Home Nations Championship 1899
| Home Nations Championship 1899 | |
| Number of nations | 4th |
| winner |
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| Opening game | January 7, 1899 |
| Tournament end | March 18, 1899 |
| Games | 6th |
| Points | 86 (⌀: 14.33 per game) |
| Most of the points |
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| Most attempts |
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| ← Home Nations Championship 1898 | |
| Home Nations Championship 1900 → | |
The 1899 edition of the Home International Championship in the sport of rugby union (later the Five Nations or Six Nations ) took place between January 7th and March 18th. The tournament winner was Ireland , which achieved the Triple Crown with victories against all other participants .
Closing table
| country | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Table points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18: 3 | 6th |
|
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29:19 | 4th |
|
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36:27 | 2 |
|
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:37 | 0 |
Results
| date | place | encounter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7th | St Helen's , Swansea | Wales - England | 26: 3 |
| February 4th | Lansdowne Road , Dublin | Ireland - England | 6-0 |
| February 18 | Inverleith , Edinburgh | Scotland - Ireland | 3: 9 |
| 4th of March | Inverleith, Edinburgh | Scotland - Wales | 21:10 |
| March 11 | Rectory Field, Blackheath | England - Scotland | 0: 5 |
| March 18th | Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff | Wales - Ireland | 0: 3 |