Home Nations Championship 1896
Home Nations Championship 1896 | |
Number of nations | 4th |
winner | Ireland (2nd title) |
Opening game | 4th January 1896 |
Tournament end | March 14, 1896 |
Games | 6th |
Points | 68 (⌀: 11.33 per game) |
Most of the points | Arthur Gould (7) |
Most attempts |
Richard Cattell Ernest Fookes Samuel Morfitt (2 each)
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← Home Nations Championship 1895 | |
Home Nations Championship 1897 → |
The 1896 edition of the Home Nations Championship tournament in rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) took place between January 4 and March 14. Ireland was the tournament winner .
Closing table
country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
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Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18: 8 | 5 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11: 6 | 3 |
England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29:21 | 2 |
Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:33 | 2 |
Results
date | place | encounter | Result |
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January 4th | Rectory Field, Blackheath | England - Wales | 25: 0 |
January 25th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Scotland | 6-0 |
February 1st | Meanwood Road, Leeds | England - Ireland | 4:10 |
February 15th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - Scotland | 0-0 |
the 14th of March | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | Ireland - Wales | 8: 4 |
the 14th of March | Old Hampden Park , Glasgow | Scotland - England | 11: 0 |