The 1906 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-fourth series of the rugby unionHome Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 13 January and 17 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The 1906 Championship was little more than a footnote to the 1906 season, overshadowed by the excitement and excellence of the Original All Blacks, who had almost completed an "invincible" tour of the British Isles. This was to be followed in late 1906 by the first Springbok tour. The South Africans lacked the tactical finesse of the New Zealand team but they brought new standards of fitness, physique and blistering running pace. The 1906 season is normally classified as a draw, but technically is given to Ireland as they scored the highest in-game points, despite a worse points difference than Wales. Although not officially part of the tournament until 1910, a match was arranged with the French national team which was played during the Championship against England. This was the first encounter between France and England.
Table
Results
Additional matches outside the Championship
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 was worth four points, while a goal from mark was reduced from four to three points this season. Penalty goals were worth three points.
;England: John Jackett, JE Hutchinson, JRP Sandford, CH Milton, A Hudson, DR Gent, RA Jago, GEB Dobbs, HA Hodges, WA Mills, TS Kelly, AL Kewney, EW Roberts, Vincent Cartwright capt., CEL Hammond ;Ireland: GJ Henebrey, F Casement, HJ Anderson, James Cecil Parke, HB Thrift, William Purdon, ED Caddell, Basil Maclear, M White, CE Allen capt., Alfred Tedford, HG Wilson, HJ Knox, JJ Coffey, F Gardiner ----
Ireland vs. Scotland
;Ireland: GJ Henebrey, F Casement, HJ Anderson, James Cecil Parke, CG Robb, William Purdon, ED Caddell, Basil Maclear, M White, CE Allen capt., Alfred Tedford, HG Wilson, HJ Knox, JJ Coffey, F Gardiner ;Scotland: JG Scoular, MW Walter, JL Forbes, KG MacLeod, ABHL Purves, Patrick Munro, ED Simson, L West capt., AG Cairns, WE Kyle, JC MacCallum, WL Russell , WP Scott, Bedell-Sivright, HG Monteith ----
Ireland vs. Wales
;Ireland: GJ Henebrey, F Casement, Basil Maclear, James Cecil Parke, HB Thrift, William Purdon, ED Caddell, Jos Wallace, M White, CE Allen capt., Alfred Tedford, HG Wilson, HJ Knox, JJ Coffey, F Gardiner ;Wales: Bert Winfield, Teddy Morgan, Gwyn Nicholls, Rhys Gabe, Hopkin Maddock, Reggie Gibbs, Dicky Owen, Jack Powell, Jehoida Hodges, George Travers capt., Charlie Pritchard, Arthur Harding, Dai Westacott, Tom Evans, Will Joseph ----
Scotland vs. England
;Scotland: JG Scoular, MW Walter, JL Forbes, KG MacLeod, ABHL Purves, Patrick Munro, ED Simson, L West capt., AG Cairns, WE Kyle, JC MacCallum, WL Russell , WP Scott, Bedell-Sivright, HG Monteith ;England: John Jackett, T Simpson, JGG Birkett, JE Raphael, HE Shewring, J Peters, AD Stoop, CH Shaw, Robert Dibble, J Green, TS Kelly, AL Kewney, WA Mills, Vincent Cartwright capt., CEL Hammond
French matches
France vs. England
;France: WH Crichton, E Lesieur, P Maclos, EW Lewis, G Lane capt., A Hubert, T Varvier, A Verges, Maurin, A Branlat, G Jerome, AH Muhr, M Communeau, P Gauderman, J Dufourcq ;England: John Jackett, John Raphael, JGG Birkett, A Hudson, HE Shewring, J Peters, AD Stoop, TB Hogarth, Vincent Cartwright capt., J Green, TS Kelly, CEL Hammond, WA Mills, Robert Dibble, AL Kewney
