Home Nations Championship 1892

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Home Nations Championship 1892
Number of nations 4th
winner EnglandEngland England (3rd title)
Opening game February 2, 1892
Tournament end March 5, 1892
Games 6th
Points 49  (⌀: 8.17 per game)
Most of the points EnglandEngland Richard Lockwood (9)
Most attempts EnglandEngland Frank Evershed Walsh (2 each)
IrelandIreland
Home Nations Championship 1891
Home Nations Championship 1893

The 1892 edition of the Home Nations Championship in rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) took place between February 2 and March 5. The tournament winner was England , which won the Triple Crown with victories against all other participants .

Game scene from the match between Scotland and England on March 5, 1892

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
EnglandEngland England 3 3 0 0 29: 0 6th
ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 2 0 1 9: 7 4th
IrelandIreland Ireland 3 1 0 2 9: 9 2
Wales Wales 3 0 0 3 2:33 0

Results

date place encounter Result
February 2nd Rectory Field, Blackheath England - Wales 17: 0
February 6th Whalley Range, Manchester England - Ireland 7-0
February 6th St Helen's , Swansea Wales - Scotland 2: 7
20. February Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Scotland - Ireland 2-0
5. March Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - Wales 9-0
5. March Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Scotland - England 0: 5

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