1910 Five Nations Championship

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1910 Five Nations Championship
Date1 January - 28 March 1910
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Flag of France.svg  France
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 (4th title)
Matches played6
Top point scorer(s)Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales J Bancroft (21)
Top try scorer(s)Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales Gibbs (5)
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The 1910 Five Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the twenty-eighth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 28 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of England.svg  England 43103614+227
2Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 43018828+606
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42024628+184
4Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 41121136253
5Flag of France.svg  France 40042095750
Source: [ citation needed ]

Results

1 January 1910
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 4914Flag of France.svg  France
Swansea
15 January 1910
England  Flag of England.svg116Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
London
22 January 1910
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg270Flag of France.svg  France
Edinburgh
5 February 1910
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 140Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Cardiff
12 February 1910
England  Flag of England.svg00Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
London
26 February 1910
Ireland  Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg014Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Belfast
3 March 1910
France  Flag of France.svg311Flag of England.svg  England
Paris
12 March 1910
Ireland  Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg319Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Dublin
19 March 1910
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg514Flag of England.svg  England
Edinburgh
28 March 1910
France  Flag of France.svg38Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Paris

The matches

Wales vs. France

1 January 1910
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales 49 14Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Gibbs (3)
Morgan (2)
Maddock (2)
J. Jones
Gronow
Con: Bancroft (8)
Pen: Bancroft
Try: Lafitte
Mauriat
Con: Menrath
Pen: Menrath (2)
St Helen's, Swansea
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: W Williams (England)

Wales: Jack Bancroft (Swansea), Phil Hopkins (Swansea), Hopkin Maddock (London Welsh), Jack Jones (Newport), Billy Trew (Swansea) capt., Dick Jones (Swansea), Reggie Gibbs (Cardiff), Joe Pullman (Neath), Ben Gronow (Bridgend), Cliff Pritchard (Newport), Phil Waller (Newport), Jim Webb (Abertillery), Tom Evans (Llanelli), Ivor Morgan (Swansea), Dick Thomas (Newport)

France: R Menrath (SCUF), M Bruneau (S. Bordelais), H Houblain (SCUF), M Burgun (RCF), G Lane (RCF) capt., C Martin (FC Lyon), J Maysonnie (S. Toulouse), P Mauriat (FC Lyon), A Masse (S Bordelais), A Hourdebaigt (S Bordelais), P Guillemin (RCF), R Lafitte (SCUF), G Thevenot (SCUF), M Boudreau (SCUF), J Anduran (SCUF)


England vs. Wales

Scotland vs. France

22 January 1910
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg270Flag of France.svg  France
Try: Tennent (3)
Robertson (2)
Angus
Gowlland
Con: MacCallum (3)
Inverleith, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: G.A. Harris (Ireland)

Scotland: FG Buchanan (Oxford University), James Pearson (Watsonians), IPM Robertson (Watsonians), Alex Angus (Watsonians), JT Simson (Watsonians), George Cunningham (Oxford University) capt., JM Tennant (West of Scotland), Louis Spiers (Watsonians), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), AR Moodie (St Andrews Uni), Charles Stuart (West of Scotland), R.C. Stevenson (St Andrews Uni), JMB Scott (Edinburgh Acads.), GC Gowlland (London Scottish)

France: J Combe (S Francais), E Lesieur (S Francais), J Dedet (S Francais), M Burgun (RCF), C Vareilles (S Francais), C Martin (FC Lyon), A Theuriet (SCUF), M Boudreau (SCUF), J Cadenat (SCUF), A Hourdebaigt (S Bordelais), P Guillemin (RCF), R Lafitte (SCUF), M Communeau (S Francais) capt., A Masse (S Bordelais), P Mauriat (FC Lyon)


Wales vs. Scotland

England vs. Ireland

12 February 1910
England  Flag of England.svg00Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: T.D. Schofield (Wales)

England: WR Johnston (Bristol), FE Chapman (Westoe), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), LW Haywood (Cheltenham), Edgar Mobbs (Northampton), AD Stoop (Harlequins capt., DR Gent (Gloucester), HJS Morton (Blackheath), L Haigh (Manchester), WA Johns (Gloucester), DF Smith (Richmond), EL Chambers (Bedford), Harry Berry (Gloucester), LE Barrington-Ward (Edinburgh University), Charles Pillman (Blackheath)

