1910 Five Nations Championship


The 1910 Five Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the twenty-eighth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 28 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Table

Results

The matches

Wales vs. France

Wales: Jack Bancroft, Phil Hopkins, Hopkin Maddock, Jack Jones, Billy Trew capt., Dick Jones, Reggie Gibbs, Joe Pullman, Ben Gronow, Cliff Pritchard, Phil Waller, Jim Webb, Tom Evans, Ivor Morgan, Dick Thomas
France: R Menrath, M Bruneau, H Houblain, M Burgun, G Lane capt., C Martin, J Maysonnie, P Mauriat, A Masse, A Hourdebaigt, P Guillemin, R Lafitte, G Thevenot, M Boudreau, J Anduran
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England vs. Wales

England: WR Johnston, FE Chapman, JGG Birkett, RW Poulton, Bert Solomon, AD Stoop capt., DR Gent, HJS Morton, L Haigh, WA Johns, DF Smith, EL Chambers, Harry Berry, LE Barrington-Ward, Charles Pillman
Wales: Jack Bancroft, Phil Hopkins, Reggie Gibbs, Jack Jones, Billy Trew capt., Dick Jones, Dicky Owen, Harry Jarman, Ben Gronow, Cliff Pritchard, David John Thomas, Jim Webb, Tom Evans, Ivor Morgan, Joseph Pugsley
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Scotland vs. France

Scotland: FG Buchanan, James Pearson, IPM Robertson, Alex Angus, JT Simson, George Cunningham capt., JM Tennant, Louis Spiers, GM Frew, JC MacCallum, AR Moodie, Charles Stuart, R.C. Stevenson, JMB Scott, GC Gowlland
France: J Combe, E Lesieur, J Dedet, M Burgun, C Vareilles, C Martin, A Theuriet, M Boudreau, J Cadenat, A Hourdebaigt, P Guillemin, R Lafitte, M Communeau capt., A Masse, P Mauriat
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Wales vs. Scotland

Wales: Jack Bancroft, Billy Spiller, Reggie Gibbs, Mel Baker, Billy Trew capt., Percy Bush, William Llewellyn Morgan, Harry Jarman, Ben Gronow, Ernie Jenkins, David John Thomas, Jim Webb, Tom Evans, Ivor Morgan, Joseph Pugsley
Scotland: WR Sutherland, James Pearson, DG Schulze, Alex Angus, JT Simson, E Milroy, JM Tennant, Louis Spiers, GM Frew capt., JC MacCallum, AR Moodie, Charles Stuart, R.C. Stevenson, JMB Scott, GC Gowlland
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England vs. Ireland

England: WR Johnston, FE Chapman, JGG Birkett, LW Haywood, Edgar Mobbs, AD Stoop, HJS Morton, L Haigh, WA Johns, DF Smith, EL Chambers, Harry Berry, LE Barrington-Ward, Charles Pillman
Ireland: WP Hinton, C Thompson, AS Taylor, AR Foster, JP Quinn, RA Lloyd, HM Read, OJS Piper, JC Blackham, GT Hamlet capt., T Haplin, Tommy Smyth, WF Riordan, Bethel Solomons, G McIldowie
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Ireland vs. Scotland

Ireland: WP Hinton, C Thompson, AS Taylor, AR Foster, JP Quinn, RA Lloyd, HM Read, OJS Piper, JC Blackham, GT Hamlet capt., T Haplin, Tommy Smyth, H Moore, Bethel Solomons, G McIldowie
Scotland: DG Schulze, DG Macpherson, James Pearson, MW Walter, JD Dobson, G Cunningham capt., AB Lindsay, Cecil Abercrombie, GM Frew, JC MacCallum, JM Mackenzie, R.C. Stevenson, JMB Scott, GC Gowlland, Charles Stuart
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France vs. England

France: J Combe, E Lesieur, G Lane, M Bruneau, C Vareilles, J Dedet, G Latterade, R de Malmann, J Cadenat, A Hourdebaigt, P Guillemin, G Thevenot, M Communeau capt., A Masse, P Mauriat
England: CS Williams, FE Chapman, Alan Adams , Edgar Mobbs capt., A Hudson, H Coverdale, Anthony Henniker-Gotley, Norman Wodehouse, WA Johns, Reginald Hands, ES Scorfield, Harry Berry, JAS Ritson LE Barrington-Ward, Charles Pillman
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Ireland vs. Wales

Ireland: WP Hinton, C Thompson capt., AS Taylor, CT O'Callaghan, RK Lyle, AN McClinton, WS Smyth, OJS Piper, FM McCormac, JC Blackham, T Haplin, Tommy Smyth, HG Wilson, Bethel Solomons, G McIldowie
Wales: Jack Bancroft, Billy Spiller, Reggie Gibbs capt., Louis Dyke, Johnnie Williams, Percy Bush, Tommy Vile, Harry Jarman, Ben Gronow, Ernie Jenkins, David John Thomas, Jim Webb, Tom Evans, Ivor Morgan, Joseph Pugsley