1938 Home Nations Championship

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1938 Home Nations Championship
Date15 January - 19 March 1938
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (11th title)
Triple Crown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (8th title)
Matches played6
1937 (Previous)(Next) 1939

The 1938 Home Nations Championship was the thirty-fourth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Five Nations, and prior to that, the Home Nations, this was the fifty-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Six matches were played between 15 January and 19 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Scotland won their 12th title, also winning the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup. [1]

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Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Herbert Toft/Peter Cranmer
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin George Morgan/Sam Walker
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Wilson Shaw
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales National Stadium/St. Helen's Cardiff/Swansea Cliff Jones

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 33005236+166
2Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 32013121+104
3Flag of England.svg  England 31026049+112
4IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 30033370370
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

1938-01-15
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 148Flag of England.svg  England
Cardiff
1938-02-05
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg86Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Edinburgh
1938-02-12
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg1436Flag of England.svg  England
Dublin
1938-02-26
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2314IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Edinburgh
1938-03-12
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 115IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Swansea
1938-03-19
England  Flag of England.svg1621Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
London

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