1894 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

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

England: J. F. Byrne, Frederick Firth, Charles Hooper, Samuel Morfitt, Richard Lockwood capt., Ernest Taylor, Cyril Wells, Buster Soane, John Hall, John Toothill, Harry Bradshaw, Tom Broadley, Harry Speed, William Eldon Tucker, Alfred Allport
Wales: Billy Bancroft, Norman Biggs, William McCutcheon, Arthur Gould capt., Conway Rees, Percy Phillips, Fred Parfitt, Frank Mills, Charles Nicholl, David Daniel, Jim Hannan, Frank Hill, Arthur Boucher, Tom Graham, Wallace Watts
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England vs. Ireland

England: J. F. Byrne, Frederick Firth, Charles Hooper, Samuel Morfitt, Richard Lockwood capt., Ernest Taylor, Robert Wood, Buster Soane, John Hall, John Toothill, Harry Bradshaw, Tom Broadley, Harry Speed, William Eldon Tucker, Alfred Allport
Ireland: W Sparrow, HG Wells, S Lee, W Gardiner, Lucius Gwynn, WS Brown, Benjamin Tuke, JN Lytle, Edmund Forrest capt., H Lindsay, Thomas Crean, G Walmsley, JH O'Conor, CV Rooke, JH Lytle
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Wales vs. Scotland

Wales: Billy Bancroft, William Llewellyn Thomas, Tom Pearson, Arthur Gould capt., Dai Fitzgerald, Percy Phillips, Fred Parfitt, Frank Mills, Charles Nicholl, David Daniel, Jim Hannan, Frank Hill, Harry Day, Tom Graham, Wallace Watts
Scotland: J Rogerson, GT Campbell, Gregor MacGregor capt., James Gowans, Henry Gedge, JW Simpson, William Wotherspoon, HF Menzies, JB Wright, WMC McEwan, A Dalgleish, WR Gibson, WB Cownie, GT Neilson, Robert MacMillan
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Ireland vs. Scotland

Ireland: PJ Grant, HG Wells, S Lee, W Gardiner, Lucius Gwynn, WS Brown, Benjamin Tuke, JN Lytle, EG Forrest capt., H Lindsay, Thomas Crean, ATW Bond, JH O'Conor, CV Rooke, JH Lytle
Scotland: AWC Cameron, GT Campbell, Gregor MacGregor, William Wotherspoon, HTS Gedge, JW Simpson, WP Donaldson, HTO Leggatt, JD Boswell capt., AH Anderson, A Dagleish, WR Gibson, WB Cownie, GT Nielson, Robert MacMillan
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Scotland vs. England

Scotland: Gregor MacGregor, James Gowans, Willie Neilson, GT Campbell, HTS Gedge, JW Simpson, William Wotherspoon, HTO Leggatt, JD Boswell capt., WMC McEwan, HF Menzies, WR Gibson, WB Cownie, WG Nielson, Robert MacMillan
England: JF Byrne, F Firth, Charles Hooper, S Morfitt, Walter Jesse Jackson, EW Taylor capt., Cyril Wells, F Soane, J Hall, William Walton, H Bradshaw, T Broadley, Harry Speed, Albert Elliott, Alfred Allport
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Ireland vs. Wales

Ireland: PJ Grant, R Dunlop, S Lee, W Gardiner, Lucius Gwynn, WS Brown, Benjamin Tuke, JN Lytle, JH Lytle, EG Forrest capt., H Lindsay, Thomas Crean, ATW Bond, JH O'Conor, CV Rooke
Wales: Billy Bancroft, Norman Biggs, Tom Pearson, Jack Elliott, Dai Fitzgerald, Ralph Sweet-Escott, Fred Parfitt, Frank Mills, Fred Hutchinson, David Daniel, Jim Hannan, Frank Hill capt., Harry Day, David Nicholl, Wallace Watts