01
18 Jan 1986
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England
21–18
Wales
England won
Five Nations Championship
1986
Five Nations
England: 3rd
How England performed
England finished third in 1986 under coach Martin Green, with Nigel Melville as captain. Their two matches at Twickenham, London, were both won, 21–18 against Wales and 25–20 against Ireland.
The away games were a different story. England lost 6–33 to Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, and 10–29 to France at Parc des Princes, Paris, and finished the championship having scored 62 points and conceded 100, one place better than in 1985.
- Head coach
- Martin Green
- Captain
- Nigel Melville
- Record
- P4 W2 D0 L2
- Points
- 62 for, 100 against
England fixtures
England: 1986 Five Nations
02
15 Feb 1986
Five Nations Championship
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Scotland
33–6
England
England lost
03
1 Mar 1986
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England
25–20
Ireland
England won
04
15 Mar 1986
Five Nations Championship
Parc des Princes, Paris
France
29–10
England
England lost