Ireland: WP Hinton (Old Wesley), C Thompson (Belfast Collegians), AS Taylor (Queen's University), AR Foster (Queen's University), JP Quinn (Dublin University), RA Lloyd (Dublin University), HM Read (Dublin University), OJS Piper (Cork Constitution), JC Blackham (Queen's Co., Cork), George Hamlet (Old Wesley) capt., T Haplin (Garryowen), Tommy Smyth (Malone), WF Riordan (Cork Constitution), Bethel Solomons (Wanderers), G McIldowie (Malone)


Ireland vs. Scotland

26 February 1910
Ireland  Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg014Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Try: Dobson
Walter (2)
Stuart
Con: MacCallum
Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast
Referee: VH Cartwright (England)

Ireland: WP Hinton (Old Wesley), C Thompson (Belfast Collegians), AS Taylor (Queen's University), AR Foster (Queen's University), JP Quinn (Dublin University), RA Lloyd (Dublin University), HM Read (Dublin University), OJS Piper (Cork Constitution), JC Blackham (Queen's Co., Cork), George Hamlet (Old Wesley) capt., T Haplin (Garryowen), Tommy Smyth (Newport), H Moore (Queen's University), Bethel Solomons (Wanderers), G McIldowie (Malone)

Scotland: DG Schulze (London Scottish), DG Macpherson (The London H.), James Pearson (Watsonians), MW Walter (London Scottish), JD Dobson (Glasgow Academicals), G Cunningham (Oxford University) capt., AB Lindsay (The London H.), Cecil Abercrombie (US Portsmouth), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), JM Mackenzie (Edinburgh Uni.), R.C. Stevenson (St Andrews Uni), JMB Scott (Edinburgh Acads.), GC Gowlland (London Scottish), Charles Stuart (West of Scotland)


France vs. England

3 March 1910
France  Flag of France.svg311Flag of England.svg  England
Try: CommuneauTry: Hudson (2)
Berry
Con: Chapman
Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee: G Bowden (Scotland)

France: J Combe (S Francais), E Lesieur (S Francais), G Lane (RCF), M Bruneau (S Bordelais), C Vareilles (S Francais), J Dedet (S Francais), G Latterade (S Tarbes), R de Malmann (RCF), J Cadenat (SCUF), A Hourdebaigt (S Bordelais), P Guillemin (RCF), G Thevenot (SCUF), M Communeau (S Francais) capt., A Masse (S Bordelais), P Mauriat (FC Lyon)

England: CS Williams (Manchester), FE Chapman (Westoe), Alan Adams (The London H.), Edgar Mobbs (Northampton) capt., A Hudson (Gloucester), H Coverdale (Blackheath), Anthony Henniker-Gotley (Oxford University), Norman Wodehouse (US Portsmouth), WA Johns (Gloucester), Reginald Hands (Oxford University), ES Scorfield (Percy Park), Harry Berry (Gloucester), JAS Ritson (Northern) LE Barrington-Ward (Edinburgh University), Charles Pillman (Blackheath)


Ireland vs. Wales

12 March 1910
Ireland  Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg319Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg  Wales
Try: McIldowieTry: Williams (3)
Gibbs
Dyke
Drop: Bush
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: J Dallas (Scotland)

Ireland: WP Hinton (Old Wesley), C Thompson (Belfast Collegians) capt., AS Taylor (Queen's University), CT O'Callaghan (Carlow), RK Lyle (Dublin University), AN McClinton (NIFC), WS Smyth (Belfast Collegians), OJS Piper (Cork Constitution), FM McCormac (Wanderers), JC Blackham (Wanderers), T Haplin (Garryowen), Tommy Smyth (Newport), HG Wilson (Malone), Bethel Solomons (Wanderers), G McIldowie (Malone)

Wales: Jack Bancroft (Swansea), Billy Spiller (Cardiff), Reggie Gibbs (Cardiff) capt., Louis Dyke (Cardiff), Johnnie Williams (Cardiff), Percy Bush (Swansea), Tommy Vile (Newport), Harry Jarman (Newport), Ben Gronow (Bridgend), Ernie Jenkins (Newport), David John Thomas (Swansea), Jim Webb (Abertillery), Tom Evans (Llanelli), Ivor Morgan (Swansea), Joseph Pugsley (Cardiff)