Home Nations Championship 1895
Home Nations Championship 1895 | |
Number of nations | 4th |
winner | 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 |
Billy Bancroft GT Neilson (6 each)
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← 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 |
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Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17: 7 | 6th |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23:15 | 4th |
Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:22 | 2 |
Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6:17 | 0 |
Results
date | place | encounter | Result |
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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 |