1938 Home Nations Championship

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]

For the association football tournaments, see 1937–38 British Home Championship and 1938–39 British Home Championship.
1938 Home Nations Championship
Date15 January - 19 March 1938
Countries England
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Scotland (12th title)
Triple Crown Scotland (8th title)
Calcutta Cup Scotland
Matches played6
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Participants

The teams involved were:

Nation Venue City Captain
 England Twickenham London Herbert Toft/Peter Cranmer
 Ireland Lansdowne Road Dublin George Morgan/Sam Walker
 Scotland Murrayfield Edinburgh Wilson Shaw
 Wales National Stadium/St. Helen's Cardiff/Swansea Cliff Jones

Table
Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Scotland 33005236+196
2 Wales 32013121+104
3 England 31026049−112
4 Ireland 30034370−370

Results
1938-01-15
 Wales 14–8  England
1938-02-05
Scotland  8–6  Wales
1938-02-12
Ireland  14–36  England
1938-02-26
Scotland  23–14  Ireland
1938-03-12
 Wales 11–5  Ireland
1938-03-19
England  16–21  Scotland

References
  1. 1938 Home Nations Championship at ESPN
  • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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