1893 Home Nations Championship
| 1893 Home Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 17 January 1893 - 11 March 1893 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland Scotland Wales |
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Wales (1st title) |
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| Triple Crown | Wales (1st title) |
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| Calcutta Cup | Scotland |
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| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Bancroft (9) |
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| Top try scorer(s) | Marshall (3) |
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The 1893 Home Nations Championship was the eleventh series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 17 January and 11 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In winning all three matches, Wales won the Championship for the first time and also took the Triple Crown.
Contents
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | Wales |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 6 |
| 2 | Scotland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 2 |
| 4 | Ireland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
Results
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.
The matches
Wales vs. England
| January 7, 1893 |
| Wales |
12 – 11 | England |
| Try: Gould (2) Biggs Con: Bancroft Pen: Bancroft |
Try: Marshall (3) Lohden Con: Stoddart |
| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 15,000 Referee: DS Morton (Scotland) |
Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), William McCutcheon (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Conway Rees (Llanelli), Percy Phillips (Newport), Fred Parfitt (Newport), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Harry Day (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport)
England: Edwin Field (Cambridge U.), Andrew Stoddart (Blackheath) capt., RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), Frederic Alderson (Hartlepool Rovers), Howard Marshall (Blackheath), FR de Winton (Blackheath), Frank Evershed (Blackheath), JH Greenwell (Rockcliff), Sammy Woods (Wellington), J Toothill (Bradford), H Bradshaw (Bramley), T Broadley (Bingley), Philip Maud (Blackheath), FC Lohden (Blackheath), William Bromet (Tadcaster)
Ireland vs. England
| February 4, 1893 |
| Ireland |
0 – 4 | England |
| Try: Bradshaw Taylor |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 6,000 Referee: AR Don-Wauchope (Scotland) |
Ireland S Gardiner (Belfast Albion), T Edwards (Limerick), S Lee (NIFC) capt., W Gardiner (NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Robert Johnston (Wanderers), TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), H Lindsay (Dublin U.), AK Wallis (Wanderers), MS Egan (Garryowen), R Stevenson (Dungannon), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers)
England: Edwin Field (Cambridge U.), RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), JW Dyson (Huddersfield), T Nicholson (Rockcliff), EW Taylor (Rockcliff), H Duckett (Bradford), Frank Evershed (Blackheath), JH Greenwell (Rockcliff), Sammy Woods (Wellington) capt., J Toothill (Bradford), H Bradshaw (Bramley), Alfred Allport (Blackheath), Philip Maud (Blackheath), William Yiend (Hartlepool Rovers), William Bromet (Tadcaster)
Scotland vs. Wales
| February 4, 1893 |
| Scotland |
0 – 9 | Wales |
| Try: Bert Gould Biggs McCutcheon Con: Bancroft |
| Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Referee: WH Humphreys (England) |
Scotland: AWC Cameron (Watsonians), DD Robertson (Cambridge U.), Gregor MacGregor (London Scottish), James Gowans (Cambridge U.), RC Greig (Glasgow Acads), William Wotherspoon (West of Scotland), HF Menzies (West of Scotland), Thomas Hendry (Clydsedale), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), WB Cownie (Watsonians), A Dalglish (Gala), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish) capt.
Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), William McCutcheon (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Bert Gould (Newport), Percy Phillips (Newport), Fred Parfitt (Newport), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Harry Day (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport)
Ireland vs. Scotland
| February 20, 1893 |
| Ireland |
0 – 0 | Scotland |
| Ballynafeigh, Belfast Referee: George Rowland Hill (England) |
Ireland S Gardiner (Belfast Albion), LH Gwynne (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC) capt., W Gardiner (NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), WS Brown (Dublin U.), B O'Brien (Derry), TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EG Forrest (Wanderers), H Lindsay (Dublin U.), H Forrest (Wanderers), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), R Stevenson (Dungannon), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers)
Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Gregor MacGregor (London Scottish), Willie Neilson (Cambridge U.), JW Simposn (Royal HSFP), WP Donaldson (Oxford U,), HF Menzies (West of Scotland), Thomas Hendry (Clydesdale), JM Bishop (Glasgow Acads), JD Boswell (West of Scotland) capt., D Fisher (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), WB Cownie (Watsonians), JE Orr (West of Scotland), JR Ford (Gala)
England vs. Scotland
| March 4, 1893 |
| England |
0 – 8 | Scotland |
| Drop: Boswell Campbell |
| Headingley Stadium, Leeds Referee: W Williams (Wales) |
England: William Grant Mitchell (Richmond), JW Dyson (Huddersfield), Andrew Stoddart (Blackheath) capt., FP Jones (New Brighton), Cyril Wells (Cambridge U.), H Duckett (Bradford), Frank Evershed (Blackheath), F Soane (Bath), JJ Robinson (Cambridge U.), J Toothill (Bradford), H Bradshaw (Bramley), T Broadley (Bingley), Launcelot Percival (Rugby), William Yiend (Hartlepool Rovers), William Bromet (Tadcaster)
Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Gregor MacGregor (London Scottish), Willie Neilson (Cambridge U.), JW Simpson (Royal HSFP), William Wotherspoon (West of Scotland), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), Thomas Hendry (Clydesdale), RS Davidson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland) capt., TM Scott (Melrose), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), WB Cownie (Watsonians), JE Orr (West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish)
Wales vs. Ireland
| March 11, 1893 |
| Wales |
2 – 0 | Ireland |
| Try: Bert Gould |
| Stradey Park, Llanelli Referee: WE Humphreys (England) |
Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), William McCutcheon (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Bert Gould (Newport), Percy Phillips (Newport), Fred Parfitt (Newport), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), David Samuel (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport)
Ireland W Sparrow (Dublin U.), RW Dunlop (NIFC), S Lee (NIFC) capt., W Gardiner (NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), WS Brown (Dublin U.), B O'Brien (Derry), TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EG Forrest (Wanderers), H Lindsay (Dublin U.), AK Wallis (Wanderers), RW Hamilton (Wanderers), R Stevenson (Dungannon), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), Andrew Clinch (Dublin U.)
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| Preceded by | Home Nations Championship 1893 |
Succeeded by 1894 Home Nations |
- Six Nations Championship
- 1893 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 1893 in Irish sport
- 1892–93 in English rugby union
- 1892–93 in Welsh rugby union
- 1892–93 in Scottish rugby union
- England national rugby union team
- Ireland national rugby union team
- Scotland national rugby union team
- Wales national rugby union team
