Home Nations Championship 1897
| Home Nations Championship 1897 | |
| Number of nations | 4th |
| winner | Tournament not finished |
| Opening game | January 9, 1897 |
| Tournament end | March 13, 1897 |
| Games | 4th |
| Points | 59 (⌀: 14.75 per game) |
| Most of the points |
 JF Byrne (12)
|
| Most attempts |
 Lawrence Bulger Gardiner (2 each)
|
| ← Home Nations Championship 1896 | |
| Home Nations Championship 1898 → | |
The 1897 edition of the Home Nations Championship tournament in rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) could not be finished. Wales was boycotted by the rest of the federations because Welsh team captain Arthur Joseph Gould had received financial compensation and this was viewed as illicit professionalism. Only Gould's resignation solved this problem.
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} Wales
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11: 0 | 2 |
|
Ireland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:17 | 2 |
 Scotland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:15 | 2 |
|
England
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:27 | 2 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 9th | Rodney Parade , Newport | Wales - England | 11: 0 |
| February 6th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - England | 13: 9 |
| 20. February | Powderhall, Edinburgh | Scotland - Ireland | 8: 3 |
| March 13th | Fallowfield Stadium , Manchester | England - Scotland | 12: 3 |