1948 Five Nations Championship

Rugby union competition 1948 Five Nations Championship 17 January - 29 March 1948 ENGFRAIRESCOWAL 1807 IRE 5 IRE (1st title) IRE (3rd title) 10 1947 1947 Five Nations Championship 1949 1949 Five Nations Championship The 1948 Five Nations Championship was the nineteenth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the fifty-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 17 January and 29 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The tournament was won by Ireland, who achieved a Grand Slam by defeating all the other participants, a feat they would not accomplish again until 2009 and their first on home soil. Participants The teams involved were: NationVenueCityCaptainENGTwickenhamLondonTommy Kemp/Edward Scott/Bob WeighillFRAStade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombesGuy BasquetIRELansdowne Road/Ravenhill StadiumDublin/BelfastErnest Strathdee/Karl MullenSCOMurrayfieldEdinburghDonny InnesWAL 1807National StadiumCardiffHaydn Tanner Table main WDL Q 2 points IRE IRE FRA FRA SCO 2 SCO WAL WAL 1807 ENG ENG 4 0 0 36 19 2 0 2 40 25 2 0 2 15 31 1 1 2 23 20 0 1 3 16 35 #ccffcc A complete Results 1 January 1948 FRA 6–13 IRE Report"Ireland's great win over France", Irish Independent, 2 January 1948 SoroBasquet ReidMcCarthyMullan Mullan (2) Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris Teams FB 15Lucien Rouffia (US Romans)RW 14Mick Pomathios (SU Agen)OC 13Michel Sorondo (US Montauban)IC 12Maurice Terreau (US Bourg)LW 11Pierre Jeanjean (RC Toulon)FH 10André Alvarez (US Tyrosse)SH 9 Gerard Dufau (RC France)N8 8 Guy Basquet (SU Agen)OF 7 Jean Prat (FC Lourdes)BF 6 Jean Matheu-Cambas (Castres Olympique)RL 5 Alban Moga (CA Begles)LL 4 Robert Soro (US Romans)TP 3 Lucien Caron (Castres Olympique)HK 2 Lucien Martin (Section Paloise)LP 1 Eugène Buzy (FC Lourdes)Coach: FB 15Ulster Dudley Higgins (NI Civil Service)RW 14Munster Bertie O'Hanlon (Dolphin)OC 13Ulster Des McKee (NIFC)IC 12Munster Paddy Reid (Garryowen)LW 11Leinster Barney Mullan (Clontarf)FH 10Ulster Jack Kyle (Queen's University)SH 9 Ulster Ernie Strathdee (Queen's University, c)N8 8 Munster Jim McCarthy (Dolphin)OF 7 Ulster Bob Agar (Malone)BF 6 Ulster Bill McKay (Queen's University)RL 5 Munster Ernie Keeffe (Sundays Well)LL 4 Leinster Colm Callan (Lansdowne)TP 3 Ulster Albert McConnell (Collegians)HK 2 Leinster Karl Mullen (Old Belvedere)LP 1 Munster Jimmy Corcoran (London Irish/UCC)Coach: 17 January 1948 ENG 3–3 WAL 1807 Twickenham, London 7 February 1948 WAL 1807 14–0 SCO National Stadium, Cardiff 14 February 1948 ENG 10–11 IRE Report"Irish Pack Rose To Great Heights At Twickenham", Irish Examiner, 16 February 1948 Guest (2) Uren (2) CallanKyleMcKay Mullan Twickenham, London Teams FB 15Dick Uren (Waterloo)RW 14Dickie Guest (Waterloo)OC 13Norman Bennett (Portsmouth)IC 12Edward Scott (Redruth, c)LW 11Cyril Holmes (Manchester)FH 10Ivor Preece (Coventry)SH 9 Richard Madge (Exeter)N8 8 Brian Vaughan (Devonport Services)OF 7 Micky Steele-Bodger (Edinburgh University)BF 6 Don White (Northampton)RL 5 Humphrey Luya (Headlingley)LL 4 Samuel Perry (Cambridge University)TP 3 George Gibbs (Bristol)HK 2 Alan Henderson (Cambridge University)LP 1 Harry Walker (Coventry)Coach: FB 15Leinster Jack Mattson (Wanderers)RW 14Munster Bertie O'Hanlon (Dolphin)OC 13Ulster Des McKee (NIFC)IC 12Munster Paddy Reid (Garryowen)LW 