1990 Five Nations Championship squads
This is a list of the complete squads for the 1991 Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
England
Head coach: Geoff Cooke[1]
- Paul Ackford
- Rob Andrew
- Mark Bailey
- Steve Bates
- Alan Buzza
- Will Carling (c.)
- Fran Clough
- Wade Dooley
- David Egerton
- Jerry Guscott
- Simon Halliday
- Richard Hill
- Simon Hodgkinson
- Mark Linnett
- Brian Moore
- John Olver
- Jeff Probyn
- Paul Rendall
- Mickey Skinner
- Mike Teague
- Rory Underwood
- Jon Webb
- Peter Winterbottom
France
Head coach: Jacques Fouroux[2]
- Marc Andrieu
- Louis Armary
- Pierre Berbizier (c.)*
- Serge Blanco
- Dominique Bouet
- Didier Camberabero
- Alain Carminati
- Éric Champ
- Denis Charvet
- Jean Condom
- Thierry Devergie
- Dominique Erbani
- Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou
- Fabrice Heyer
- Peyo Hontas
- Bernard Lacombe
- Thierry Lacroix
- Jean-Baptiste Lafond
- Patrice Lagisquet
- Jean-Marc Lhermet
- Thierry Maset
- Eric Melville
- Franck Mesnel
- Pascal Ondarts
- Marc Pujolle
- Laurent Rodriguez (c.)**
- Olivier Roumat
- Henri Sanz
- Éric Sauboua
- Philippe Sella
- Frédéric Velo
(*) Captain in the first two games (**) Captain in the third and fourth games
Ireland
Head coach: Ciaran Fitzgerald[3]
- Fergus Aherne
- Willie Anderson (c.)*
- Michael Bradley
- Paul Collins
- Keith Crossan
- Phil Danaher
- Des Fitzgerald
- Neil Francis
- Mick Galwey
- Gary Halpin
- Kenneth Hooks
- David Irwin
- Ralph Keyes
- Michael Kiernan
- Donal Lenihan (c.)**
- Noel Mannion
- Phillip Matthews
- Denis McBride
- John MacDonald
- Brendan Mullin
- Kenny Murphy
- Pat Murray
- Pat O'Hara
- James O'Riordan
- Nick Popplewell
- Peter Russell
- Brian Smith
- Steve Smith
(*) Captain in the first two games (**) Captain in the third and fourth games
Scotland
Head coach: Ian McGeechan[4]
- John Allan
- Gary Armstrong
- Alex Brewster
- Paul Burnell
- Finlay Calder
- Craig Chalmers
- Damian Cronin
- Peter Dods
- Chris Gray
- Gavin Hastings
- Scott Hastings
- John Jeffrey
- Sean Lineen
- Graham Marshall
- Kenny Milne
- Greig Oliver
- Craig Redpath
- Graham Shiel
- David Sole (c.)
- Tony Stanger
- Iwan Tukalo
- Derek Turnbull
- Alan Watt
- Doddie Weir
- Derek White
- Douglas Wyllie
Wales
Head coach: John Ryan/Ron Waldron[5]
- Andy Allen
- Allan Bateman
- Andy Booth
- Chris Bridges
- Tony Clement
- Richie Collins
- Carwyn Davies
- Phil Davies
- Laurance Delaney
- Alan Edmunds
- David Wyn Evans
- Steve Ford
- Mike Griffiths
- Mike Hall
- Garin Jenkins
- Arthur Jones
- Gary Jones
- Mark Jones
- Robert Jones (c.)
- Gareth Llewellyn
- Martyn Morris
- Kevin Moseley
- Mark Perego
- Kevin Phillips
- Rowland Phillips
- Jeremy Pugh
- Mark Ring
- Paul Thorburn
- Mark Titley
- Ian Watkins
- Brian Williams
- Hugh Williams-Jones
References
- ^ "Rugby Union: England in shock after Cooke's resignation: Manager with the winning touch to put work and family before country, but sudden departure leaves many questions unanswered". The Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "French campaign could hinge on Cardiff outcome". The Daily Telegraph. 19 January 1990. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Ciarán Fitzgerald: 'The IRFU has produced a model the world of rugby envies'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Former Scotland and Lions coach Sir Ian McGeechan says he has prostate cancer". The Guardian. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Welsh Rugby Union - Obituary: Former national coach John Ryan dies". www.wru.wales. Retrieved 9 June 2025.