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Five Nations Championship
England: 2nd (Triple Crown)
How England performed
With Clive Woodward as head coach and Lawrence Dallaglio as captain, England finished second in the 1998 Five Nations Championship and won the Triple Crown for the second year running.
The campaign began with a 17–24 defeat by France at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis. England then beat Wales 60–26 at Twickenham Stadium, London, won 34–20 against Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, and completed the Triple Crown by beating Ireland 35–17 at Twickenham. They scored 146 points and conceded 87.
England fixtures
France
24–17
England
England lost
England tries: Neil Back 48'
France tries: Philippe Bernat-Salles 11', Christophe Dominici 19'
England
60–26
Wales
England won
England tries: David Rees, David Rees, Will Greenwood, Austin Healey, Kyran Bracken, Lawrence Dallaglio, Neil Back, Matt Dawson
Wales tries: Scott Gibbs, Gareth Thomas, Allan Bateman, Allan Bateman
Scotland
20–34
England
England won
England tries: Penalty try, Austin Healey, Paul Grayson, Matt Dawson
Scotland tries: Tony Stanger, Shaun Longstaff
England
35–17
Ireland
England won
England tries: Matt Perry, Mike Catt, Richard Cockerill, Phil De Glanville
Ireland tries: Denis Hickie, Denis Hickie
England statistics
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