1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches

The 1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches are a series of international friendlies held between the England, Ireland and Scotland national rugby union teams. Results 5 February 1877 ENG 2 – 0 IRE 1783 Kennington Oval, England 19 February 1877 IRE 1783 0 – 6 SCO Ormeau Cricket Ground, Ireland 5 March 1877 SCO 1 – 0 ENG Raeburn Place, Scotland Scoring system The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a try, for a dropped goal or for a goal from mark. If a game was drawn, any unconverted tries were tallied to give a winner. If there was still no clear winner, the match was declared a draw. Matches England vs. Ireland 5 February 1877 ENG 2G 2T – nil IRE 1783 Try: Hornby Hutchinson (2)AdamsCon: Stokes (2) Kennington Oval, London A. G. Guillemard ENG(England) England: LH Birkett (Clapham Rovers), L Stokes (Blackheath F.C.), A. N. Hornby (Preston), Reg Birkett (Clapham Rovers), WC Hutchinson (I.C.E. College), PLA Price (I.C.E. College), Edward Kewley (Liverpool) capt., FR Adams (Richmond), RH Fowler (Leeds), Murray Marshall (Blackheath F.C.), G Harrison (Hull), WH Hunt (Preston), Charles Touzel (Cambridge University), FH Lee (Oxford University), Edward Beadon Turner (St. George's Hospital) Ireland: RB Walkington (NIFC), R Galbraith (Dublin University) capt:, H Brown (Windsor), FW Kidd (Lansdowne), AM Whitestone (Dublin University), TG Gordon (NIFC), HW Jackson (Dublin University), HL Cox (Dublin University), W Finlay (NIFC), J Ireland (Windsor), WH Wilson (Dublin University), HG Edwards (Dublin University), HC Kelly (NIFC), T Brown (Windsor), WJ Hamilton (Dublin University) Ireland vs. Scotland 19 February 1877 IRE 1783 nil – 4G 2DG 2T SCO Try: MacKenzie (3) PocockIrvineReidCon: Cross (4)Drop: MacKenzie (2) Ormeau Cricket Ground, Ireland A Buchanan SCO(Scotland) Ireland: RGM Shaw, H Moore, RB Walkington, FW Kidd, J Heron, TG Gordon, J Correll, HL Cox, W Finlay, JA McDonald, WH Wilson capt:, HW Murray, HC Kelly, T Brown, WH Ash Scotland: HH Johnston (Edinburgh University RFC), Malcolm Cross, RC MacKenzie, EI Pocock (Edinburgh Wanderers), JR Hay-Gordon, Stewart Henry Smith, DH Watson, D Lang, Charles Villar, RW Irvine capt., AG Petrie, JHS Graham, Henry Melville Napier, J Reid, JE Junor Scotland vs. England 11 March 1877 SCO 1DG – nil ENG Drop: Cross Raeburn Place, Scotland W Cross SCO(Scotland) England: LH Birkett, L Stokes, A. N. Hornby, AW Pearson, WAD Evanson, PLA Price, Edward Kewley capt., HWT Garnett, R Todd, Murray Marshall, G Harrison (Hull), WH Hunt (Preston), Charles Touzel, CC Bryden, AF Law Scotland: JS Carrick, HH Johnston (Edinburgh Collegiate RFC), Malcolm Cross, RC MacKenzie, EI Pocock (Edinburgh Wanderers), JR Hay-Gordon, DH Watson, TJ Torrie, Charles Villar, RW Irvine capt., AG Petrie, JHS Graham, Henry Melville Napier, J Reid, JE Junor Bibliography Griffiths John The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records 1987 Phoenix House London 0-460-07003-7 References Category:History of rugby union matches between England and Scotland Category:History of rugby union matches between England and Ireland Category:History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Scotland Category:England national rugby union team matches Category:Scotland national rugby union team matches Category:Ireland national rugby union team matches Category:1876–77 in British rugby union Category:1877 in English sport Category:1877 in Scottish sport rugby union