1887 Home Nations Championship

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1887 Home Nations Championship
Date8 January - 12 March 1887
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1st title)
Matches played6
Top point scorer(s) Flag of Scotland.svg Berry (4)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of Scotland.svg Lindsay (5)
1886 (Previous)(Next) 1888

The 1887 Home Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 8 January and 12 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Scotland won the championship outright for the first time, having shared the title with England in 1886; George Campbell Lindsay scored five tries against Wales, a record which still stands.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 321060+65
2Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 31111433
3Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 31022312
3Flag of England.svg  England 30210222
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

8 January 1887
Wales  Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg00Flag of England.svg  England
Llanelli
5 February 1887
Ireland  Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg20Flag of England.svg  England
Dublin
19 February 1887
Ireland  Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg02Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Belfast
26 February 1887
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg40Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Edinburgh
5 March 1887
England  Flag of England.svg(1T) 00 (1T)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Manchester
12 March 1887
Wales  Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg10Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Birkenhead

Scoring system

The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a try, for a dropped goal or for a goal from mark. If a game was drawn, any unconverted tries were tallied to give a winner. If there was still no clear winner, the match was declared a draw.

The matches

Wales vs. England

Ireland vs. England

The 1887 Ireland side sporting the 5 sprig shamrock Ireland Rugby 1887.jpg
The 1887 Ireland side sporting the 5 sprig shamrock
February 5, 1887
Ireland  Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg2G nilFlag of England.svg  England
Try: Montgomery
Tillie
Con: Rambaut (2)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: WD Phillips (Wales)

Ireland: Dolway Walkington (NIFC), CR Tillie (Dublin Uni.), DF Rambaut (Dublin Uni.), R Montgomery (Cambridge University), JH McLaughlin (Derry), RG Warren (Lansdowne) capt., Victor Le Fanu (Cambridge University), Thomas Lyle (Dublin Uni.), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), J Macauley (Limerick), J Chambers (Dublin Uni.), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill (NIFC)

England: S Roberts (Swinton), RE Lockwood (Dewsbury), A St L Fagan (United Hospitals), WN Bolton (Blackheath), A Rotherham (Richmond) capt., Mason Scott (Cambridge Uni.), Robert Seddon (Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon (Richmond), CJB Marriott (Blackheath), GL Jeffery (Blackheath), JL Hickson (Bradford), JH Dewhurst (Cambridge Uni.), AT Kemble (Liverpool), FE Pease (Hartlepool Rovers), A Teggin (Broughton Rangers)


Ireland vs. Scotland

February 19, 1887
Ireland  Saint Patrick's Saltire.svgnil 1G 2T 1GMFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Maclagan
McEwan
Morton
Con: Berry
Ormeau, Belfast
Referee: George Rowland Hill (England)

Ireland: JM O'Sullivan (Cork), CR Tillie (Dublin Uni.), DF Rambaut (Dublin Uni.), R Montgomery (Cambridge University), JH McLaughlin (Derry), RG Warren (Lansdowne) capt., CM Moore (Dublin Uni.), Thomas Lyle (Dublin Uni.), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), J Macauley (Limerick), J Chambers (Dublin Uni.), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill (NIFC)

Scotland: WF Holmes (London Scottish), Bill Maclagan (London Scottish), DJ McFarlan (London Scottish), AN Woodrow (Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope (Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr (West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan (West of Scotland), AT Clay (Edinburgh Acads), J French (Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine (Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid (Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker (Glasgow Acads), DS Morton (West of Scotland)


Scotland vs. Wales

February 26, 1887
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg4G 8T nilFlag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Try: Lindsay (5)
Don Wanchope
Orr
Reid
MacMillan
McEwan
Maclagan
Morton
Con: Berry (2)
Woodrow (2)
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Referee: FI Currey (England)

Scotland: AWC Cameron (Watsonians), Bill Maclagan (London Scottish), GC Lindsay (London Scottish), AN Woodrow (Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope (Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr (West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan (West of Scotland), AT Clay (Edinburgh Acads), J French (Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine (Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid (Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker (Glasgow Acads), DS Morton (West of Scotland)

Wales: Hugh Hughes (Cardiff), David Gwynn (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport), George Bowen (Swansea), Billy Douglas (Cardiff), Jem Evans (Cardiff), William Williams (Cardiff), Bob Gould (Newport) capt., Alexander Bland (Cardiff), William Bowen (Swansea), D Morgan (Swansea), Evan Richards (Swansea), Tom Clapp (Newport), Willie Thomas (Llandovery), Thomas William Lockwood (Newport)


England vs. Scotland

Wales vs. Ireland

March 12, 1887
Wales  Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg1T 1DG 3TSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Try: Morgan
Drop: Gould
Try: Montgomery (3)
Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead
Referee: JA Gardener (Scotland)

Wales: Samuel Clark (Neath), Charles Taylor (Blackheath), Arthur Gould (Newport), George Bowen (Swansea), John Goulstone Lewis (Llanelli), William Stadden (Cardiff), William Williams (Cardiff), Evan Roberts (Llanelli), Alexander Bland (Cardiff), William Bowen (Swansea), D Morgan (Swansea), Edward Alexander (Cambridge Uni.), Tom Clapp (Newport) capt., William Towers (Swansea), Thomas William Lockwood (Newport)

Ireland: Dolway Walkington (NIFC), Maxwell Carpendale (Monkstown), DF Rambaut (Dublin Uni.), R Montgomery (Cambridge University), PJ O'Connor (Lansdowne), RG Warren (Lansdowne) capt., Victor Le Fanu (Cambridge University), T Taggart (Dublin Uni.), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), W Davison (Belfast Academy), J Chambers (Dublin Uni.), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill (NIFC)

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