1988 Five Nations Championship
1988 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 16 January – 19 March 1988 | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | ![]() ![]() | ||
Triple Crown | ![]() | ||
Calcutta Cup | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 31 (3.1 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Top try scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 1988 Five Nations Championship was the 59th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety–fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 16 January and 19 March. Wales and France were declared joint winners with six points each; it was the most recent time the Championship was shared between two or more nations as the rules were changed in 1994 to make such an event unlikely.[1]
The final match of the tournament, England's victory over Ireland, was notable for the crowd bursting into song with "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" as a response to the hat-trick of tries scored by England's Chris Oti (only the second black player, and the first for 80 years, to be capped by England). The song was subsequently to become the unofficial rugby anthem for England.[2]
Wales missed out on a ninth Grand Slam after losing to France at Cardiff Arms Park.
Participants[]
The teams involved were:
Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
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Twickenham | London | Geoff Cooke | Mike Harrison/Nigel Melville |
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Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux | Daniel Dubroca |
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Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Jim Davidson | Donal Lenihan |
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Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Jim Telfer | Gary Callander |
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National Stadium | Cardiff | Tony Gray | Bleddyn Bowen |
Squads[]
Table[]
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 6 |
1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 90 | −50 | 2 |
Results[]
Round 1[]
16 January 1988
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Ireland ![]() |
22–18 | ![]() |
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Try: Kiernan MacNeill Mullin Con: Kiernan (2) Pen: Kiernan Drop: Kiernan |
Report | Try: S. Hastings Laidlaw Con: G. Hastings (2) Pen: G. Hastings (2) |
Round 2[]
6 February 1988
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Scotland ![]() |
23–12 | ![]() |
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Try: G. Hastings Tukalo Pen: G. Hastings (4) Drop: Cramb |
Report | Try: Lagisquet Con: Bérot Pen: Bérot Drop: Lescarboura |
Round 3[]
20 February 1988
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France ![]() |
25–6 | ![]() |
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Try: Blanco Camberabero Carminati Lagisquet Sella Con: Bérot Drop: Camberabero |
Report | Pen: Kiernan (2) |
20 February 1988
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Wales ![]() |
25–20 | ![]() |
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Try: J. Davies I. Evans Watkins Con: Thorburn (2) Pen: Thorburn Drop: J. Davies (2) |
Report | Try: Calder Pen: G. Hastings (4) |
Round 4[]
5 March 1988
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Ireland ![]() |
9–12 | ![]() |
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Try: Kingston Con: Kiernan Pen: Kiernan |
Report | Try: Moriarty Con: Thorburn Pen: Thorburn Drop: J. Davies |
Round 5[]
19 March 1988
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Wales ![]() |
9–10 | ![]() |
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Try: I. Evans Con: Thorburn Pen: Thorburn |
Report | Try: Lescarboura Pen: Lafond (2) |
National Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 63,000 Referee: Fred Howard (England) |
19 March 1988
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England ![]() |
35–3 | ![]() |
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Try: Oti (3) Rees R. Underwood (2) Con: Andrew (3) Webb Pen: Webb |
Report | Drop: Kiernan |
References[]
- ^ Murray, Scott (2011-02-18). "The Joy of Six: Five Nations memories". Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Oti the man to blame as 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' continues to roll". Irish Independent. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Stephen Jones, ed. (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89 (17th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press.
External links[]
- Six Nations Championship seasons
- 1988 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1987–88 in Irish rugby union
- 1987–88 in English rugby union
- 1987–88 in Welsh rugby union
- 1987–88 in Scottish rugby union
- 1987–88 in French rugby union
- 1987–88 in European rugby union
- January 1988 sports events in Europe
- February 1988 sports events in Europe
- March 1988 sports events in Europe