1896 Home Nations Championship


The 1896 Home Nations Championship was the fourteenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 4 January and 14 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table

Results

The matches

England vs. Wales

;England: S Haughton, S Morfitt, Ernest Fookes, EM Baker, James Valentine, RHB Cattell, EW Taylor capt., J Pinch, A Starks, LF Giblin, Frank Mitchell, J Rhodes, John William Ward, GM Carey, W Whiteley
;Wales: Billy Bancroft, Cliff Bowen, Owen Badger, Arthur Gould capt., Bert Dauncey, David Morgan, Ben Davies, Albert Jenkin, Arthur Boucher, Ernie George, Sam Ramsey, Harry Packer, Charles Nicholl, Frank Mills, Wallace Watts
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Wales vs. Scotland

;Wales: Billy Bancroft, Cliff Bowen, Gwyn Nicholls, Arthur Gould capt., Bert Dauncey, Selwyn Biggs, Fred Parfitt, Jack Evans, William Cope, Barry Davies, Bill Morris, Harry Packer, Charles Nicholl, Fred Hutchinson, Dai Evans
;Scotland: AR Smith, Alec Boswell Timms, GT Campbell, T Scott, Robin Welsh, JW Simpson, WP Donaldson, Andrew Balfour, JH Dods, D Patterson, WMC McEwan, JH Couper, GT Nielson capt., TM Scott, HO Smith
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England vs. Ireland

;England: J. F. Byrne, S Morfitt, Ernest Fookes, EM Baker, James Valentine, RHB Cattell, EW Taylor capt., J Pinch, A Starks, LF Giblin, Frank Mitchell, J Rhodes, John William Ward, GM Carey, William Bromet
;Ireland: J Fulton, W Gardiner, S Lee capt., Lawrence Bulger, TH Stevenson, Louis Magee, GG Allen, JH O'Conor, JH Lytle, WG Byron, H Lindsay, Jim Sealy, Thomas Crean, Andrew Clinch, CV Rooke
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Ireland vs. Scotland

;Ireland: GH McAllen, W Gardiner, S Lee capt., Lawrence Bulger, TH Stevenson, Louis Magee, GG Allen, JH O'Conor, JH Lytle, WG Byron, H Lindsay, Jim Sealy, Thomas Crean, Andrew Clinch, CV Rooke
;Scotland: AR Smith, James Gowans, GT Campbell, CJN Fleming, W Neilson, JW Simpson, WP Donaldson, Andrew Balfour, JH Dods, MC Morrison, WMC McEwan, JH Couper, GT Nielson capt., GO Turnbull, HO Smith
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Ireland vs. Wales

;Ireland: GH McAllen, W Gardiner, S Lee capt., Lawrence Bulger, TH Stevenson, Louis Magee, GG Allen, JH O'Conor, JH Lytle, WG Byron, H Lindsay, Jim Sealy, Thomas Crean, Andrew Clinch, CV Rooke
;Wales: Billy Bancroft, Cliff Bowen, Gwyn Nicholls, Arthur Gould capt., Bert Dauncey, Llewellyn Lloyd, Fred Parfitt, Jack Evans, Arthur Boucher, Fred Miller, Bill Morris, Harry Packer, Charles Nicholl, Fred Hutchinson, Dai Evans
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Scotland vs. England

;Scotland: Gregor MacGregor , James Gowans, GT Campbell, CJN Fleming, HTS Gedge, M Elliot, WP Donaldson, Andrew Balfour, JH Dods , MC Morrison, WMC McEwan, TM Scott, GT Nielson capt., GO Turnbull, HO Smith
;England: RW Poole, S Morfitt, Ernest Fookes, EM Baker, James Valentine, RHB Cattell, Cyril Wells, JH Baron, E Knowles, Harry Speed, Frank Mitchell capt., J Rhodes, John William Ward, GE Hughes, T Broadley