1905 Home Nations Championship
| 1905 Home Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 14 January 1905 - 18 March 1905 | ||
| Countries |
 England Ireland Scotland Wales
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |
Wales (4th title) |
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| Triple Crown |
Wales (4th title) |
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| Calcutta Cup |
Scotland
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| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Llewellyn (9) Moffat (9) Morgan (9) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Llewellyn (3) Moffat (3) Morgan (3) |
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The 1905 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-third series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 14 January and 18 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Wales won the Championship and the Triple Crown for the fourth time. Nine months later the 1905 Wales team faced and beat the touring New Zealand team, in a match dubbed 'The Game of the Century'.
Wales: George Davies (Swansea), Teddy Morgan (London Welsh), Dan Rees (Swansea), Rhys Gabe (Llanelli), Willie Llewellyn (Newport) capt., Dicky Owen (Swansea), Dick Jones (Swansea), Jehoida Hodges (Newport), George Travers (Pill Harriers), Billy O'Neill (Cardiff), Arthur Harding (London Welsh), David Jones (Treherbert), Harry Vaughan Watkins (Llanelli), Will Joseph (Swansea), Charlie Pritchard (Newport)
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