Home Nations Championship 1938

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Home Nations Championship 1938
Number of nations 4th
winner ScotlandScotland Scotland (12th title)
Opening game January 15, 1938
Tournament end March 19, 1938
Games 6th
Points 186  (⌀: 31 per game)
Home Nations Championship 1937
Home Nations Championship 1939

After the exclusion of France in 1932, the Five Nations rugby union tournament (now the Six Nations ) continued as the Home Nations Championship with four British teams until 1939 . The tournament of 1938 took place between January 15th and March 19th. The tournament winner was Scotland , which achieved the Triple Crown with victories against all other participants .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 3 0 0 52:36 6th
Wales Wales 3 2 0 1 31:21 4th
EnglandEngland England 3 1 0 2 60:49 2
IrelandIreland Ireland 3 0 0 3 33:70 0

Results

date place encounter Result
15. January Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - England 14: 8
February 5th Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - Wales 8: 6
February 12th Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - England 14:36
February 26th Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - Ireland 23:14
March 12th St Helens , Swansea Wales - Ireland 11: 5
19th March Twickenham Stadium , London England - Scotland 16:21

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