1905 Home Nations Championship
| 1905 Home Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 14 January - 18 March 1905 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Wales (4th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | Wales (4th title) | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Llewellyn (9) Moffat (9) Morgan (9) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Llewellyn (3) Moffat (3) Morgan (3) | ||
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The 1905 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-third series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 14 January and 18 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Wales won the Championship and the Triple Crown for the fourth time. Nine months later the 1905 Wales team faced and beat the touring New Zealand team, in a match dubbed 'The Game of the Century'.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | +35 | 6 |
| 2 | Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | England
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | −47 | 0 |
Results
The matches
Wales vs. England
Wales:
England: SH Irvin (
Scotland vs. Wales
Scotland: WT Forrest (
Wales:
Ireland vs. England
| 11 February 1905 |
Scotland ) |
Ireland: MF Landers (Cork Constitution),
England: CF Stanger-Leathes (Northern), SF Coopper (Blackheath), HE Shewring (Bristol), T Simpson (Rockcliff), AT Brettargh (Liverpool OB) FC Hulme (Birkenhead Park), WV Butcher (Bristol), J Green (Skipton), WLY Rogers (Blackheath), G Vickery (Aberavon), JL Mathias (Bristol), Frank Stout (Richmond) capt., Charles Joseph Newbold (Blackheath), Vincent Cartwright (Blackheath), WM Grylls (Redruth)
Scotland vs. Ireland
| 25 February 1905 |
| Scotland | 5–11 | Ireland |
| Try: Timms Con: Forrest | Try: Tedford Wallace Moffat Con: Maclear |
| Inverleith, Edinburgh Referee: Percival Coles (England) |
Scotland: WT Forrest (
Ireland: MF Landers (Cork Constitution),
Wales vs. Ireland
Wales:
Ireland: MF Landers (Cork Constitution),
England vs. Scotland
| 18 March 1905 |
DH Bowen (Wales ) |
England: JT Taylor (
Scotland: DG Schulze (
External links
- "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
Bibliography
- Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
- Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.