The 1998 Five Nations Championship was the 69th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the hundred-and-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. In total, ten matches were played over five weekends from 7 February to 5 April. France won it with a Grand Slam. England had the consolation of winning the Triple Crown, the Calcutta Cup and the Millennium Trophy.
Participants NationVenueCityHead coachCaptainTwickenham StadiumLondonClive WoodwardLawrence DallaglioStade de FranceSaint-DenisJean-Claude SkrelaRaphaël IbañezLansdowne RoadDublinBrian Ashton (resigned) / Warren GatlandKeith WoodMurrayfield StadiumEdinburghJim TelferGary ArmstrongWembley StadiumWales home matches were played at Wembley Stadium due to the ongoing construction of the Millennium StadiumLondonKevin BowringRob Howley
Squads
Standings
Results
Week 1
Ireland head coach Brian Ashton resigned on 20 February. He was replaced by Warren Gatland on 24 February.
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
References