1948 Five Nations Championship

1948 Five Nations Championship
Date 1 January 1948 - 29 March 1948
Countries  England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions  Ireland (5th title)
Grand Slam  Ireland (1st title)
Triple Crown  Ireland (3rd title)
Calcutta Cup  Scotland
Matches played 10
1947 (Previous) (Next) 1949

The 1948 Five Nations Championship was the nineteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 29 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The tournament was won by Ireland, who achieved a Grand Slam by defeating all the other participants—a feat they would not accomplish again until 2009.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Ireland 44003619+178
2 France 42024025+154
3 Scotland 42021531164
4 Wales 41122320+33
5 England 40131635191

Results

1 January 1948
France  613  Ireland
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
17 January 1948
England  33  Wales
24 January 1948
Scotland  98  France
7 February 1948
Wales  140  Scotland
14 February 1948
England  1011  Ireland
14 February 1948
Wales  311  France
28 February 1948
Ireland  60  Scotland
13 March 1948
Ireland  63  Wales
Ravenhill, Belfast
20 March 1948
Scotland  63  England
29 March 1948
France  150  England
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris

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