1938 Home Nations Championship
| 1938 Home Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 15 January - 19 March 1938 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Scotland (11th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | Scotland (8th title) | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| |||
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]
Participants
[edit]The teams involved were:
Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 6 |
| 2 | Wales
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 4 |
| 3 | England
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 2 |
| 4 | Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-08.