01
5 Feb 1898
Home Nations Championship
Athletic Ground Richmond, Richmond
England
6–9
Ireland
England lost
Home Nations Championship
1898
Home Nations
England: Not completed
How England performed
For the second year in a row the championship was not completed, and England's 1898 campaign brought a win, a draw and a defeat. Ireland won 9–6 at the Athletic Ground, Richmond, on 5 February, before England drew 3–3 with Scotland at Powderhall, Edinburgh, on 12 March.
The last of their three fixtures produced their best result, a 14–7 win over Wales at Rectory Field, Blackheath, on 2 April. England scored 23 points and conceded 19 overall.
- Head coach
- None (the first was appointed in 1969)
- Record
- P3 W1 D1 L1
- Points
- 23 for, 19 against
England fixtures
England: 1898 Home Nations
02
12 Mar 1898
Home Nations Championship
Powderhall, Edinburgh
Scotland
3–3
England
England drew
03
2 Apr 1898
Home Nations Championship
Rectory Field, Blackheath
England
14–7
Wales
England won