1894 Home Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 6 January 1894 - 17 March 1894 | ||
Countries |
England Ireland Scotland Wales |
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Ireland (1st title) | ||
Triple Crown | Ireland (1st title) | ||
Calcutta Cup | Scotland | ||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Lockwood (12) | ||
Top try scorer(s) |
Boswell (2) Lockwood (2) Lytle (2) |
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The 1894 Home Nations Championship was the twelfth 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.
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.
England: JF Byrne (Moseley), F Firth (Halifax), Charles Hooper (Middlesex Wands.), S Morfitt (West Hartlepool), R E Lockwood (Heckmondwike) capt., EW Taylor (Rockcliff), Cyril Wells (Harlequins), F Soane (Bath), J Hall (North Durham), J Toothill (Bradford), H Bradshaw (Bramley), T Broadley (Bingley), Harry Speed (Castleford), William Eldon Tucker (Cambridge U.), Alfred Allport (Blackheath)