1892 Home Nations Championship

1892 Home Nations Championship
Date	3 January 1892 - 7 March 1892
Countries	England  Ireland  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	England (3rd title)
Triple Crown	England (3rd title)
Calcutta Cup	England
Matches played	6
Top point scorer(s)	Lockwood (9)
Top try scorer(s)	Evershed (2) Walsh, Ireland (2)
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The 1892 Home Nations Championship was the tenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 2 January and 5 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

England took the 1892 Championship and the Triple Crown, their fifth Championship and third Triple Crown. Furthermore the English team failed to concede a single point, the only time this has occurred during the Championship's history.

The points system was changed yet again, with a try being upgraded from one to two points, while a goal conversion was increased from two to three points.

Illustration of the clash between England and Scotland for the Calcutta Cup, 1892

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	England	3	3	0	0	29	0	+29	6
2	Scotland	3	2	0	1	9	7	+2	4
3	Ireland	3	1	0	2	9	9	0	2
4	Wales	3	0	0	3	2	33	−31	0

Results

2 January 1892

England	17–0	Wales

London

6 January 1892

England	7–0	Ireland

Manchester

6 February 1892

Wales	2–7	Scotland

Swansea

20 February 1892

Scotland	2–0	Ireland

Edinburgh

5 March 1892

Ireland	9–0	Wales

Dublin

6 March 1892

Scotland	0–5	England

Edinburgh

Scoring system

The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth two points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional three points. A dropped goal and a goal from mark were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points.

The matches

England vs. Wales

2 January 1892

England	17 – 0	Wales
Try: Alderson Evershed Hubbard Nicholl Con: Lockwood (2) Alderson

Rectory Field, Blackheath Attendance: 10,000 Referee: MC McEwan (Scotland)

England: WB Thomson (Blackheath), Frederic Alderson (Hartlepool Rovers) capt., RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), George Hubbard (Blackheath), C Emmott (Bradford), A Briggs (Bradford), Frank Evershed (Blackheath), Tom Kent (Salford), Alfred Allport (Blackheath), J Toothill (Bradford), J Pyke (St Helens Recs), W Nicholl (Brighouse Rangers), E Bullough (Wigan), William Yiend (Hartlepool Rovers), William Bromet (Tadcaster)

Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Tom Pearson (Cardiff), William McCutcheon (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Dickie Garrett (Penarth), Percy Phillips (Newport), George Rowles (Penarth), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Tom Graham (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Tom Deacon (Swansea), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Rowley Thomas (London Welsh), Wallace Watts (Newport)

Wales vs. Scotland

6 February 1892

Wales	2 – 7	Scotland
Try: Hannan		Try: Boswell Campbell Con: Boswell

St. Helen's, Swansea Attendance: 12,000 Referee: JR Hodgson (England)

Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Tom Pearson (Cardiff), William McCutcheon (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Conway Rees (Llanelli), Evan James (Swansea), David James (Swansea), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Tom Graham (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Tom Deacon (Swansea), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Percy Bennett (Cardiff Harlequins), Wallace Watts (Newport)

Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Paul Clauss (Oxford Uni.), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr (West of Scotland) capt., Darsie Anderson (London Scottish), Frederick Goodhue (London Scottish), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), A Dalgleish (Gala), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr (West of Scotland)

England vs. Ireland

6 February 1892

England	7 – 0	Ireland
Try: Evershed Percival Con: Woods

Whalley Range, Manchester Referee: JA Smith (Scotland)

England: S Houghton (Runcorn), James Holt Marsh (Swinton), RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), George Hubbard (Blackheath), EW Taylor (Rockcliff), A Briggs (Bradford), Frank Evershed (Blackheath), Tom Kent (Salford), Sammy Woods (Wellington) capt., J Toothill (Bradford), Launcelot Percival (Oxford Uni.), A Ashworth (Oldham), E Bullough (Wigan), William Yiend (Hartlepool Rovers), William Bromet (Tadcaster)

Ireland T Peel (Limerick), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC), W Gardiner (NIFC), Benjamin Tuke (Bective Rangers), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu (Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), AK Wallis (Wanderers), RE Smith (Lansdowne), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers)

Scotland vs. Ireland

20 February 1892

Scotland	2 – 0	Ireland
Try: Millar

Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Referee: HL Ashmore (England)

Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), JC Woodburn (Kelvinside Acads.), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr (West of Scotland) capt., William Wotherspoon (Cambridge U.), Frederick Goodhue (London Scottish), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), Nelson Henderson (London Scottish), WA McDonald (Glasgow Uni.), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr (West of Scotland)

Ireland T Peel (Limerick), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC), W Gardiner (NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu (Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), G Collopy (Bective Rangers), AK Wallis (Wanderers), Andrew Clinch (Dublin U.), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), EF Frazer (Bective Rangers)

Ireland vs. Wales

5 March 1892

Ireland	9 – 0	Wales
Try: Walsh (2) Davies Con: Roche

Lansdowne, Dublin Attendance: 5,000 Referee: EB Holmes (England)

Ireland T Peel (Limerick), T Edwards (Limerick), S Lee (NIFC), R Montgomery (NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu (Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), AK Wallis (Wanderers), J Roche (Wanderers), R Stevenson (Dungannon), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers)

Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), Frederick Nicholls (Cardiff Harlequins), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Bert Gould (Newport), Evan James (Swansea), David James (Swansea), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Harry Day (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Tom Deacon (Swansea), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Percy Bennett (Cardiff Harlequins), Wallace Watts (Newport)

Scotland vs. England

5 March 1892

Scotland	0 – 5	England
		Try: Bromet Con: Lockwood

Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Attendance: 15,000 Referee: RG Warren (Ireland)

Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Paul Robert Clauss (Oxford Uni.), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr (West of Scotland) capt., Darsie Anderson (London Scottish), Frederick Goodhue (London Scottish), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish), McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), WA McDonald (Glasgow Uni.), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr (West of Scotland)

England: T Coop (Leigh), Frederic Alderson (Hartlepool Rovers) capt., RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), JW Dyson (Huddersfield), H Varley (Liversedge), A Briggs (Bradford), Frank Evershed (Blackheath), Tom Kent (Salford), Sammy Woods (Wellington), J Toothill (Bradford), H Bradshaw (Bramley), W Nicholl (Brighouse Rangers), E Bullough (Wigan), William Yiend (Hartlepool Rovers), William Bromet (Tadcaster)

External links

• "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-19.