| Player | Mat | Start Date | Team | Opposition | End Date | Team | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Anderson | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| MT Bradley | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| KD Crossan | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| PM Dean | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| DC Fitzgerald | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| MJ Kiernan | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| TJ Kingston | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| DG Lenihan | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| PM Matthews | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| BJ Mullin | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| TM Ringland | 3* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| WDC Carling | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| L Cusworth | 2* | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| WA Dooley | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| ME Harrison | 2* | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| ND Melville | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| BC Moore | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| J Orwin | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| JA Probyn | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| PAG Rendall | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| D Richards | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| KG Simms | 2* | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| MG Skinner | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| R Underwood | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| JM Webb | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| PJ Winterbottom | 2 | 16 Jan 1988 | England | v France | 6 Feb 1988 | England | v Wales |
| J Jeffrey | 2* | 16 Jan 1988 | Scotland | v Ireland | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales |
| F Calder | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| GJ Callander | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| DF Cronin | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| PPA Danaher | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 5 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v Wales |
| MDF Duncan | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| ME Gibson | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Ireland | v France | 5 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v Wales |
| AG Hastings | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| ABM Ker | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| RJ Laidlaw | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| IAM Paxton | 2* | 16 Jan 1988 | Scotland | v Ireland | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| NA Rowan | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| DMB Sole | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| AV Tait | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| I Tukalo | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| DB White | 2* | 20 Feb 1988 | Scotland | v Wales | 5 Mar 1988 | Scotland | v England |
| TPJ Clancy | 2* | 5 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v Wales | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
| WD McBride | 2* | 5 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v Wales | 19 Mar 1988 | Ireland | v England |
* indicates that the sequence is ongoing/unbroken
| Records include the following current or recent matches: |
|
England v Ireland at Twickenham, Five Nations, Mar 19, 1988 [35-3 FT] |
|
Wales v France at Cardiff, Five Nations, Mar 19, 1988 [9-10 FT] |
|
Ireland v Wales at Lansdowne Road, Five Nations, Mar 5, 1988 [9-12 FT] |
|
Scotland v England at Murrayfield, Five Nations, Mar 5, 1988 [6-9 FT] |
