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 17 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 and their first on home soil.
Participants
The teams involved were:
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
1 | Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 8 |
2 | France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 4 |
2 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 4 |
4 | Wales | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 3 |
5 | England | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
References
- ^ "Ireland's great win over France", Irish Independent, 2 January 1948
- ^ "Irish Pack Rose To Great Heights At Twickenham", Irish Examiner, 16 February 1948
- ^ "Ireland Had Hard Struggle To Beat Dour Scots' Defence", Irish Examiner, 1 March 1948
- ^ "Rugby Triple Crown after 49 years", Irish Independent, 15 March 1948
- ^ "Six Nations 1948". ESPN. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links
- Sports portal
- The official RBS Six Nations Site
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