1998 Five Nations Championship

Date

7 February 1998 – 5 April 1998

Countries

England

Ireland

France

Scotland

Wales

Tournament statistics

France (12th title)

France (6th title)

England (21st title)

England

England

Matches played

Top point scorer(s)

Paul Grayson (66 points)

Top try scorer(s)

Philippe Bernat-Salles (4 tries)

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The 1998 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 7 February to 5 April. France won it with a Grand Slam. England had the consolation of winning the Triple Crown.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation	Venue	City	Head coach
England	Twickenham	London	Clive Woodward
France	Stade de France	Saint-Denis	Jean-Claude Skrela
Ireland	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Warren Gatland
Scotland	Murrayfield	Edinburgh	Jim Telfer
Wales	Wembley Stadium^[1]	London	Kevin Bowring

Squads

For each nation's squad for the 1998 Five Nations Championship, see 1998 Five Nations Championship squads.

Standings

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Table points
1	France	4	4	0	0	144	49	+95	8
2	England	4	3	0	1	146	87	+59	6
3	Wales	4	2	0	2	75	145	−70	4
4	Scotland	4	1	0	3	66	120	−54	2
5	Ireland	4	0	0	4	70	100	−30	0

Results

Week 1

7 February 1998
15:00

France	24 – 17	England
Tries: Bernat-Salles Dominici Con: Lamaison (1) Pen: Lamaison (2) Drop: Castaignède Sadourny	Report	Try: Back Pen: Grayson (4)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,567
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)

7 February 1998
15:00

Ireland	16 – 17	Scotland
Try: Penalty try Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (2) Drop: Humphreys	Report	Try: Tait Pen: Chalmers (2) Shepherd (2)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Andre Watson (South Africa)

Ireland head coach Brian Ashton resigned on 20 February, being replaced by Warren Gatland, who was appointed on 24 February.

Week 2

21 February 1998
14:00

England	60 – 26	Wales
Tries: Back Bracken Dallaglio Dawson Greenwood Healey Rees (2) Con: Grayson (7) Pen: Grayson (2)	Report	Tries: Bateman (2) Gibbs G. Thomas Con: N. Jenkins (3)

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

21 February 1998
15:00

Scotland	16 – 51	France
Try: Stanger Con: Chalmers Pen: Chalmers (3)	Report	Tries: Bernat-Salles (2) Brouzet Califano Carbonneau Castaignède M. Lièvremont Con: Castaignède (3) Lamaison (2) Pen: Castaignède Lamaison

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

Week 3

7 March 1998
15:00

France	18 – 16	Ireland
Tries: Bernat-Salles Ibañez Con: Lamaison (1) Pen: Lamaison (2)	Report	Try: Hickie Con: Elwood Pen: Elwood (3)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

7 March 1998
16:00

Wales	19 – 13	Scotland
Try: Proctor Con: A. Thomas Pen: N. Jenkins A. Thomas (3)	Report	Tries: Cronin Townsend Pen: Chalmers

Wembley, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Joel Dume (France)

Week 4

21 March 1998
16:00

Ireland	21 – 30	Wales
Tries: Costello Ward Con: Elwood (1) Pen: Elwood (3)	Report	Tries: Bateman N. Jenkins Morgan Con: N. Jenkins (3) Pen: N. Jenkins (3)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

22 March 1998
15:00

Scotland	20 – 34	England
Tries: Longstaff Stanger Con: Lee (2) Pen: Chalmers (2)	Report	Tries: Dawson Grayson Healey Penalty try Con: Grayson (4) Pen: Grayson Drop: Grayson

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,500
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)

Week 5

4 April 1998
14:00 GMT

England	35 – 17	Ireland
Tries: Catt Cockerill de Glanville Perry Con: Grayson (3) Pen: Grayson (3)	Report	Tries: Hickie (2) Con: Elwood (2) Pen: Elwood

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

5 April 1998
15:00

Wales	0 – 51	France
	Report	Tries: Galthié Garbajosa (2) Glas T. Lièvremont Sadourny (2) Con: Lamaison (5) Pen: Lamaison (2)

Wembley, London
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

References

↑ Wales home matches were played at Wembley due to the ongoing construction of the Millennium Stadium

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Honours

Championship records • Hat-tricks • Under 20s Championship • Women's Championship

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