1901 Home Nations Championship


The 1901 Home Nations Championship was the nineteenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 5 January and 16 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Scotland won all their three games to take the championship for the fifth time outright and complete the Triple Crown for the third time.

Table

Results

Scoring system

The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth three points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional two 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 capt., Llewellyn, Gwyn Nicholls, George Davies, Billy Trew, Llewellyn Lloyd, Bala Jones, Bob Thomas, Jere Blake, William Williams, Fred Miller, Alfred Brice, Jehoida Hodges, George Boots, Dick Hellings
England: JW Sagar, C Smith, EJ Vivyan, JT Taylor capt., Edgar Elliot, Reggie Schwarz, Ernest John "Katie" Walton, A O'Neill, D Graham, CT Scott, AFC Luxmoore, H Alexander, NC Fletcher, COP Gibson, EW Roberts
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Ireland vs. England

Ireland: J Fulton, AE Freear, BRW Doran, JB Allison, IG Davidson, Louis Magee capt., A Barr, AG Heron, M Ryan, Samuel Irwin, CE Allen, P Healey, TJ Little, F Gardiner, J Ryan
England: JW Sagar, GC Robinson, WL Bunting capt., JT Taylor, Edgar Elliot, Reggie Schwarz, Ernest John "Katie" Walton, A O'Neill, RD Wood, CT Scott, C Hall, H Alexander, NC Fletcher, S Reynolds, EW Roberts
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Scotland vs. Wales

Scotland: AW Duncan, WH Welsh, AN Fell, Alec Boswell Timms , P Turnbull, FH Fasson, Jimmy Gillespie, J Ross, AB Flett, Alex Frew, David Bedell-Sivright, Mark Coxon Morrison capt., RS Stronarch, John Dykes, JA Bell
Wales: Billy Bancroft capt., Llewellyn, Gwyn Nicholls, George Davies, Billy Trew, Llewellyn Lloyd, Lou Phillips, Hopkin Davies, Jere Blake, William Alexander, Fred Miller, Alfred Brice, Jehoida Hodges, George Boots, Dick Hellings
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Scotland vs. Ireland

Scotland: AW Duncan, WH Welsh, AN Fell, Alec Boswell Timms , P Turnbull, FH Fasson, Jimmy Gillespie, J Ross, AB Flett, Alex Frew, David Bedell-Sivright, Mark Coxon Morrison capt., FP Dods, John Dykes, JA Bell
Ireland: Cecil Boyd, AE Freear, BRW Doran, JB Allison, IG Davidson, Louis Magee capt., A Barr, Thomas Arnold Harvey, M Ryan, HAS Irvine, CE Allen, P Healey, TJ Little, Tom McGown, J Ryan
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England vs. Scotland

England: HT Gamlin, GC Robinson, WL Bunting capt., NS Cox, Edgar Elliot, B Oughtred, PD Kendall, A O'Neill, George Ralph Gibson, HTF Weston, C Hall, H Alexander, NC Fletcher, CS Edgar, Bernard Charles Hartley
Scotland: AW Duncan, WH Welsh, AN Fell, Alec Boswell Timms , P Turnbull, RM Neill, Jimmy Gillespie, J Ross, AB Flett, Alex Frew, David Bedell-Sivright, Mark Coxon Morrison capt., RS Stronarch, John Dykes, JA Bell
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Wales vs. Ireland

Wales: Billy Bancroft capt., Llewellyn, Gwyn Nicholls, George Davies, Rhys Gabe, Dicky Owen, Dick Jones, Hopkin Davies, Jere Blake, William Alexander, Fred Miller, Alfred Brice, Bob Jones, George Boots, Fred Scrine
Ireland: Cecil Boyd, AE Freear, BRW Doran, JB Allison, IG Davidson, Louis Magee capt., HH Ferris, Thomas Arnold Harvey, M Ryan, Samuel Irwin, CE Allen, P Healey, JJ Coffey, F Gardiner, J Ryan
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