Home Nations Championship 1883
| Home Nations Championship 1883 | |
| Number of nations | 4th |
| winner |
 England (1st title)
|
| Opening game | December 16, 1882 |
| Tournament end | March 3, 1883 |
| Games | 5 |
| Points | 36 (⌀: 7.2 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Bill Maclagan (4)
|
| Most attempts |
Charles Wade (4)
|
| Home Nations Championship 1884 → | |
The Home Nations Championship of 1883 was the first edition of the rugby union tournament from which the Five Nations and Six Nations later developed. The winner of the tournament was England , which achieved the Triple Crown with wins against all other participants . The game Ireland - Wales did not take place.
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18: 2 | 6th |
|
Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14: 5 | 4th |
 Ireland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:10 | 0 |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:19 | 0 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 16 | St Helen's , Swansea | Wales - England | 0:10 |
| January 8th | Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | Scotland - Wales | 9: 3 |
| February 5th | Whalley Range, Manchester | England - Ireland | 6: 1 |
| February 17th | Ormeau, Belfast | Ireland - Scotland | 0: 4 |
| 3 March | Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | Scotland - England | 1: 2 |
Web links
- Official Six Nations website (English, French or Italian)