1891 Home Nations Championship

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1891 Home Nations Championship
Date3 January - 7 March 1891
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (2nd title)
Triple Crown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1st title)
Matches played6
Top point scorer(s) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Bancroft (7)
Flag of Scotland.svg Boswell (7)
Flag of Scotland.svg McEwan (7)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of Scotland.svg Clauss (3)
Flag of England.svg Lockwood (3)
Flag of Scotland.svg Wotherspoon (3)
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The 1891 Home Nations Championship was the ninth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 3 January and 7 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Contents

The 1891 Championship was won by Scotland, the fourth time the country had topped the table, but the first time Scotland had taken the Triple Crown title.

Rule changes this year, included the introduction of penalty goals, as although penalty kicks were introduced in 1882 no goal attempts could be made from one until this season. The two umpires were renamed as touch-judges and their powers were reduced to mark the spot where the ball left the field of play; a status that remained until additional powers were reinstated in 1982. [1] Players could now pick up a dead ball, and the dead ball line was set at a maximum of 25 yards. [1]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3300383+356
2Flag of England.svg  England 32011912+74
3Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 3102926172
4Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 3003429250
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

3 January 1891
Wales  Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg37Flag of England.svg  England
Newport
7 February 1891
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 09Flag of England.svg  England
Dublin
7 February 1891
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg150Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Edinburgh
21 February 1891
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 014Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Belfast
7 March 1891
Wales  Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg64Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Llanelli
7 March 1891
England  Flag of England.svg39Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Richmond

Scoring system

The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth one point, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional two points. A dropped goal was worth three points. Penalty goals were now worth three points, as although introduced in 1882, no attempt could be made from a penalty kick at goal until this season.

The matches

Wales vs. England

Ireland vs. England

Scotland vs. Wales

Ireland vs. Scotland

21 February 1891
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 0 14Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Wotherspoon (3)
Clauss
MacGregor
Con: Boswell (3)
Drop: McEwan
Ballynafeigh, Belfast
Referee: George Rowland Hill (England)

Ireland Dolway Walkington (NIFC) capt., RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC), HG Wells (Bective Rangers), Benjamin Tuke (Bective Rangers), ED Cameron (Bective Rangers), JN Lytle (NIFC), RD Stokes (Queen's College Cork), J Moffatt (Belfast Albion), JH O'Conner (Bective Rangers), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers), J Roche (Wanderers), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), EF Frazer (Bective Rangers), LC Nash (Queen's College Cork)

Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), Gregor MacGregor (Cambridge Uni), Paul Clauss (Oxford Uni.), GR Wilson (Royal HSFP), CE Orr (West of Scotland), William Wotherspoon (Cambridge Uni), Frederick Goodhue (London Scottish), A Dalglish (Gala), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), MC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads) capt., I MacIntyre (Edinburgh Wands), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell West of Scotland, JE Orr (West of Scotland)


England vs. Scotland

Wales vs. Ireland

7 March 1891
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 6 4Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Try: Samuel
Con: Bancroft
Drop: Bancroft
Try: Lee
Drop: Walkington
Stradey Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: A Rowsell (England)

Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Tom Pearson (Cardiff), Dickie Garrett (Penarth), Charlie Thomas (Newport), Percy Lloyd (Llanelli), Evan James (Swansea), David James (Swansea), John Samuel (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Tom Graham (Newport), Stephen Thomas (Llanelli), Tom Deacon (Swansea), David Samuel (Swansea), Rowley Thomas (London Welsh), Willie Thomas (Llanelli) capt.

Ireland Dolway Walkington (NIFC), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC), HG Wells (Bective Rangers), R Pedlow (Bessbrook), ED Cameron (Bective Rangers), T Fogarty (Garryowen), RD Stokes (Queen's College Cork), FO Stoker (Wanderers), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), R Stevenson (Dungannon) capt., J Roche (Wanderers), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), L.C. Nash (Queen's College Cork)

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References

  1. 1 2 Godwin (1984), pg 27.