1948 Five Nations Championship

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1948 Five Nations Championship
Date17 January - 29 March 1948
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (5th title)
Grand Slam IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (1st title)
Triple Crown IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (3rd title)
Matches played10
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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.

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Participants

The teams involved were:

NationVenueCityCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Twickenham London Tommy Kemp/Edward Scott/Bob Weighill
Flag of France.svg  France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes Guy Basquet
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Lansdowne Road/Ravenhill Stadium Dublin/Belfast Ernest Strathdee/Karl Mullen
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Donny Innes
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales National Stadium Cardiff Haydn Tanner

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 44003619+178
2Flag of France.svg  France 42024025+154
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42021531−164
4Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 41122320+33
5Flag of England.svg  England 40131635−191
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

1 January 1948
France  Flag of France.svg6–13IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Soro
Basquet 		Report [1] Try: Reid
McCarthy
Mullan
Con: Mullan (2)
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Teams
FB15 Lucien Rouffia (US Romans)
RW14 Mick Pomathios (SU Agen)
OC13 Michel Sorondo (US Montauban)
IC12 Maurice Terreau (US Bourg)
LW11 Pierre Jeanjean (RC Toulon)
FH10 André Alvarez (US Tyrosse)
SH9 Gerard Dufau (RC France)
N88 Guy Basquet (SU Agen)
OF7 Jean Prat (FC Lourdes)
BF6 Jean Matheu-Cambas (Castres Olympique)
RL5 Alban Moga (CA Begles)
LL4 Robert Soro (US Romans)
TP3 Lucien Caron (Castres Olympique)
HK2 Lucien Martin (Section Paloise)
LP1 Eugène Buzy (FC Lourdes)
Coach:
FB15 Flag of Ulster.svg Dudley Higgins (NI Civil Service)
RW14 Flag of Munster.svg Bertie O'Hanlon (Dolphin)
OC13 Flag of Ulster.svg Des McKee (NIFC)
IC12 Flag of Munster.svg Paddy Reid (Garryowen)
LW11 Flag of Leinster.svg Barney Mullan (Clontarf)
FH10 Flag of Ulster.svg Jack Kyle (Queen's University)
SH9 Flag of Ulster.svg Ernie Strathdee (Queen's University, c)
N88 Flag of Munster.svg Jim McCarthy (Dolphin)
OF7 Flag of Ulster.svg Bob Agar (Malone)
BF6 Flag of Ulster.svg Bill McKay (Queen's University)
RL5 Flag of Munster.svg Ernie Keeffe (Sundays Well)
LL4 Flag of Leinster.svg Colm Callan (Lansdowne)
TP3 Flag of Ulster.svg Albert McConnell (Collegians)
HK2 Flag of Leinster.svg Karl Mullen (Old Belvedere)
LP1 Flag of Munster.svg Jimmy Corcoran (London Irish/UCC)
Coach:
17 January 1948
England  Flag of England.svg3–3Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Twickenham, London
7 February 1948
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 14–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
National Stadium, Cardiff
14 February 1948
England  Flag of England.svg10–11IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Guest (2)
Con: Uren (2)		Report [2] Try: Callan
Kyle
McKay
Con: Mullan
Twickenham, London
Teams
FB15 Dick Uren (Waterloo)
RW14 Dickie Guest (Waterloo)
OC13 Norman Bennett (Portsmouth)
IC12 Edward Scott (Redruth, c)
LW11 Cyril Holmes (Manchester)
FH10 Ivor Preece (Coventry)
SH9 Richard Madge (Exeter)
N88 Brian Vaughan (Devonport Services)
OF7 Micky Steele-Bodger (Edinburgh University)
BF6 Don White (Northampton)
RL5 Humphrey Luya (Headlingley)
LL4 Samuel Perry (Cambridge University)
TP3 George Gibbs (Bristol)
HK2 Alan Henderson (Cambridge University)
LP1 Harry Walker (Coventry)
Coach:
FB15 Flag of Leinster.svg Jack Mattson (Wanderers)
RW14 Flag of Munster.svg Bertie O'Hanlon (Dolphin)
OC13 Flag of Ulster.svg Des McKee (NIFC)
IC12 Flag of Munster.svg Paddy Reid (Garryowen)
LW11 Flag of Leinster.svg Barney Mullan (Clontarf)
FH10 Flag of Ulster.svg Jack Kyle (Queen's University)
SH9 Flag of Munster.svg Hugh de Lacy (Harlequins)
N88 Flag of Munster.svg Jim McCarthy (Dolphin)
OF7 Flag of Leinster.svg Des O'Brien (London Irish)
BF6 Flag of Ulster.svg Bill McKay (Queen's University)
RL5 Flag of Ulster.svg Jimmy Nelson (Malone)
LL4 Flag of Leinster.svg Colm Callan (Lansdowne)
TP3 Flag of Munster.svg Chris Daly (London Irish)
HK2 Flag of Leinster.svg Karl Mullen (Old Belvedere)
LP1 Flag of Ulster.svg Albert McConnell (Collegians)
Coach:
14 February 1948
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 3–11Flag of France.svg  France
National Stadium, Cardiff
21 February 1948
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg9–8Flag of France.svg  France
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
28 February 1948
Ireland  IRFU flag.svg6–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Mullan
Kyle 		Report [3]
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Teams
FB15 Flag of Ulster.svg Dudley Higgins (NI Civil Service)
RW14 Flag of Munster.svg Bertie O'Hanlon (Dolphin)
OC13 Flag of Ulster.svg Des McKee (NIFC)
IC12 Flag of Leinster.svg Mick O'Flanagan (Lansdowne)
LW11 Flag of Leinster.svg Barney Mullan (Clontarf)
FH10 Flag of Ulster.svg Jack Kyle (Queen's University)
SH9 Flag of Munster.svg Hugh de Lacy (Harlequins)
N88 Flag of Munster.svg Jim McCarthy (Dolphin)
OF7 Flag of Leinster.svg Des O'Brien (London Irish)
BF6 Flag of Ulster.svg Bill McKay (Queen's University)
RL5 Flag of Ulster.svg Jimmy Nelson (Malone)
LL4 Flag of Leinster.svg Colm Callan (Lansdowne)
TP3 Flag of Munster.svg Chris Daly (London Irish)
HK2 Flag of Leinster.svg Karl Mullen (Old Belvedere)
LP1 Flag of Ulster.svg Albert McConnell (Collegians)
Coach:
FB15 W.C.W. Murdoch (Hillhead)
RW14 Graeme Jackson (London Scottish)
OC13 Charlie Drummond (Melrose)
IC12 Donny Innes (Aberdeen)
LW11 David MacKenzie (Edinburgh University)
FH10 Peter Hepburn (Woodford)
SH9 Dallas Allardice (Aberdeen)
N88 Douglas Elliot (Edinburgh Academicals)
OF7 Bill Black (Glasgow)
BF6 Russell Bruce (Gordonians)
RL5 Leslie Currie (Dunfermline)
LL4 Howard Campbell (London Scottish)
TP3 Stewart Coltman (Hawick)
HK2 Dod Lyall (Gala)
LP1 Ian Henderson (Edinburgh Academicals)
Coach:

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland's great win over France", Irish Independent, 2 January 1948
  2. ↑ "Irish Pack Rose To Great Heights At Twickenham", Irish Examiner, 16 February 1948
  3. ↑ "Ireland Had Hard Struggle To Beat Dour Scots' Defence", Irish Examiner, 1 March 1948
  4. ↑ "Rugby Triple Crown after 49 years", Irish Independent, 15 March 1948
  5. ↑ "Six Nations 1948". ESPN. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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