1982 Five Nations Championship
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The 1982 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-third series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the eighty-eighth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 16 January and 20 March. The winner of the championship was Ireland, with three wins and one defeat. It was the team's ninth title (excluding seven previous other titles which were shared). Ireland also won the Triple Crown
, its fifth such honour, its first since 1949 and last one until 1985
. The team's only defeat came on the final day of the competition, losing 22-9 to France in Paris
, denying the Irish what would have been only their second ever Grand Slam
.
Wales's defeat by Scotland was their first loss at home in a Five Nations championship match since France won at Cardiff in March 1968.
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Triple Crown (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the four national teams of the British Isles who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship: England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. If any one team manages to win all their games against the other three they win the...
, its fifth such honour, its first since 1949 and last one until 1985
1985 Five Nations Championship
The 1985 Five Nations Championship was the fifty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played...
. The team's only defeat came on the final day of the competition, losing 22-9 to France in Paris
Parc des Princes
The Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed...
, denying the Irish what would have been only their second ever Grand Slam
Grand Slam (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, a Grand Slam occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship manages to beat all the others during one year's competition...
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Wales's defeat by Scotland was their first loss at home in a Five Nations championship match since France won at Cardiff in March 1968.
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 61 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 47 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 47 | |5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 83 | −24 | 2 | |
Results
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