1998 Five Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 7 February 1998 – 5 April 1998 | ||
Countries |
England Ireland France Scotland Wales |
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | France (12th title) | ||
Grand Slam | France (6th title) | ||
Triple Crown | England (21st title) | ||
Calcutta Cup | England | ||
Millennium Trophy | England | ||
Centenary Quaich | Scotland | ||
Matches played | 10 | ||
Tries scored | 51 (5.1 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Paul Grayson (66 points) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Philippe Bernat-Salles (4 tries) | ||
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The 1998 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-ninth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 7 February to 5 April. France won it with a Grand Slam. England had the consolation of winning the Triple Crown.
The teams involved were: