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Five Nations Championship
England: 3rd
How England performed
With Geoff Cooke as coach, England finished third in 1988. Mike Harrison and Nigel Melville both captained the side.
A narrow 9–10 defeat by France at Parc des Princes, Paris, opened the championship, and England then lost 3–11 to Wales at Twickenham, London. The second half of the campaign was much stronger: Scotland were beaten 9–6 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, and Ireland 35–3 at Twickenham, London. England finished with 56 points for and 30 against.
England fixtures
France
10–9
England
England lost
England tries: None
France tries: Laurent Rodriguez 47'
England
3–11
Wales
England lost
England tries: None
Wales tries: Adrian Hadley, Adrian Hadley
Scotland
6–9
England
England won
England
35–3
Ireland
England won
England tries: Rory Underwood, Rory Underwood, Chris Oti, Chris Oti, Chris Oti, Gary Rees
Ireland tries: None
England statistics
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