1990 Scotland Rugby Sweatshirt Zipper Grand Slam

In contrast. Scotland was still undefeated. But had displayed little of the same flair. They edged past Ireland 13-10 with two tries from Derek White. And then narrowly saw off the Welsh 13-9 in Cardiff. And their final match. Before the decider was a 21-0 victory over France. Scotland was helped with the sending off of Alain Carminati.So, it seemed a difficult task for David Sole and his team. But, the build-up generated great excitement in the country. And anticipation grew as the showdown loomed. On the 17th March 1990. The team is led by David Sole. They marched out onto the pitch like gladiators. Slow, brooding, and menacing. Then the crowd unleashed a cauldron of noise.

Both England and Scotland went into the match dreaming of the Grand Slam. On the day Scotland triumphed. At the interval, the game was on a knife-edge. It was 6-4. But, almost immediately in the second half. Gavin Hastings broke free, chipped ahead. And Tony Stanger followed up to score the try which gave the Scots the edge.

The 13-7 win at a packed-out BT Murrayfield. It secured Scotland’s third, and most recent, Grand Slam.