1928 Five Nations Championship

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1928 Five Nations Championship
Date2 January - 9 April 1928
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (10th title)
Grand Slam England (6th title)
Triple Crown England (9th title)
Calcutta Cup England
Matches played10
1927 (Previous) (Next) 1929

The 1928 Five Nations Championship was the fourteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the forty-first series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 2 January and 9 April. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table[]

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1  England 4 4 0 0 41 22 +19 8
2  Ireland 4 3 0 1 44 30 +14 6
3  Wales 4 1 0 3 34 31 +3 2
3  Scotland 4 1 0 3 20 38 −18 2
3  France 4 1 0 3 30 48 −18 2

Results[]

1928-01-02
France  6–15  Scotland
1928-01-21
Wales  8–10  England
1928-01-28
Ireland  12–8  France
1928-02-04
Scotland  0–13  Wales
1928-02-11
Ireland  6–7  England
1928-02-25
England  18–8  France
1928-02-25
Scotland  5–13  Ireland
1928-03-10
Wales  10–13  Ireland
1928-03-17
England  6–0  Scotland
1928-04-09
France  8–3  Wales

External links[]

  • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
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