11Leinster Barney Mullan (Clontarf)FH 10Ulster Jack Kyle (Queen's University)SH 9 Munster Hugh de Lacy (Harlequins)N8 8 Munster Jim McCarthy (Dolphin)OF 7 Leinster Des O'Brien (London Irish)BF 6 Ulster Bill McKay (Queen's University)RL 5 Ulster Jimmy Nelson (Malone)LL 4 Leinster Colm Callan (Lansdowne)TP 3 Munster Chris Daly (London Irish)HK 2 Leinster Karl Mullen (Old Belvedere)LP 1 Ulster Albert McConnell (Collegians)Coach: 14 February 1948 WAL 1807 3–11 FRA National Stadium, Cardiff 21 February 1948 SCO 9–8 FRA Murrayfield, Edinburgh 28 February 1948 IRE 6–0 SCO Report"Ireland Had Hard Struggle To Beat Dour Scots' Defence", Irish Examiner, 1 March 1948 MullanKyle Lansdowne Road, Dublin Teams FB 15Ulster Dudley Higgins (NI Civil Service)RW 14Munster Bertie O'Hanlon (Dolphin)OC 13Ulster Des McKee (NIFC)IC 12Leinster Mick O'Flanagan (Lansdowne)LW 11Leinster Barney Mullan (Clontarf)FH 10Ulster Jack Kyle (Queen's University)SH 9 Munster Hugh de Lacy (Harlequins)N8 8 Munster Jim McCarthy (Dolphin)OF 7 Leinster Des O'Brien (London Irish)BF 6 Ulster Bill McKay (Queen's University)RL 5 Ulster Jimmy Nelson (Malone)LL 4 Leinster Colm Callan (Lansdowne)TP 3 Munster Chris Daly (London Irish)HK 2 Leinster Karl Mullen (Old Belvedere)LP 1 Ulster Albert McConnell (Collegians)Coach: FB 15 W.C.W. Murdoch (Hillhead)RW 14 Graeme Jackson (London Scottish)OC 13 Charlie Drummond (Melrose)IC 12 Donny Innes (Aberdeen)LW 11 David MacKenzie (Edinburgh University)FH 10 Peter Hepburn (Woodford)SH 9 Dallas Allardice (Aberdeen)N8 8 Douglas Elliot (Edinburgh Academicals)OF 7 Bill Black (Glasgow)BF 6 Russell Bruce (Gordonians)RL 5 Leslie Currie (Dunfermline)LL 4 Howard Campbell (London Scottish)TP 3 Stewart Coltman (Hawick)HK 2 Dod Lyall (Gala)LP 1 Ian Henderson (Edinburgh Academicals)Coach: 13 March 1948 IRE 6–3 WAL 1807 Report"Rugby Triple Crown after 49 years", Irish Independent, 15 March 1948 MullanDaly B. Williams Ravenhill, Belfast 32,000Six Nations 1948 https://www.espn.com/rugby/match?gameId=19637&league=180659 ESPN 21 April 2021 Teams FB 15Ulster Dudley Higgins (NI Civil Service)RW 14Munster Bertie O'Hanlon (Dolphin)OC 13Ulster Des McKee (NIFC)IC 12Munster Paddy Reid (Garryowen)LW 11Leinster Barney Mullan (Clontarf)FH 10Ulster Jack Kyle (Queen's University)SH 9 Ulster Ernie Strathdee (Queen's University)N8 8 Munster Jim McCarthy (Dolphin)OF 7 Leinster Des O'Brien (London Irish)BF 6 Ulster Bill McKay (Queen's University)RL 5 Ulster Jimmy Nelson (Malone)LL 4 Leinster Colm Callan (Lansdowne)TP 3 Munster Chris Daly (London Irish)HK 2 Leinster Karl Mullen (Old Belevdere)LP 1 Ulster Albert McConnell (Collegians)Coach: FB 15 Frank Trott (Cardiff)RW 14 Ken Jones (Newport)OC 13 Bleddyn Williams (Cardiff)IC 12 Billy Cleaver (Cardiff)LW 11 Leslie Williams (Cardiff)FH 10 Glyn Davies (Pontypridd)SH 9 Haydn Tanner (Cardiff, c)N8 8 Gwyn Evans (Cardiff)OF 7 Leslie Manfield (Cardiff)BF 6 Ossie Williams (Llanelli)RL 5 John Gwilliam (Cambridge University)LL 4 Rees Stephens (Neath)TP 3 Emlyn Davies (Aberavon)HK 2 Maldwyn James (Cardiff)LP 1 Cliff Davies (Cardiff)Coach: 20 March 1948 SCO 6–3 ENG Murrayfield, Edinburgh 29 March 1948 FRA 15–0 ENG Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris References External links Sports The official RBS Six Nations Site Category:Six Nations Championship seasons Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations Five Nations