Home Nations Championship 1885
| Home Nations Championship 1885 | |
| Number of nations | 4th |
| winner | Tournament not finished |
| Opening game | January 3, 1885 |
| Tournament end | February 21, 1885 |
| Games | 4th |
| Points | 15 (⌀: 3.75 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 Veitch Charles Taylor John Payne (1 each)
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| Most attempts |
Martyn Jordan Hawkridge (2 each)
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| ← Home Nations Championship 1884 | |
| Home Nations Championship 1886 → | |
The 1885 edition of the Home Nations Championship tournament in rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) could not be ended as planned because the associations had fallen out and no teams were fielded for the two remaining games.
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
England
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9: 5 | 4th |
|
Scotland
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
|
Wales
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4: 7 | 1 |
 Ireland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1: 3 | 0 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3rd | St Helen's , Swansea | Wales - England | 4: 7 |
| 10. January | Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow | Scotland - Wales | 0-0 |
| February 5th | Whalley Range, Manchester | England - Ireland | 2: 1 |
| 21st of February | Ormeau, Belfast | Ireland - Scotland | 0: 1 |