Five Nations 1928

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Five Nations 1928
Number of nations 5
winner EnglandEngland England (10th title)
Opening game January 2, 1928
Tournament end April 9, 1928
Games 10
Points 169  (⌀: 16.9 per game)
Five Nations 1927
Five Nations 1929

The 1928 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 2nd and April 9th. The tournament winner was England , which made the Grand Slam for the sixth time with victories against all other participants , and the Triple Crown with victories against all British teams .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
EnglandEngland England 4th 4th 0 0 41:22 8th
IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 3 0 1 44:30 6th
Wales Wales 4th 1 0 3 34:31 2
ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 1 0 3 20:38 2
FranceFrance France 4th 1 0 3 30:48 2

Results

date place encounter Result
January 2nd Stade Olympique , Colombes France - Scotland 6:15
21th January St Helens , Swansea Wales - England 8:10
January 28th Ravenhill Stadium , Belfast Ireland - France 12: 8
February 4th Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - Wales 0:13
February 11th Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - England 6: 7
February 25 Twickenham Stadium , London England - France 18: 8
February 25 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - Ireland 5:13
March 10th Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - Ireland 10:13
17. March Twickenham Stadium, London England - Scotland 6-0
9th April Stade Olympique, Colombes France - Wales 8: 3

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