Home Nations Championship 1901

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Home Nations Championship 1901
Number of nations 4th
winner ScotlandScotland Scotland (5th title)
Opening game January 5, 1901
Tournament end March 16, 1901
Games 6th
Points 109  (⌀: 18.17 per game)
Most of the points ScotlandScotland Jimmy Gillespie (22)
Most attempts ScotlandScotland Jimmy Gillespie (4)
Home Nations Championship 1900
Home Nations Championship 1902

The 1901 edition of the Home International Championship tournament in rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) took place between January 5 and March 16. The tournament winner was Scotland , which achieved the Triple Crown with victories against all other participants .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 3 0 0 45:16 6th
Wales Wales 3 2 0 1 31:27 4th
IrelandIreland Ireland 3 1 0 2 24:25 2
EnglandEngland England 3 0 0 3 9:41 0

Results

date place encounter Result
January 5th Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - England 13: 0
February 9 Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - England 10: 6
February 9 Inverleith , Edinburgh Scotland - Wales 18: 8
February 23 Inverleith, Edinburgh Scotland - Ireland 9: 5
9th March Rectory Field, Blackheath England - Scotland 3:18
March 16 St Helen's , Swansea Wales - Ireland 10: 9

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