1908 Home Nations Championship
| 1908 Home Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 18 January 1908 - 21 March 1908 | ||
| Countries |
 England Ireland Scotland Wales
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |
Wales (5th title) |
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| Grand Slam |
Wales (1st Title) |
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| Triple Crown |
Wales (5th Title) |
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| Calcutta Cup |
Scotland
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| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
MacLeod (14) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Birkett (3) MacLeod (3) Williams (3) |
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The 1908 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-sixth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 18 January and 21 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Although not officially part of the tournament until 1910, matches were arranged with the French national team which were played during the Championship. During the 1908 Championship, two Home Nations faced France, England and Wales. As Wales beat all three Home Nation opponents and France, they not only took the Triple Crown but were the winners of the Championship's very first Grand Slam.
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 was worth four points, while a goal from mark and penalty goals were worth three points.
England: AE Wood (Gloucester), WN Lapage (United Services), JGG Birkett (Harlequins) capt., D Lambert (Harlequins), A Hudson (Gloucester), J Peters (Plymouth), RH Williamson (Oxford University), R Gilbert (Devonport Albion), F Boylen (Hartlepool Rovers), GD Roberts (Harlequins), CEL Hammond (Harlequins), LAN Slocock (Liverpool), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), H Havelock (Hartlepool Rovers), Robert Dibble (Bridgwater & Albion)
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