Home Nations Championship 1893

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Home Nations Championship 1893
Number of nations 4th
winner Wales Wales (1st title)
Opening game January 7, 1893
Tournament end March 11, 1893
Games 6th
Points 46  (⌀: 7.67 per game)
Most of the points Wales 1807Wales Billy Bancroft (9)
Most attempts EnglandEngland Howard Marshall (3)
Home Nations Championship 1892
Home Nations Championship 1894

The 1893 edition of the Home Nations Championship tournament in rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) took place between January 7th and March 11th. Tournament winner was Wales for the first time .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
Wales Wales 3 3 0 0 23:11 6th
ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 1 1 1 8: 9 3
EnglandEngland England 3 1 0 2 15:20 2
IrelandIreland Ireland 3 0 1 2 0: 6 1

Results

date place encounter Result
January 7th Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - England 12:11
February 4th Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - England 0: 4
February 4th Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Scotland - Wales 0: 9
February 18 Ballynafeigh, Belfast Ireland - Scotland 0-0
4th of March Headingley Stadium , Leeds England - Scotland 0: 8
March 11 Stradey Park , Llanelli Wales - Ireland 2-0

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