Five Nations 1998
| Five Nations 1998 | |
| Number of nations | 5 |
| winner |
 France (12th title)
|
| Opening game | February 7, 1998 |
| Tournament end | April 5, 1998 |
| Games | 10 |
| Points | 501 (⌀: 50.1 per game) |
| tries | 51 (⌀: 5.1 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Paul Grayson (66)
|
| Most attempts |
Philippe Bernat-Salles (4)
|
| ← Five Nations 1997 | |
| Five Nations 1999 → | |
The 1998 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place on five weekends between February 7th and April 5th. The tournament winner was France , which managed the Grand Slam for the sixth time with victories against all other participants . Second-placed England beat all British teams and secured the Triple Crown for the fourth time in a row .
Wales played their home games at London's Wembley Stadium , as the traditional venue, Cardiff Arms Park , had been demolished in 1997 for the construction of the Millennium Stadium . The home games of France took place for the first time in the new Stade de France .
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
France
|
4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 144: 49 | +95 | 8th |
| 2. |
England
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 146: 87 | +59 | 6th |
| 3. |
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|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75: 145 | −70 | 4th |
| 4th |
 Scotland
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 66: 120 | −54 | 2 |
| 5. |
 Ireland
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 70: 100 | −30 | 0 |
Results
First round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 7th | Stade de France , Saint-Denis | France - England | 24:17 |
| February 7th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 16:17 |
Second round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st of February | Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh | Scotland - France | 16:51 |
| 21st of February | Twickenham Stadium , London | England - Wales | 60:26 |
Third round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th March | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | France - Ireland | 18:16 |
| 7th March | Wembley Stadium , London | Wales - Scotland | 19:13 |
Fourth round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 21st | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 21:30 |
| March 22 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 20:34 |
Fifth round:
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. April | Twickenham Stadium, London | England - Ireland | 35:17 |
| April 5th | Wembley Stadium, London | Wales - France | 0:51 |