1988 Five Nations Championship
The 1988 Five Nations Championship was the 59th series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the ninety–fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played over five weekends between 16 January and 19 March. Wales and France were declared joint winners with six points each; it was the last time the Championship was shared between two or more nations as the rule was changed in 1994 to prevent this happening again.
The final match of the tournament, England's victory over Ireland, was notable for the crowd bursting into song with "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" as a response to the hat-trick of tries scored by England's Chris Oti. The song was subsequently to become the unofficial rugby anthem for England.
Wales missed out on a ninth Grand Slam after losing to France at Cardiff Arms Park.
Participants
The teams involved were:| Nation | Venue | City | Head coach | Captain |
| Twickenham | London | Geoff Cooke | Mike Harrison/Nigel Melville | |
| Parc des Princes | Paris | Jacques Fouroux | Daniel Dubroca | |
| Lansdowne Road | Dublin | Jim Davidson | Donal Lenihan | |
| Murrayfield | Edinburgh | Jim Telfer | Gary Callander | |
| National Stadium | Cardiff | Tony Gray | Bleddyn Bowen |