1906 Home Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 13 January - 17 March 1906 | ||
Countries | England Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Ireland and Wales | ||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Maclear (8) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Hodges (2) Maclear (2) Maddock (2) Morgan (2) Tedford (2) | ||
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The 1906 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-fourth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 13 January and 17 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The 1906 Championship was little more than a footnote to the 1906 season, overshadowed by the excitement and excellence of the Original All Blacks, who had almost completed an "invincible" tour of the British Isles. This was to be followed in late 1906 by the first Springbok tour. The South Africans lacked the tactical finesse of the New Zealand team but they brought new standards of fitness, physique and blistering running pace.
The 1906 season is normally classified as a draw, but technically is given to Ireland as they scored the highest in-game points, despite a worse points difference than Wales.
Although not officially part of the tournament until 1910, a match was arranged with the French national team which was played during the Championship against England. This was the first encounter between France and England.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 4 |
1 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 4 |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 2 |
3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 2 |
The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth three points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional two points. A dropped goal was worth four points, while a goal from mark was reduced from four to three points this season. Penalty goals were worth three points.
13 January 1906 |
England | 3 – 16 | Wales |
Try: Hudson | Try: Hodges Morgan Maddock Charlie Pritchard Con: Winfield (2) |
Athletic Ground Richmond Referee: A Jardine (Scotland) |
3 February 1906 |
Wales | 9 – 3 | Scotland |
Try: Hodges Maddock Charlie Pritchard | Pen: MacLeod |
Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Referee: JW Allen (Ireland) |
10 February 1906 |
England | 6 – 16 | Ireland |
Try: Jago Mills | Try: Telford (2) Maclear Purdon Con: Gardiner Maclear |
Welford Road, Leicester Referee: A Llewellyn (Wales) |
24 February 1906 |
Ireland | 6 – 13 | Scotland |
Try: Parke Robb | Try: Bedell-Sivright Munro Con: MacCallum (2) GM: MacLeod |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Vincent Cartwright (England) |
10 March 1906 |
Ireland | 11 – 6 | Wales |
Try: Thrift Wallace Maclear Con: Gardiner | Try: Gabe Morgan |
Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast Referee: John Simpson (Scotland) |
17 March 1906 |
Scotland | 3 – 9 | England |
Try: Purves | Try: Mills Raphael Simpson |
Inverleith, Edinburgh Referee: JW Allen (Ireland) |
22 March 1906 |
France | 8 – 35 | England |
Try: Lesieur Muhr Con: Branlat | Try: Hudson (4) Hogarth Kewney Mills Peters Stoop Con: Cartwright (4) |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 3,000 Referee: L Dedet (France) |
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