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Encyclopedia > 1948 Five Nations Championship

The 1948 Five Nations Championship was held between Thursday, January 1 and Monday, March 29, 1948, with ten international matches held between England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The god Thor, after whom Thursday is named. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Monday (pron. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team (also... First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win Scotland 100 - Japan 8 (13 November 2004) Worst defeat Scotland 10 - South Africa 68 (6 December 1997) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result 4th 1991 The Scotland national rugby union team... First international England 30 - 0 Wales (19 February 1881) Largest win Japan 0 - 98 Wales (26 November 2004) Worst defeat South Africa 96 - 13 Wales (27 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Third 1987 The Wales national rugby union team (also referred to as the...


After the series, Ireland were deemed to be the championship winners, having won all four of their games, resulting in a Grand Slam. This was Ireland's first, and to date only, Grand Slam victory. By virtue of beating the other three Home Nations (England, Scotland and Wales), Ireland also won the Triple Crown, this being Ireland's third title. A Grand Slam can be completed in two ways in rugby union. ... Home Nations (often written as the common noun home nations) is a term used to refer to the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — collectively but as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a state[]. The term is also used to... In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the national teams of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland (also known as the Home Nations) as part of the Six Nations Championship. ...


Standings

Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
Ireland 4 4 0 0 36 16 20 8
France 4 2 0 2 40 25 12 4
Scotland 4 2 0 2 15 31 -16 4
Wales 4 1 1 2 23 20 3 3
England 4 0 1 3 16 35 -19 1

Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland_rugby. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win Scotland 100 - Japan 8 (13 November 2004) Worst defeat Scotland 10 - South Africa 68 (6 December 1997) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result 4th 1991 The Scotland national rugby union team... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... First international England 30 - 0 Wales (19 February 1881) Largest win Japan 0 - 98 Wales (26 November 2004) Worst defeat South Africa 96 - 13 Wales (27 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Third 1987 The Wales national rugby union team (also referred to as the... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team (also...

Scorelines

January 1, 1948 France 6–13 Ireland Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
January 17, 1948 England 3–3 Wales Twickenham, London
January 24, 1948 Scotland 9–8 France Murrayfield, Edinburgh
February 7, 1948 Wales 14–0 Scotland Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
February 14, 1948 England 10–11 Ireland Twickenham, London
February 21, 1948 Wales 3–11 France St. Helen's Rugby Ground, Swansea
February 28, 1948 Ireland 6–0 Scotland Lansdowne Road, Dublin
March 13, 1948 Ireland 6–3 Wales Ravenhill, Belfast
March 20, 1948 Scotland 6–3 England Murrayfield, Edinburgh
March 29, 1948 France 15–0 England Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris

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