Home Nations Championship 1894

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Home Nations Championship 1894
Number of nations 4th
winner IrelandIreland Ireland (1st title)
Opening game January 6, 1894
Tournament end March 17, 1894
Games 6th
Points 60  (⌀: 10 per game)
Most of the points EnglandEngland Richard Lockwood (12)
Most attempts ScotlandScotlandBoswell Richard Lockwood Lytle (2 each)
EnglandEngland 
IrelandIreland
Home Nations Championship 1893
Home Nations Championship 1895

The 1894 edition of the Home Nations Championship tournament in rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) took place between January 6 and March 17. The tournament winner was Ireland for the first time , winning the Triple Crown by beating all other participants .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
IrelandIreland Ireland 3 3 0 0 15: 5 6th
EnglandEngland England 3 1 0 2 29:16 2
ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 1 0 2 6:12 2
Wales Wales 3 1 0 2 10:27 2

Results

date place encounter Result
6th January Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead England - Wales 24: 3
3 February Rectory Field, Blackheath England - Ireland 5: 7
3 February Rodney Parade , Newport Wales - Scotland 7-0
February 24th Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - Scotland 5-0
March 10th Ballynafeigh, Belfast Ireland - Wales 3-0
17. March Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Scotland - England 6-0

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