Six Nations Championship - Five Nations XV

Five Nations XV

Five Nations
Unions International Rugby Board
First match
Overseas Unions 32 - 13 Five Nations XV
Largest win
None
Largest defeat
Overseas Unions 32 - 13 Five Nations XV

In 1986 a team was put together made up of representatives of the Five Nations in order to play a one-off match against an Overseas Unions rugby union team to commemorate the centenary of the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB), which would shortly afterwards become the IRB or International Rugby Board. The match was played on Saturday, 19 April 1986, and the Five Nations lost 32-13.

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