1893 Home Nations Championship

1893 Home Nations Championship
1893 Home Nations Championship
Date	17 January - 11 March 1893
Countries	Marshall (3)
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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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Wales	3	3	0	0	23	11	+12	6
2	Scotland	3	1	1	1	8	9	−1	3
3	England	3	1	0	2	15	20	−5	2
4	Ireland	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

7 January 1893

Wales	12–11	England

Cardiff

4 February 1893

Ireland	0–4	England

Dublin

4 February 1893

Scotland	0–9	Wales

Edinburgh

18 February 1893

Ireland	0–0	Scotland

Belfast

4 March 1893

England	0–8	Scotland

Leeds

11 March 1893

Wales	2–0	Ireland

Llanelli

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

January 7, 1893

Scotland

)

Wales:

Frank Hill (Cardiff), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport

)

England:

Bramley), T Broadley (Bingley), Philip Maud (Blackheath), FC Lohden (Blackheath), William Bromet (Tadcaster

)

Ireland vs. England

February 4, 1893

Scotland

)

Ireland S Gardiner (Belfast Albion), T Edwards (Limerick), S Lee (

Arthur Wallis (Wanderers), MS Egan (Garryowen), R Stevenson (Dungannon), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers

)

England:

Bramley), Alfred Allport (Blackheath), Philip Maud (Blackheath), William Yiend (Hartlepool Rovers), William Bromet (Tadcaster

)

Scotland vs. Wales

February 4, 1893

Scotland	0 – 9	Wales
		Try: Bert Gould Biggs McCutcheon Con: Bancroft

Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Referee: WH Humphreys (England)

Scotland: AWC Cameron (

London Scottish

) capt.

Wales:

Frank Hill (Cardiff), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport

)

Ireland vs. Scotland

February 20, 1893

Ireland	0 – 0	Scotland

Ballynafeigh, Belfast
Referee: George Rowland Hill (England)

Ireland S Gardiner (Belfast Albion), LH Gwynne (

NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), WS Brown (Dublin U.), B O'Brien (Derry), TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EG Forrest (Wanderers), H Lindsay (Dublin U.), H Forrest (Wanderers), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), R Stevenson (Dungannon), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers

)

Scotland:

Watsonians), JE Orr (West of Scotland), JR Ford (Gala

)