1909 Home Nations Championship
| 1909 Home Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 16 January 1909 - 20 March 1909 | ||
| Countries |
 England Ireland Scotland Wales
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |
Wales (6th title) |
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| Grand Slam |
Wales (2nd title) |
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| Triple Crown |
Wales (6th title) |
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| Calcutta Cup |
Scotland
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| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Jack Bancroft (10) Alexander Palmer (10) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Phil Hopkins (2) Edgar Mobbs (2) Alexander Palmer (2) Billy Trew (2) |
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The 1909 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-seventh series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 16 January and 20 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 1909 Championship, three Home Nations faced France; England, Wales and Ireland. As they had done in the 1908 Championship, Wales beat all three Home Nation opponents and France, taking the Championship title, the Triple Crown and the 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.
Wales: Jack Bancroft (Swansea), Phil Hopkins (Swansea), Billy Trew (Swansea) capt., Johnnie Williams (Cardiff), Jack Jones (Newport), Dick Jones (Swansea), Dicky Owen (Swansea), Jake Blackmore (Abertillery), George Travers (Pill Harriers), George Hayward (Swansea), John Alf Brown (Cardiff), Billy O'Neill (Cardiff), Jim Webb (Abertillery), Tom Evans (Llanelli), Ivor Morgan (Swansea)
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