New Zealand)


Wales 23 Ireland 9
Played at Cardiff, on 5 March
Wales: M A Wyatt (Swansea); H E Rees (Neath), R A Ackerman (London Welsh),
D S Richards (Swansea), C F W Rees (London Welsh); M Dacey (Swansea), T D Holmes
(Cardiff); No 8 E T Butler (Pontypool) (capt); Second Row D Pickering (Llanelli),
R L Norster (Cardiff), S J Perkins (Pontypool), J Squire (Pontypool); Front Row G Price
(Pontypool), W James (Aberavon), S T Jones (Pontypool)
Scorers Tries: Wyatt, Holmes, H E Rees. Conversion: Wyatt. Penalty Goals: Wyatt (3).

Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford Univ); T M Ringland (Ballymena), D G Irwin
(Instonians), M J Kiernan (Dolphin), M C Finn (Cork Con); S 0 Campbell (Old Belvedere),
R J M McGrath (Wanderers); No 8 W P Duggan (Blackrock Coll); Second Row J F Slattery
(Blackrock Coll), M I Keane (Lansdowne), D G Lenihan (Cork Con), J B O'Driscoll
(Manchester); Front Row G A J McLoughlin (Shannon), C F Fitzgerald (St MaryÕs Coll)
(capt), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Campbell (2), MacNeill.
Referee: J A F Trigg (England)


Ireland 25 England 15
Played at Dublin, on 19 March
Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford Univ); T Ringland (Ballymena), D G Irwin
(Instonians), M J Kiernan (Dolphin), M C Finn (Cork Con); S 0 Campbell (Old
Belvedere), R J M McGrath (Wanderers); No 8 W P Duggan (Blackrock Coll); Second Row
J F Slattery (Blackrock Coll), M I Keane (Lansdowne), D G Lenihan (Cork Con), J B
O'Driscoll (Manchester); Front Row G A J McLoughlin (Shannon), C F Fitzgerald (St
MaryÕs Coll) (capt), P A Orr (Old Wesley)
Replacement: A J P Ward (St MaryÕs Coll) for Campbell (79 mins)
Scorers Tries: Slattery, Campbell. Conversion: Campbell. Penalty Goals: Campbell (5).

England: W H Hare (Leicester); J Carleton (Orrell), C R Woodward (Leicester), P W
Dodge (Leicester), D M Trick (Bath); J P Horton (Bath), N G Youngs (Leicester); No 8 J P
Scott (Cardiff) (capt); Second Row P J Winterbottom (Headingley), S Bainbridge
(Gosforth), S B Boyle (Gloucester), N C Jeavons (Moseley); Front Row G S Pearce
(Northampton), P J Wheeler (Leicester), C E Smart (Newport)
Scorer Penalty Goals: Hare (5).
Referee: J B Anderson (Scotland)


France 16 Wales 9
Played at Paris, on 19 March
France: S Blanco (Biarritz); P Sella (Agen), D Cordorniou (Narbonne), C Belascain (Bayonne),
P Esteve (Narbonne); D Camberabero (La Voulte), G Martinez (Toulouse); No 8 J-L Joinel (Brive); Second Row J-P Rives (Racing Club) (capt), J-F Imbernon (Perpignan),
J Condom (Boucau), D Erbani (Agen); Front Row R Paparemborde (Pau),
P Dintrans (Tarbes), P Dospital (Bayonne)
Scorers Try: Esteve. Penalty Goals: Blanco (3). Dropped Goal: Camberabero.

Wales: M A Wyatt (Swansea); H E Rees (Neath), G Evans (Maesteg), R A Ackerman
(London Welsh), C F W Rees (London Welsh); M Dacey (Swansea), T D Holmes
(Cardiff); No 8 E T Butler (Pontypool) (capt); Second Row D Pickering (Llanelli),
R Norster (Cardiff), S J Perkins (Pontypool), J Squire (Pontypool); Front Row G Price
(Pontypool), W James (Aberavon), S Jones (Pontypool)
Replacement: R Donovan (South Wales Police) for Wyatt (32 mins)
Scorers Try: Squire. Conversion: Wyatt. Penalty Goal: Evans.
Referee: T Doocey (New Zealand)