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1985 Rugby Five Nations Tournament
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England 9 France 9
Played at Twickenham, on 2 February
England: C R Martin (Bath); S T Smith (Wasps), K G Simms (Cambridge U &
Liverpool), P W Dodge (Leicester) (capt), R Underwood (Leicester & RAF);
C R Andrew (Cambridge U & Nottingham), R M Harding (Bristol); P J Blakeway
(Gloucester), S E Brain (Coventry), G S Pearce (Northampton), J Orwin (Gloucester),
W Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), J P Hall (Bath), R Hesford (Bristol), D H Cooke
(Harlequins)
Replacement: M Teague (Gloucester) for Hall (55 mins)
Scorers Penalty Goal: Andrew (2). Dropped Goal: Andrew.

France: S Blanco (Biarritz); B Lavigne (Agen), D Codorniou (Narbonne), P Sella
(Agen), P Esteve (Narbonne); J-P Lescarboura (Dax), J Gallion (Toulon); P Dospital
(Bayonne), P Dintrans (Tarbes) (capt), J-P Garuet (Lourdes), J Condom (Boucau),
F Haget (Biarritz), J Gratton (Agen), D Erbani (Agen), L Rodriguez (Montois)
Dropped Goals: Lescarboura (3).
Referee: D I H Burnett (Ireland)


Scotland 15 Ireland 18
Played at Murrayfield, on 2 February
Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); G R T Baird (Kelso), K T Murray (Hawick),
K W Robertson (Melrose), I Tukalo (Selkirk); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk),
R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); G M McGuinness (West of Scotland), C T Deans (Hawick),
I G Milne (Harlequins), T J Smith (Gala), A J Campbell (Hawick), J H Calder
(Stewart's Melville FP), J R Beattie (Glasgow Acads), J Jeffrey (Kelso)
Replacement: I A M Paxton (Selkirk) for Beattie (41 mins)
Scorers Penalty Goals: Dods (4). Dropped Goal: Robertson.

Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford U); T M Ringland (Ballymena), B J Mullin
(Dublin U), M J Kiernan (Lansdowne), K D Crossan (Instonians); P M Dean
(St Mary's Coll), M T Bradley (Cork Const); P A Orr (Old Wesley), C F Fitzgerald
(St Mary's Coll) (capt), J J McCoy (Dungannon), D G Lenihan (Cork Const), W A Anderson
(Dungannon), P M Matthews (Ards), B J Spillane (Bohemians), N J Carr (Ards)
Scorers Tries: Ringland (2). Conversions: Kiernan (2). Penalty Goal: Kiernan.
Dropped Goal: Kiernan.
Referee: S Strydom (South Africa)


France 11 Scotland 3
Played at Parc des Princes, on 16 February
France: S Blanco (Biarritz); L Pardo (Montferrand), P Sella (Agen), D Codorniou
(Narbonne), P Esteve (Narbonne); J-P Lescarboura (Dax), J Gallion (Toulon); P Dospital
(Bayonne), P Dintrans (Tarbes) (capt), J-P Garuet (Lourdes), F Haget (Biarritz),
J Condom (Boucau), J Gratton (Agen), J-L Joinel (Brive), L Rodriguez (Mont-de-Marsan)
Scorers Tries: Blanco (2). Penalty Goal: Lescarboura.

Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); P D Steven (Heriot's FP), K T Murray (Hawick),
K W Robertson (Melrose), J Pollock (Gosforth); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk),
R J Laidlaw (Jedforest); G M McGuinness (West of Scotland), C T Deans (Hawick),
I G Milne (Harlequins), A J Campbell (Hawick), T J Smith (Gala), J H Calder
(Stewart's Melville FP), I A M Paxton (Selkirk), D G Leslie (Gala) (capt)
Replacement: I G Hunter (Selkirk) for Rutherford (40 mins)
Scorer Penalty Goal: Dods.
Referee: L Prideaux (England)


Ireland 15 France 15
Played at Lansdowne Road, on 2 March
Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford U); T M Ringland (Ballymena), M J Kiernan (Lansdowne),
R J M Moroney (Lansdowne), K D Crossan (Instonians); P M Dean (St Mary's Coll),
M T Bradley (Cork Const); P A Orr (Old Wesley), C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll) (capt),
J J McCoy (Dungannon), D G Lenihan (Cork Const), W A Anderson (Dungannon), N J Carr
(Ards), B J Spillane (Bohemians), P M Matthews (Ards)
Replacements: B W McCall (London Irish) for Spillane (12 mins); M P Fitzpatrick
(Wanderers) for Matthews (66 mins)
Scorer Penalty Goal: Kiernan (5).

