1894 Home Nations Championship

International rugby union competition 1894 Home Nations Championship 6 January - 17 March 1894 ENGIRE 1783SCOWAL 1807 IRE 1783 1 IRE 1783 (1st title) 6 ENG Lockwood (12) SCO Boswell (2)ENG Lockwood (2)IRE 1783 Lytle (2) 1893 1893 Home Nations Championship 1895 1895 Home Nations Championship The 1894 Home Nations Championship was the 12th series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 6 January and 17 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Table main WDL Q 2 points IRE IRE 1783 ENG ENG SCO 2 SCO WAL 2 WAL 1807 3 0 0 15 5 1 0 2 29 16 1 0 2 6 12 1 0 2 10 27 #ccffcc A complete 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 and a goal from mark were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points. Matches England vs. Wales 6 January 1894 ENG 24–3 WAL 1807 Try: Bradshaw Morfitt Lockwood Taylor Con: Lockwoood (3) Taylor GM: Taylor Try: Parfitt Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead 7,000 James Aikman Smith (Scotland) England: J. F. Byrne (Moseley), Frederick Firth (Halifax), Charles Hooper (Middlesex Wands.), Samuel Morfitt (West Hartlepool), Richard Lockwood (Heckmondwike) capt., Ernest Taylor (Rockcliff), Cyril Wells (Harlequins), Buster Soane (Bath), John Hall (North Durham), John Toothill (Bradford), Harry Bradshaw (Bramley), Tom Broadley (Bingley), Harry Speed (Castleford), William Eldon Tucker (Cambridge U.), Alfred Allport (Blackheath) Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), William McCutcheon (Oldham), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Conway Rees (Llanelli), Percy Phillips (Newport), Fred Parfitt (Newport), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), David Daniel (Llanelli), Jim Hannan (Newport), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport) England vs. Ireland 3 February 1894 ENG 5–7 IRE 1783 Try: Lockwood Con: Taylor Try: John Lytle DG: Forrest Rectory Field, Blackheath W. M. Douglas (Wales) England: J. F. Byrne (Moseley), Frederick Firth (Halifax), Charles Hooper (Middlesex Wands.), Samuel Morfitt (West Hartlepool), Richard Lockwood (Heckmondwike) capt., Ernest Taylor (Rockcliff), Robert Wood (Liversedge RFC), Buster Soane (Bath), John Hall (North Durham), John Toothill (Bradford), Harry Bradshaw (Bramley), Tom Broadley (Bingley), Harry Speed (Castleford), William Eldon Tucker (Cambridge U.), Alfred Allport (Blackheath) Ireland: W Sparrow (Dublin U.), HG Wells (Bective Rangers), S Lee (NIFC), W Gardiner (NIFC), Lucius Gwynn (Dublin U.), WS Brown (Dublin U.), Benjamin Tuke (Bective Rangers), JN Lytle (NIFC), Edmund Forrest (Wanderers) capt., H Lindsay (Dublin U.), Thomas Crean (Wanderers), G Walmsley (Bective Rangers), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH Lytle (NIFC) Wales vs. Scotland 3 February 1894 WAL 1807 7–0 SCO Try: Fitzgerald Drop: Fitzgerald Rodney Parade, Newport 20,000 EB Holmes (England) Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), William Llewellyn Thomas (Newport), Tom Pearson (Oldham), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Dai Fitzgerald (Cardiff), Percy Phillips (Newport), Fred Parfitt (Newport), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), David Daniel (Llanelli), Jim Hannan (Newport), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Harry Day (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport) Scotland: J Rogerson (Kelvinside Acads.), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Gregor MacGregor (London Scottish) capt., James Gowans (Cambridge U.), Henry Gedge (London Scottish), JW Simpson (Royal HSFP), William Wotherspoon (West of Scotland), HF Menzies (West of Scotland), JB Wright (Watsonians), WMC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), A Dalgleish (Gala), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), WB Cownie (Watsonians), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish) Ireland vs. Scotland 24 February 1894 IRE 1783 5–0 SCO Try: Wells Con: John Lytle Lansdowne Road, Dublin HL Ashmore (England) Ireland: PJ Grant (Bective Rangers), HG Wells (Bective Rangers), S Lee (NIFC), W Gardiner (NIFC), Lucius Gwynn (Dublin U.), WS Brown (Dublin U.), Benjamin Tuke (Bective Rangers), JN Lytle (NIFC), EG Forrest (Wanderers) capt., H Lindsay (Dublin U.), Thomas Crean (Wanderers), ATW Bond (Derry), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH Lytle (NIFC) Scotland: AWC Cameron (Watsonians), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Gregor MacGregor (London Scottish), William Wotherspoon (West of Scotland), HTS Gedge (London Scottish), JW Simpson (Royal HSFP), WP Donaldson (Oxford U.), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), JD Boswell (West of Scotland) capt., AH Anderson (Glasgow Acads), A Dagleish (Gala), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), WB Cownie (Watsonians), GT Nielson (West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish) Scotland vs. England 17 March 1894 SCO 6–0 ENG Try: Boswell (2) Raeburn Place, Edinburgh W Wilkins (Wales) Scotland: Gregor MacGregor (London Scottish), James Gowans (Cambridge U.), Willie Neilson (Cambridge U.), GT Campbell (London Scottish), HTS Gedge (London Scottish), JW Simpson (Royal HSFP), William Wotherspoon (West of Scotland), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), JD Boswell (West of Scotland) capt., WMC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), HF Menzies (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), WB Cownie (Watsonians), WG Nielson (Merchiston Castle), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish) England: JF Byrne (Moseley), F Firth (Halifax), Charles Hooper (Middlesex Wands.), S Morfitt (West Hartlepool), Walter Jesse Jackson (Halifax), EW Taylor (Rockcliff) capt., Cyril Wells (Harlequins), F Soane (Bath), J Hall (North Durham), William Walton (Castleford), H Bradshaw (Bramley), T Broadley (Bingley), Harry Speed (Castleford), Albert Elliott (St. Thomas' Hosp.), Alfred Allport (Blackheath) Ireland vs. Wales 10 March 1894 IRE 1783 3–0 WAL 1807 Pen: John Lytle Ulster Cricket Ground, Belfast Robert Rainie (Scotland) Ireland: PJ Grant (Bective Rangers), R Dunlop (NIFC), S Lee (NIFC), W Gardiner (NIFC), Lucius Gwynn (Dublin U.), WS Brown (Dublin U.), Benjamin Tuke (Bective Rangers), JN Lytle (NIFC), JH Lytle (NIFC), EG Forrest (Wanderers) capt., H Lindsay (Dublin U.), Thomas Crean (Wanderers), ATW Bond (Derry), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers), CV Rooke (Dublin U.) Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), Tom Pearson (Oldham), Jack Elliott (Cardiff), Dai Fitzgerald (Cardiff), Ralph Sweet-Escott (Cardiff), Fred Parfitt (Newport), Frank Mills (Swansea), Fred Hutchinson (Neath), David Daniel (Llanelli), Jim Hannan (Newport), Frank Hill (Cardiff) capt., Harry Day (Newport), David Nicholl (Llanelli), Wallace Watts (Newport) External links http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm 6 Nations History rugbyfootballhistory.com 2008-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20071230175842/http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm 30 December 2007 live 1893-94 Category:1893–94 in British rugby union Category:1893–94 in English rugby union rugby union rugby union Category:January 1894 in the United Kingdom Category:February 1894 in the United Kingdom Category:March 1894 in the United Kingdom Category:1893–94 in Scottish rugby union