Home Nations Championship 1893
Home Nations Championship 1893 | |
Number of nations | 4th |
winner | 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 | Billy Bancroft (9) |
Most attempts | Howard Marshall (3) |
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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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:11 | 6th |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8: 9 | 3 |
England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:20 | 2 |
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 |