1889 Home Nations Championship

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1889 Home Nations Championship
Date2 February – 2 March 1889
CountriesSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Not completed [1]
Matches played3
Top point scorer(s) Flag of Scotland.svg Stevenson (1)
1888 (Previous)(Next) 1890

The 1889 Home Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Three matches were played between 2 February and 2 March. It was contested by Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England were excluded from the Championship due to their refusal to join the International Rugby Board.

Contents

Scotland won the championship outright for the second time.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 220010+14
2Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 21010112
3Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 20020000
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

2 February 1889
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg(2T) 00 (0T)Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Edinburgh
16 February 1889
Ireland  Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg01Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Belfast
2 March 1889
Wales  Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg(0T) 00 (2T)Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Swansea

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

Scotland vs. Wales

2 February 1889
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2T nilFlag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Try: Orr
Ker
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Referee: A McAllister (Ireland)

Scotland: HFT Chambers (Edinburgh U.), WF Holms (Edinburgh Wanderers), HJ Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), James Holt Marsh (Edinburgh Inst FP), CE Orr (West of Scotland), CFP Fraser (Glasgow University), W Auld (West of Scotland), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), A Duke (Royal HSFP), HT Ker (Glasgow Acads), MC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), WA McDonald (Glasgow University), A Methuen (Cambridge U.), DS Morton (West of Scotland) capt., TB White (Edinburgh Acads)

Wales: Hugh Hughes (Cardiff), Dickie Garrett (Penarth), James Webb (Newport), Edward Bishop (Swansea), Martyn Jordan (London Welsh), Charlie Thomas (Newport), Rosser Evans (Cardiff), Sydney Nicholls (Cardiff), Frank Hill (Cardiff) capt., William Williams (Cardiff), David William Evans (Cardiff), Theo Harding (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Rowley Thomas (London Welsh), William Bowen (Swansea)


Ireland vs. Scotland

16 February 1889
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland nil 1DGFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Drop: Stevenson
Ormeau, Belfast
Referee: WD Phillips (Wales)

Ireland: LJ Holmes (Lisburn), RA Yates (Dublin University), TB Pedlow (Queen's College, Belfast), DC Woods (Bessbrook), J Stevenson (Lisburn), RG Warren (Lansdowne) capt., HW Andrews (NIFC), TM Donovan (Queen's College, Cork), EG Forrest (Wanderers), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), J Moffatt (Belfast Albion), LC Nash (Queen's College, Cork), CRR Stack (Dublin University), R Stevenson (Lisburn), FO Stoker (Wanderers)

Scotland: HFT Chambers (Edinburgh U.), WF Holms (London Scottish), HJ Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), James Holt Marsh (Edinburgh Inst FP), CE Orr (West of Scotland), Darsie Anderson (London Scottish), AI Aitken (Edinburgh Inst FP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), A Duke (Royal HSFP), TW Irvine (Edinburgh Acads), MC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), JG McKendrick (West of Scotland), A Methuen (Cambridge U.), DS Morton (West of Scotland) capt., JE Orr (West of Scotland)


Wales vs. Ireland

2 March 1889
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales nil 2TSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Try: McDonnell
Cotton
St. Helen's, Swansea
Referee: AR Don-Wauchope (Scotland)

Wales: Ned Roberts (Llanelli), Abel Davies (London Welsh), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Tom Morgan (Llanelli), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), Charlie Thomas (Newport), Giotto Griffiths (Llanelli), William Bowen (Swansea), D Morgan (Swansea), Sydney Nicholls (Cardiff), David William Evans (Cardiff), Theo Harding (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Rowley Thomas (London Welsh), Dan Griffiths (Llanelli)

Ireland: LJ Holmes (Lisburn), RA Yates (Dublin U.), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), TB Pedlow (Queens College, Belfast), RG Warren (Lansdowne) capt., AC McDonnell (Dublin U.), Victor Le Fanu (Lansdowne), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), EG Forrest (Wanderers), J Cotton (Wanderers), J Waites (Bective Rangers), HW Andrews (NIFC), JN Lytle (NIFC), R Stevenson (Lisburn), HA Richey (Dublin U.)


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References

  1. Six Nations roll of honour

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