Home Nations Championship 1895

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Home Nations Championship 1895
Number of nations 4th
winner ScotlandScotland Scotland (4th title)
Opening game January 5, 1895
Tournament end March 16, 1895
Games 6th
Points 61  (⌀: 10.17 per game)
Most of the points Wales 1807Wales Billy Bancroft GT Neilson (6 each)
ScotlandScotland
Home Nations Championship 1894
Home Nations Championship 1896

The 1895 edition of the Home Nations Championship tournament in rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) took place between January 5th and March 16th. The tournament winner was Scotland , which achieved the Triple Crown with victories against all other participants .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
ScotlandScotland Scotland 3 3 0 0 17: 7 6th
EnglandEngland England 3 2 0 1 23:15 4th
Wales Wales 3 1 0 2 15:22 2
IrelandIreland Ireland 3 0 0 3 6:17 0

Results

date place encounter Result
January 5th St Helen's , Swansea Wales - England 6:14
January 26th Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Scotland - Wales 5: 4
February 2nd Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - England 3: 6
2nd March Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Scotland - Ireland 6-0
9th March Athletic Ground, Richmond upon Thames England - Scotland 3: 6
March 16 Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - Ireland 5: 3

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