1892 Home Nations Championship

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1892 Home Nations Championship
England rugby 1892.jpg
The English side
Date3 January - 7 March 1892
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 England.svg  England (3rd title)
Triple Crown Flag of England.svg  England (3rd title)
Matches played6
Top point scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Lockwood (9)
Top try scorer(s) Flag of England.svg Evershed (2)
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Walsh, Ireland (2)
1891 (Previous)(Next) 1893

The 1892 Home Nations Championship was the tenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 2 January and 5 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Contents

England took the 1892 Championship and the Triple Crown, their fifth Championship and third Triple Crown. Furthermore, the English team did not concede a single point, the only time this has occurred during the Championship's history.

The points system was changed yet again, with a try being upgraded from one to two points, while a goal conversion was increased from two to three points.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of England.svg  England 3300290+296
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 320197+24
3Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 31029902
4Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 3003233310
Source: [ citation needed ]

Scoring system

The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth two points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional three points. A dropped goal and a goal from mark were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points.

Matches

England vs. Wales

Wales vs. Scotland

England vs. Ireland

6 February 1892
Flag of England.svg  England 7 0Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Try: Evershed
Percival
Con: Woods
Whalley Range, Manchester
Referee: James Aikman Smith (Scotland)

England: S Houghton (Runcorn), James Holt Marsh (Swinton), RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), George Hubbard (Blackheath), EW Taylor (Rockcliff), A Briggs (Bradford), Frank Evershed (Blackheath), Tom Kent (Salford), Sammy Woods (Wellington) capt., J Toothill (Bradford), Launcelot Percival (Oxford Uni.), A Ashworth (Oldham), E Bullough (Wigan), William Yiend (Hartlepool Rovers), William Bromet (Tadcaster)

Ireland T Peel (Limerick), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC), W Gardiner (NIFC), Benjamin Tuke (Bective Rangers), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu (Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), Arthur Wallis (Wanderers), RE Smith (Lansdowne), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers)


Scotland vs. Ireland

20 February 1892
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2 0Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Try: Millar
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Referee: HL Ashmore (England)

Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), JC Woodburn (Kelvinside Acads.), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr (West of Scotland) capt., William Wotherspoon (Cambridge U.), Frederick Goodhue (London Scottish), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), Nelson Henderson (London Scottish), WA McDonald (Glasgow Uni.), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr (West of Scotland)

Ireland T Peel (Limerick), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC), W Gardiner (NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu (Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), G Collopy (Bective Rangers), Arthur Wallis (Wanderers), Andrew Clinch (Dublin U.), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), EF Frazer (Bective Rangers)


Ireland vs. Wales

5 March 1892
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 9 0Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Try: Walsh (2)
Davies
Con: Roche
Lansdowne, Dublin
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: EB Holmes (England)

Ireland T Peel (Limerick), T Edwards (Limerick), S Lee (NIFC), R Montgomery (NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu (Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), Arthur Wallis (Wanderers), J Roche (Wanderers), R Stevenson (Dungannon), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers)

Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), Frederick Nicholls (Cardiff Harlequins), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Bert Gould (Newport), Evan James (Swansea), David James (Swansea), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Harry Day (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Tom Deacon (Swansea), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Percy Bennett (Cardiff Harlequins), Wallace Watts (Newport)


Scotland vs. England

Illustration of the clash between England and Scotland for the Calcutta Cup, 1892 Calcutta Cup 1892.jpg
Illustration of the clash between England and Scotland for the Calcutta Cup, 1892