Home Nations Championship 1899
Home Nations Championship 1899 | |
Number of nations | 4th |
winner | Ireland (3rd title) |
Opening game | January 7, 1899 |
Tournament end | March 18, 1899 |
Games | 6th |
Points | 86 (⌀: 14.33 per game) |
Most of the points | Willie Llewellyn (15) |
Most attempts | Willie Llewellyn (5) |
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Home Nations Championship 1900 → |
The 1899 edition of the Home International Championship in the sport of rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) took place between January 7th and March 18th. The tournament winner was Ireland , which achieved the Triple Crown with victories against all other participants .
Closing table
country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18: 3 | 6th |
Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29:19 | 4th |
Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36:27 | 2 |
England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:37 | 0 |
Results
date | place | encounter | Result |
---|---|---|---|
January 7th | St Helen's , Swansea | Wales - England | 26: 3 |
February 4th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - England | 6-0 |
February 18 | Inverleith , Edinburgh | Scotland - Ireland | 3: 9 |
4th of March | Inverleith, Edinburgh | Scotland - Wales | 21:10 |
March 11 | Rectory Field, Blackheath | England - Scotland | 0: 5 |
March 18th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Ireland | 0: 3 |