1901 Home Nations Championship

1901 Home Nations Championship
Date	5 January – 16 March 1901
Countries	England  Ireland  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Scotland (4th title)
Triple Crown	Scotland (3rd title)
Matches played	6
Top point scorer(s)	Gillespie (22)
Top try scorer(s)	Gillespie (4)
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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 (excluding two other titles shared with England) and complete the Triple Crown for the third time.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Scotland	3	3	0	0	45	16	+29	6
2	Wales	3	2	0	1	31	27	+4	4
3	Ireland	3	1	0	2	24	25	−1	2
4	England	3	0	0	3	9	41	−32	0

Results

1901-01-05

Wales	13–0	England

Cardiff

1901-02-09

Ireland	10–6	England

Dublin

1901-02-09

Scotland	18–8	Wales

Edinburgh

1901-02-23

Scotland	9–5	Ireland

Edinburgh

1901-03-09

England	3–18	Scotland

London

1901-03-16

Wales	10–9	Ireland

Swansea

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

5 January 1901

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Wales:

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Ireland vs. England

9 February 1901

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Ireland: J Fulton (

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Scotland vs. Wales

9 February 1901

Scotland	18–8	Wales
Try: Gillespie (2) Turnbull Flett Con: Gillespie (2) Flett		Try: Llewellyn Lloyd Boots Con Bancroft

Inverleith, Edinburgh Referee: RW Jeffares (Ireland)

Scotland: AW Duncan (Edinburgh University), WH Welsh (Edinburgh Acads), AN Fell (Edinburgh University), Alec Boswell Timms (Edinburgh University), P Turnbull (Edinburgh Acads), FH Fasson (Edinburgh University), Jimmy Gillespie (Edinburgh Acads), J Ross (London Scottish), AB Flett (Edinburgh University), Alex Frew (Edinburgh University), David Bedell-Sivright (Cambridge Uni), Mark Coxon Morrison (Royal HSFP) capt., RS Stronarch (Glasgow Acads), John Dykes (Glasgow HFSP), JA Bell (Clydesdale)

Wales:

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Scotland vs. Ireland

23 February 1901

Scotland	9–5	Ireland
Try: Gillespie Welsh (2)		Try: Doran Con: Sealy

Inverleith, Edinburgh Referee: G Harnett (England)

Scotland: AW Duncan (

Clydesdale

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Ireland:

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England vs. Scotland

9 March 1901

England	3–18	Scotland
Try: Robinson		Try: Gillespie Welsh Timms Fell Con Gillespie (3)

Rectory Field, Blackheath Referee: RW Jeffares (Ireland)

England:

Scotland: AW Duncan (Edinburgh University), WH Welsh (Edinburgh Acads), AN Fell (Edinburgh University), Alec Boswell Timms (Edinburgh University), P Turnbull (Edinburgh Acads), RM Neill (Edinburgh Acads), Jimmy Gillespie (Edinburgh Acads), J Ross (London Scottish), AB Flett (Edinburgh University), Alex Frew (Edinburgh University), David Bedell-Sivright (Fettesian-Lorettonian), Mark Coxon Morrison (Royal HSFP) capt., RS Stronarch (Glasgow Acads), John Dykes (Glasgow HFSP), JA Bell (Clydesdale)

Wales vs. Ireland

16 March 1901

Scotland )

Wales:

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