1893 Home Nations Championship


The 1893 Home Nations Championship was the eleventh series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 17 January and 11 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In winning all three matches, Wales won the Championship for the first time and also took the Triple Crown.

Table

Results

Scoring system

The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth two points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional three points. A dropped goal and a goal from mark were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points.

The matches

Wales vs. England

Wales: Billy Bancroft, Norman Biggs, William McCutcheon, Arthur Gould capt., Conway Rees, Percy Phillips, Fred Parfitt, Frank Mills, Charles Nicholl, Harry Day, Jim Hannan, Frank Hill, Arthur Boucher, Tom Graham, Wallace Watts
England: Edwin Field, Andrew Stoddart capt., RE Lockwood, Frederic Alderson, Howard Marshall, FR de Winton, Frank Evershed, JH Greenwell, Sammy Woods, J Toothill, H Bradshaw, T Broadley, Philip Maud, FC Lohden, William Bromet
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Ireland vs. England

Ireland S Gardiner, T Edwards, S Lee capt., W Gardiner, FE Davies, T Thornhill, Robert Johnston, TJ Johnston, EJ Walsh, H Lindsay, Arthur Wallis, MS Egan, R Stevenson, CV Rooke, JH O'Conor
England: Edwin Field, RE Lockwood, JW Dyson, T Nicholson, EW Taylor, H Duckett, Frank Evershed, JH Greenwell, Sammy Woods capt., J Toothill, H Bradshaw, Alfred Allport, Philip Maud, William Yiend, William Bromet
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Scotland vs. Wales

Scotland: AWC Cameron, DD Robertson, Gregor MacGregor , James Gowans, RC Greig, William Wotherspoon, HF Menzies, Thomas Hendry, GT Neilson, HTO Leggatt, JN Millar, WR Gibson, WB Cownie, A Dalglish, Robert MacMillan capt.
Wales: Billy Bancroft, Norman Biggs, William McCutcheon, Arthur Gould capt., Bert Gould, Percy Phillips, Fred Parfitt, Frank Mills, Charles Nicholl, Harry Day, Jim Hannan, Frank Hill, Arthur Boucher, Tom Graham, Wallace Watts
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Ireland vs. Scotland

Ireland S Gardiner, LH Gwynne, S Lee capt., W Gardiner, FE Davies, WS Brown, B O'Brien, TJ Johnston, EG Forrest, H Lindsay, H Forrest, JS Jameson, R Stevenson, CV Rooke, JH O'Conor
Scotland: Henry Stevenson, GT Campbell, Gregor MacGregor , Willie Neilson, JW Simpson, WP Donaldson, HF Menzies, Thomas Hendry, JM Bishop, JD Boswell capt., D Fisher, WR Gibson, WB Cownie, JE Orr, JR Ford
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England vs. Scotland

England: William Grant Mitchell, JW Dyson, Andrew Stoddart capt., FP Jones, Cyril Wells, H Duckett, Frank Evershed, F Soane, JJ Robinson, J Toothill, H Bradshaw, T Broadley, Launcelot Percival, William Yiend, William Bromet
Scotland: Henry Stevenson, GT Campbell, Gregor MacGregor , Willie Neilson, JW Simpson, William Wotherspoon, HTO Leggatt, Thomas Hendry, RS Davidson, JD Boswell capt., TM Scott, WR Gibson, WB Cownie, JE Orr, Robert MacMillan
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Wales vs. Ireland

Wales: Billy Bancroft, Norman Biggs, William McCutcheon, Arthur Gould capt., Bert Gould, Percy Phillips, Fred Parfitt, Frank Mills, Charles Nicholl, David Samuel, Jim Hannan, Frank Hill, Arthur Boucher, Tom Graham, Wallace Watts
Ireland W Sparrow, RW Dunlop, S Lee capt., W Gardiner, FE Davies, WS Brown, B O'Brien, TJ Johnston, EG Forrest, H Lindsay, Arthur Wallis, RW Hamilton, R Stevenson, CV Rooke, Andrew Clinch