Five Nations 1948
| Five Nations 1948 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
 Ireland (5th title)
|
| Opening game | January 1, 1948 |
| Tournament end | March 29, 1948 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 130 (⌀: 13 per game) |
| ← Five Nations 1947 | |
| Five Nations 1949 → | |
The 1948 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 1 and March 29. The tournament winner was Ireland , which made it to the Grand Slam for the first 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ireland
|
4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 36:19 | 8th |
 Scotland
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:31 | 4th |
 France
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40:25 | 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23:20 | 3 |
 England
|
4th | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3:16 | 1 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1st | Stade Olympique , Colombes | France - Ireland | 6:13 |
| January 17th | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Wales | 3: 3 |
| January 24th | Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 9: 8 |
| February 7th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 14: 0 |
| 14th of February | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Ireland | 10:11 |
| 21st of February | St Helens , Swansea | Wales - France | 3:11 |
| February 28 | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 6-0 |
| March 13th | Ravenhill Stadium , Belfast | Ireland - Wales | 6: 3 |
| March, 20th | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 6: 3 |
| March 29 | Stade Olympique, Colombes | France - England | 15: 0 |