The 1998 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-ninth series of the

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. 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. Ten matches were played over five weekends from 7 February to 5 April.

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won it with a

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had the consolation of winning the

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, the

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and the

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Participants

The teams involved were:

Squads

Standings

Results

Week 1

---- * Ireland head coach Brian Ashton resigned on 20 February, being replaced by

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, who was appointed on 24 February.

Week 2

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Week 3

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Week 4

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Week 5

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References

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