1907 Home Nations Championship

International rugby union competition 1907 Home Nations Championship 12 January - 16 March 1907 ENGIRE 1783SCOWAL 1807 SCO 7 SCO (5th title) 6 WAL 1807 Williams (15) WAL 1807 Williams (5) 1906 1906 Home Nations Championship 1908 1908 Home Nations Championship The 1907 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 12 January and 16 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Although not officially part of the tournament until 1910, a match were arranged with the French national team which was played during the Championship against England. This was a repeat of England's first encounter with France which had been played during the 1905/06 season, but on this occasion hosting France on British soil for the first time in the national team's history. Table main WDL Q 2 points SCO SCO WAL WAL 1807 IRE IRE 1783 ENG ENG 3 0 0 29 9 2 0 1 54 6 1 0 2 20 53 0 0 3 12 47 #ccffcc A complete Results 1907-01-12 WAL 1807 22–0 ENG Swansea 1907-02-02 SCO 6–3 WAL 1807 Edinburgh 1907-02-09 IRE 1783 17–9 ENG Dublin 1907-02-23 SCO 15–3 IRE 1783 Edinburgh 1907-03-09 WAL 1807 29–0 IRE 1783 Cardiff 1907-03-16 ENG 3–8 SCO London Additional matches outside the Championship 1907-01-05 ENG 41–13 FRA London Scoring system 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 and penalty goals were worth three points. The matches Wales vs. England 12 January 1907 WAL 1807 22 – 0 ENG Try: Maddock (2) Williams (2) Gibbs BrownCon: Gibbs (2) St. Helen's, Swansea JI Gillespie (Scotland) Wales: Bailey Davies (Llanelli), Johnnie Williams (Cardiff), John Hart Evans (Pontypool), Rhys Gabe (Cardiff), Hopkin Maddock (London Welsh), Reggie Gibbs (Cardiff), Billy Trew (Swansea), Dicky Owen (Swansea) capt., James Watts (Llanelli), George Travers (Pill Harriers), Charlie Pritchard (Newport), John Alf Brown (Cardiff), Billy O'Neill (Cardiff), Tom Evans (Llanelli), William Dowell (Newport) England: John Jackett (Leicester), SF Coopper (Blackheath), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), HE Shewring (Bristol), FS Scott (Bristol), AD Stoop (Harlequins), RA Jago (Devonport Albion), CH Shaw (Moseley), Basil Hill (Blackheath) Capt., J Green (Skipton), TS Kelly (Exeter), LAN Slocock (Liverpool), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), WMB Nanson (Carlisle), John Hopley (Blackheath) Scotland vs. Wales 2 February 1907 SCO 6 – 3 WAL 1807 Try: PurvesMonteith Pen: Winfield Inverleith, Edinburgh J Lefevre (Ireland) Scotland: T Sloan (Glasgow Acads), MW Walter (London Scottish), DG McGregor (Pontypridd), KG MacLeod (Cambridge University), ABHL Purves (London Scottish), LL Greig (US Portsmouth) capt., ED Simson (London Scottish), IC Geddes (London Scottish), GA Sanderson (Royal HSFP), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), LM Speirs (Watsonians), WP Scott (West of Scotland), Bedell-Sivright (Edinburgh University), HG Monteith (Cambridge University) Wales: Bert Winfield (Cardiff), Johnnie Williams (Cardiff), John Hart Evans (Pontypool), Rhys Gabe (Cardiff), Hopkin Maddock (London Welsh), Reggie Gibbs (Cardiff), Dicky Owen (Swansea), Billy Trew (Swansea) capt., James Watts (Llanelli), George Travers (Pill Harriers), Charlie Pritchard (Newport), John Alf Brown (Cardiff), Jim Webb (Abertillery), Tom Evans (Llanelli), William Dowell (Newport) Ireland vs. England 9 February 1907 IRE 1783 17 – 9 ENG Try: Caddell (2) Tedford Thrift Con: Parke GM: Parke Try: ImrieSlocockPen: Pickering Lansdowne Road, Dublin John Tulloch (Scotland) Ireland: C Thompson (NIFC), TJ Greeves (NIFC), Basil Maclear (Monkstown), James Cecil Parke (Dublin University), HB Thrift (Dublin University), TTH Robinson (Wanderers), ED Caddell (Wanderers), RE Forbes (Malone), M White (Queens's College, Cork), W St J Coogan (Queens's College, Cork), A Tedford (Malone) capt., HG Wilson (Malone), James A. Sweeney (Blackrock College), JJ Coffey (Lansdowne), George Hamlet (Old Wesley) England: John Jackett (Leicester), HM Imrie (Durham City), AS Pickering (Harrogate), WC Wilson (Richmond), HE Shewring (Bristol), RA Jago (Devonport Albion), J Peters (Plymouth), CH Shaw (Moseley), SG Williams (Devonport Albion), J Green (Skipton) capt., TS Kelly (Exeter), LAN Slocock (Liverpool), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), G Leather (Liverpool), Jumbo Milton (Camborne School of Mines) Scotland vs. Ireland 23 February 1907 SCO 15 – 3 IRE 1783 Try: Sanderson Purves Frew Con: MacLeod Geddes (2) Pen: Parke Inverleith, Edinburgh AO Jones (England) Scotland: DG Schulze (London Scottish), MW Walter (London Scottish), DG McGregor (Pontypridd), KG MacLeod (Cambridge University), ABHL Purves (London Scottish), P Munro (London Scottish) capt., ED Simson (London Scottish), IC Geddes (London Scottish), GA Sanderson (Royal HSFP), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), LM Speirs (Watsonians), WP Scott (West of Scotland), Bedell-Sivright (Edinburgh University), HG Monteith (Cambridge University) Ireland: C Thompson (NIFC), TJ Greeves (NIFC), Basil Maclear (Monkstown), James Cecil Parke (Dublin University), HB Thrift (Dublin University), TTH Robinson (Wanderers), ED Caddell (Wanderers), CE Allen (Derry) capt., HS Sugars (Royal HSFP), W St J Coogan (Queens's College, Cork), A Tedford (Malone), HG Wilson (Malone), James A. Sweeney (Blackrock College), F Gardiner (NIFC), George Hamlet (Old Wesley) Wales vs. Ireland 9 March 1907 WAL 1807 29 – 0 IRE 1783 Try: Williams (3) Jones Gabe BushCon: Winfield (2)Drop: Bush Pen: Winfield Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff FW Marsh (England) Wales: Bert Winfield (Cardiff), Johnnie Williams (Cardiff), John Hart Evans (Pontypool), Rhys Gabe (Cardiff) capt., David Phillips Jones (Pontypool), Percy Bush (Cardiff), Dickie David (Cardiff), James Watts (Llanelli), George Travers (Pill Harriers), Charlie Pritchard (Newport), John Alf Brown (Cardiff), Billy O'Neill (Cardiff), Tom Evans (Llanelli), William Dowell (Newport), Arthur Harding (Swansea) Ireland: WP Hinton (Old Wesley), TJ Greeves (NIFC), Basil Maclear (Monkstown), James Cecil Parke (Dublin University), HB Thrift (Dublin University), TTH Robinson (Wanderers), FMW Harvey (Wanderers), CE Allen (Derry) capt., M White (Queens's College, Cork), HJ Knox (Lansdowne), A Tedford (Malone), HG Wilson (Malone), James A. Sweeney (Blackrock College), F Gardiner (NIFC), George Hamlet (Old Wesley) England vs. Scotland 16 March 1907 ENG 3 – 8 SCO Try: Peters Try: Purves Simson Con: Geddes Rectory Field, Blackheath TD Schofield (Wales) England: John Jackett (Leicester), AW Newton (Blackheath), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), WC Wilson (Richmond), HE Shewring (Bristol), SP Start (United Services), J Peters (Plymouth), CH Shaw (Moseley), GD Roberts (Harlequins), J Green (Skipton), TS Kelly (Exeter), LAN Slocock (Liverpool), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), EW Roberts (RNE College) capt., SG Williams (Devonport Albion) Scotland: DG Schulze (London Scottish), T Sloan (Glasgow Acads), DG McGregor (Pontypridd), KG MacLeod (Cambridge University), ABHL Purves (London Scottish), P Munro (London Scottish) capt., ED Simson (London Scottish), IC Geddes (London Scottish), GA Sanderson (Royal HSFP), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), LM Speirs (Watsonians), WP Scott (West of Scotland), Bedell-Sivright (Edinburgh University), JMB Scott (Edinburgh Acads.) French matches England vs. France 5 January 1907 ENG 41 – 13 FRA Try: Lambert (5) Birkett Nanson Shewring Slocock Con: Hill (5) Drop: Birkett Try: Muhr Communeau Con: Maclos (2) Pen: Maclos Athletic Ground, Richmond, Richmond, London 6,000 W Williams (England) England: H Lee (Blackheath), TB Batchelor (Oxford University), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), D Lambert (Harlequins), HE Shewring (Bristol), TG Wedge (St. Ives), AD Stoop (Harlequins), CH Shaw (Moseley), Basil Hill (Blackheath) capt., J Green (Skipton), TS Kelly (Exeter), LAN Slocock (Liverpool), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), WMB Nanson (Carlisle), John Hopley (Blackheath) France: H Issac (Racing Club de France), C Varseilles (Stade Français), P Maclos (Stade Français), H Martin (Stade Bordelais Universitaire), Gaston Lane (Racing Club de France), A Hubert (Association Sportive Français), A Lacassagne (Stade Bordelais Universitaire), A Verges (Stade Français), H Poirier (Universite de France), P Mauriat (Lyon), Marc Giacardy (Stade Bordelais Universitaire), AH Muhr (Racing Club de France), Marcel Communeau (Stade Français) capt., C Beaurin (Stade Français), J Dufourcq (Stade Bordelais Universitaire) External links http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm 6 Nations History rugbyfootballhistory.com 2008-03-07 Bibliography Godwin Terry The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983 1984 Willow Books London 0-00-218060-X Smith David Williams, Gareth Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union 1980 University of Wales Press Cardiff 0-7083-0766-3 1905-06 Category:1906–07 in British rugby union Category:1906–07 in English rugby union Category:1906–07 in Irish rugby union Category:1906–07 in Scottish rugby union Category:1906–07 in Welsh rugby union Home Nations Championship Home Nations Championship Home Nations Championship