1900 Home Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 6 January 1900 - 17 March 1900 | ||
Countries |
England Ireland Scotland Wales |
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (2nd title) | ||
Triple Crown | Wales (2nd title) | ||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Top point scorer(s) |
Bancroft (7) Gordon Smith (7) |
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Top try scorer(s) |
Llewellyn (2) Robinson (2) |
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The 1900 Home Nations Championship was the eighteenth 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: Gamlin (Devonport Albion), SF Coopper (Blackheath), GW Gordon-Smith (Blackheath), AT Brettargh (Liverpool OB), Elliot Nicholson (Birkenhead Park), RHB Cattell (Moseley) capt., GH Marsden (Morley), James Baxter (Birkenhead Park), A Cockerham (Bradford Olicana), Wallace Jarman (Bristol), CT Scott (Cambridge Uni), FJ Bell (Northern), Robert William Bell (Cambridge Uni), S Reynolds (Richmond), W Cobby (Hull)