France: S Blanco (Biarritz); L Pardo (Montferrand), P Sella (Agen), D Codorniou
(Narbonne), P Esteve (Narbonne); J-P Lescarboura (Dax), J Gallion (Toulon); P Dospital
(Bayonne), P Dintrans (Tarbes) (capt), J-P Garuet (Lourdes), F Haget (Biarritz),
J Condom (Boucau), J Gratton (Agen), J-L Joinel (Brive), L Rodriguez (Mont-de-Marsan)
Replacement: J-C Orso (Nice) for Haget (36 mins)
Scorers Tries: Esteve, Codorniou. Conversions: Lescarboura (2). Penalty Goal: Lescarboura.
Referee: K V J Fitzgerald (Australia)


Scotland 21 Wales 25
Played at Murrayfield, on 2 March
Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); P D Steven (Heriot's FP), K T Murray (Hawick),
K W Robertson (Melrose), G R T Baird (Kelso); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk),
I G Hunter (Selkirk); G M McGuinness (West of Scotland), C T Deans (Hawick),
I G Milne (Harlequins), A J Campbell (Hawick), A J Tomes (Hawick), J H Calder
(Stewart's Melville FP), I A M Paxton (Selkirk), D G Leslie (Gala) (capt)
Replacement: D S Wyllie (Stewart's Melville FP) for Murray (38 mins)
Scorers Tries: Paxton (2). Conversions: Dods (2). Penalty Goal: Dods.
Dropped Goals: Rutherford (2).

Wales: M A Wyatt (Swansea); M H Titley (Bridgend), R A Ackerman (London Welsh),
M G Ring (Cardiff), P I Lewis (Llanelli), W G Davies (Cardiff), T D Holmes (Cardiff)
(capt); J Whitefoot (Cardiff), W J James (Aberavon), I H Eidman (Cardiff), R L Norster
(Cardiff), S J Perkins (Pontypool), M S Morris (South Wales Police), R D Moriarty
(Swansea), D F Pickering (Llanelli)
Scorers Tries: Pickering (2). Conversion: Wyatt. Penalty Goals: Wyatt (4). Dropped Goal: Davies.
Referee: R Hourquet (France)


England 10 Scotland 7
Played at Twickenham, on 16 March
England: C R Martin (Bath); S T Smith (Wasps), K G Simms (Cambridge U &
Liverpool), P W Dodge (Leicester) (capt), R Underwood (Leicester & RAF);
C R Andrew (Cambridge U & Nottingham), R M Harding (Bristol); P J Blakeway
(Gloucester), S E Brain (Coventry), G S Pearce (Northampton), J Orwin (Gloucester),
W Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), J P Hall (Bath), R Hesford (Bristol), D H Cooke
(Harlequins)
Scorers Try: Smith. Penalty Goals: Andrew (2).

Scotland: P W Dods (Gala); P D Steven (Heriot's FP), D S Wyllie (Stewart's Melville FP),
K W Robertson (Melrose), G R T Baird (Kelso); J Y Rutherford (Selkirk), I G Hunter
(Selkirk); G M McGuinness (West of Scotland), C T Deans (Hawick), I G Milne
(Harlequins), A J Campbell (Hawick), A J Tomes (Hawick), J Jeffrey (Kelso),
I A M Paxton (Selkirk), D G Leslie (Gala) (capt)
Scorers Try: Robertson. Penalty Goal: Dods.
Referee: C T Norling (Wales)


Wales 9 Ireland 21
Played at Cardiff Arms Park, on 16 March
Wales: M A Wyatt (Swansea); M H Titley (Bridgend), R A Ackerman (London Welsh),
M G Ring (Cardiff), P I Lewis (Llanelli), W G Davies (Cardiff), T D Holmes (Cardiff)
(capt); J Whitefoot (Cardiff), W J James (Aberavon), I H Eidman (Cardiff), R L Norster
(Cardiff), S J Perkins (Pontypool), D F Pickering (Llanelli), R D Moriarty
(Swansea), M S Morris (South Wales Police)
Scorers Try: Lewis. Conversion: Davies. Dropped Goal: Davies.

Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford U); T M Ringland (Ballymena), M J Kiernan (Lansdowne),
B J Mullin (Dublin U), K D Crossan (Instonians); P M Dean (St Mary's Coll),
M T Bradley (Cork Const); P A Orr (Old Wesley), C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll) (capt),
J J McCoy (Dungannon), D G Lenihan (Cork Const), W A Anderson (Dungannon),
P M Matthews (Ards), B J Spillane (Bohemians), N J Carr (Ards)
Scorers Tries: Crossan, Ringland. Conversions: Kiernan (2). Penalty Goals: Kiernan (3).
Referee: K V J Fitzgerald (Australia)


Ireland 13 England 10
Played at Lansdowne Road, on 30 March
Ireland: H P MacNeill (Oxford U); T M Ringland (Ballymena), B J Mullin (Dublin U),
M J Kiernan (Lansdowne), K D Crossan (Instonians); P M Dean (St Mary's Coll),
M T Bradley (Cork Const); P A Orr (Old Wesley), C F Fitzgerald (St Mary's Coll) (capt),
J J McCoy (Dungannon), W A Anderson (Dungannon), D G Lenihan (Cork Const),
P M Matthews (Ards), B J Spillane (Bohemians), N J Carr (Ards)
Scorers Try: Mullin. Penalty Goals: Kiernan (2). Dropped Goal: Kiernan.

England: C R Martin (Bath); S T Smith (Wasps), K G Simms (Cambridge U &
Liverpool), P W Dodge (Leicester) (capt), R Underwood (Leicester & RAF);
C R Andrew (Cambridge U & Nottingham), N D Melville (Wasps); P J Blakeway
(Gloucester), S E Brain (Coventry), G S Pearce (Northampton), W Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), J Orwin (Gloucester), D H Cooke (Harlequins), R Hesford (Bristol),
J P Hall (Bath)
Replacement: R Hill (Bath) for Melville (20 mins)
Scorers Try: Underwood. Penalty Goals: Andrew (2).
Referee: J M Fleming (Scotland)


France 14 Wales 3
Played at Parc des Princes, on 30 March
France: S Blanco (Biarritz); E Bonneval (Toulouse), P Sella (Agen), D Codorniou
(Narbonne), P Esteve (Narbonne); J-P Lescarboura (Dax), J Gallion (Toulon); P Dospital
(Bayonne), P Dintrans (Tarbes) (capt), J-P Garuet (Lourdes), J-C Orso (Nice),
J Condom (Boucau), L Rodriguez (Mont-de-Marsan), J-L Joinel (Brive), J Gratton (Agen)
Replacement: D Erbani (Agen) for Rodriguez (58 mins)
Scorers Tries: Esteve, Gallion. Penalty Goals: Lescarboura (2).

Wales: P H Thorburn (Neath); P I Lewis (Llanelli), R A Ackerman (London Welsh),
M G Ring (Cardiff), A Hadley (Cardiff), W G Davies (Cardiff), T D Holmes (Cardiff)
(capt); J Whitefoot (Cardiff), W J James (Aberavon), S Evans (Swansea), S J Perkins (Pontypool), R L Norster (Cardiff), M S Morris (South Wales Police), R D Moriarty
(Swansea), D F Pickering (Llanelli)
Replacement: G Roberts (Cardiff) for Moriarty (77 mins)
Scorer Penalty Goal: Thorburn.
Referee: S Strydom (South Africa)


Wales 24 England 15
Played at Cardiff Arms Park, on 20 April
Wales: P H Thorburn (Neath); P I Lewis (Llanelli), R A Ackerman (London Welsh),
K Hopkins (Swansea), A Hadley (Cardiff), J Davies (Neath), T D Holmes (Cardiff)
(capt); J Whitefoot (Cardiff), W J James (Aberavon), S Evans (Swansea), S J Perkins (Pontypool), R L Norster (Cardiff), G Roberts (Cardiff), P Davies (Llanelli),
D F Pickering (Llanelli)
Scorers Tries: J Davies, Roberts Conversions: Thorburn (2)
Penalty Goals: Thorburn (3). Dropped Goal: J Davies.

England: C R Martin (Bath); S T Smith (Wasps), K G Simms (Cambridge U &
Liverpool), P W Dodge (Leicester) (capt), R Underwood (Leicester & RAF);
C R Andrew (Cambridge U & Nottingham), N D Melville (Wasps); A Sheppard
(Bristol), S E Brain (Coventry), G S Pearce (Northampton), W Dooley (Preston
Grasshoppers), J Orwin (Gloucester), J P Hall (Bath), R Hesford (Bristol),
D H Cooke (Harlequins)
Scorers Try: Smith. Conversion: Andrew. Penalty Goals: Andrew (2). Dropped Goal: Andrew.
Referee: F Palmade (France)