Home Nations Championship 1887
| Home Nations Championship 1887 | |
| Number of nations | 4th |
| winner |
 Scotland (1st title)
|
| Opening game | January 8, 1887 |
| Tournament end | March 12, 1887 |
| Games | 6th |
| Points | 43 (⌀: 7.17 per game) |
| Most of the points |
Berry (4)
|
| Most attempts |
George Campbell Lindsay (5)
|
| ← Home Nations Championship 1886 | |
| Home Nations Championship 1888 → | |
The 1887 edition of the Home Nations Championship tournament in rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) took place from January 8 to March 12. Tournament winner was Scotland .
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29: 1 | 5 |
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:23 | 3 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:12 | 2 |
 England
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1: 7 | 2 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 8th | Stradey Park , Llanelli | Wales - England | 0-0 |
| February 7th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - England | 6-0 |
| 19th of February | Ormeau, Belfast | Ireland - Scotland | 0: 8 |
| February 26th | Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | Scotland - Wales | 20: 0 |
| 5. March | Whalley Range, Manchester | England - Scotland | 1: 1 |
| March 12th | Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead | Wales - Ireland | 4: 3 |