1887 Home Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 8 January - 12 March 1887 | ||
Countries |
England Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Scotland (1st title) | ||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Berry (4) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Lindsay (5) | ||
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The 1887 Home Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 8 January and 12 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Scotland won the championship outright for the first time, having shared the title with England in 1886; George Campbell Lindsay scored five tries against Wales, a record which still stands.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 5 |
2 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
3 | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a try, for a dropped goal or for a goal from mark. If a game was drawn, any unconverted tries were tallied to give a winner. If there was still no clear winner, the match was declared a draw.
January 8, 1887 |
Wales | nil – nil | England |
Cricket pitch adjacent to
Stradey Park,
Llanelli Stradey Park abandoned to frozen pitch Attendance: 8,000 [1] Referee: George Rowland Hill ( England) |
Wales: Harry Bowen ( Llanelli), Charles Taylor ( Blackheath), Arthur Gould ( Newport), Charlie Newman ( Newport) capt., Billy Douglas ( Cardiff), Jem Evans ( Cardiff), Albert Hybart ( Cardiff), Bob Gould ( Newport), Alexander Bland ( Cardiff), William Bowen ( Swansea), D Morgan ( Swansea), Edward Alexander ( Cambridge Uni.), Tom Clapp ( Newport), Willie Thomas ( Llandovery), Thomas William Lockwood ( Newport)
England: Samuel Roberts ( Swinton), Richard Lockwood ( Dewsbury), Rawson Robertshaw ( Bradford), John Le Fleming ( Blackheath), Alan Rotherham ( Richmond) capt., Fred Bonsor ( Bradford), Robert Seddon ( Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon ( Richmond), CR Cleveland ( Oxford Uni.), GL Jeffery ( Blackheath), Lawrie Hickson ( Bradford), JH Dewhurst ( Cambridge Uni.), Edgar Wilkinson ( Bradford), N Spurling ( Blackheath), HC Baker ( Clifton)
February 5, 1887 |
Ireland | 2G – nil | England |
Try: Montgomery Tillie Con: Rambaut (2) |
Lansdowne Road,
Dublin Attendance: 5,000 Referee: WD Phillips ( Wales) |
Ireland: Dolway Walkington ( NIFC), CR Tillie ( Dublin Uni.), DF Rambaut ( Dublin Uni.), R Montgomery ( Cambridge University), JH McLaughlin (Derry), RG Warren ( Lansdowne) capt., Victor Le Fanu ( Cambridge University), Thomas Lyle ( Dublin Uni.), EJ Walsh ( Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), J Macauley (Limerick), J Chambers ( Dublin Uni.), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill ( NIFC)
England: S Roberts ( Swinton), RE Lockwood ( Dewsbury), A St L Fagan ( United Hospitals), WN Bolton ( Blackheath), A Rotherham ( Richmond) capt., Mason Scott ( Cambridge Uni.), Robert Seddon ( Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon ( Richmond), CJB Marriott ( Blackheath), GL Jeffery ( Blackheath), JL Hickson ( Bradford), JH Dewhurst ( Cambridge Uni.), AT Kemble ( Liverpool), FE Pease ( Hartlepool Rovers), A Teggin ( Broughton Rangers)
February 19, 1887 |
Ireland | nil – 1G 2T 1GM | Scotland |
Try:
Maclagan McEwan Morton Con: Berry |
Ormeau,
Belfast Referee: George Rowland Hill ( England) |
Ireland: JM O'Sullivan (Cork), CR Tillie ( Dublin Uni.), DF Rambaut ( Dublin Uni.), R Montgomery ( Cambridge University), JH McLaughlin (Derry), RG Warren ( Lansdowne) capt., CM Moore ( Dublin Uni.), Thomas Lyle ( Dublin Uni.), EJ Walsh ( Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), J Macauley (Limerick), J Chambers ( Dublin Uni.), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill ( NIFC)
Scotland: WF Holmes ( London Scottish), Bill Maclagan ( London Scottish), DJ McFarlan ( London Scottish), AN Woodrow ( Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope ( Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr ( West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan ( West of Scotland), AT Clay ( Edinburgh Acads), J French ( Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine ( Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid ( Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker ( Glasgow Acads), DS Morton ( West of Scotland)
February 26, 1887 |
Scotland | 4G 8T – nil | Wales |
Try:
Lindsay (5) Don Wanchope Orr Reid MacMillan McEwan Maclagan Morton Con: Berry (2) Woodrow (2) |
Raeburn Place,
Edinburgh Referee: FI Currey ( England) |
Scotland: AWC Cameron ( Watsonians), Bill Maclagan ( London Scottish), GC Lindsay ( London Scottish), AN Woodrow ( Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope ( Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr ( West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan ( West of Scotland), AT Clay ( Edinburgh Acads), J French ( Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine ( Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid ( Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker ( Glasgow Acads), DS Morton ( West of Scotland)
Wales: Hugh Hughes ( Cardiff), David Gwynn ( Swansea), Arthur Gould ( Newport), George Bowen ( Swansea), Billy Douglas ( Cardiff), Jem Evans ( Cardiff), William Williams ( Cardiff), Bob Gould ( Newport) capt., Alexander Bland ( Cardiff), William Bowen ( Swansea), D Morgan ( Swansea), Evan Richards ( Swansea), Tom Clapp ( Newport), Willie Thomas ( Llandovery), Thomas William Lockwood ( Newport)
March 5, 1887 |
England | 1T – 1T | Scotland |
Try: Jeffery | Try: Morton |
Whalley Range,
Manchester Referee: Thomas Lyle ( Ireland) |
England: HB Tristram ( Richmond), RE Lockwood ( Dewsbury), R Robertshaw ( Bradford), WN Bolton ( Blackheath), A Rotherham ( Richmond) capt., F Bonsor ( Bradford), Robert Seddon ( Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon ( Richmond), CR Cleveland ( Oxford Uni.), GL Jeffery ( Blackheath), JL Hickson ( Bradford), JH Dewhurst ( Cambridge Uni.), E Wilkinson ( Bradford), HH Springman ( Liverpool), A Teggin ( Broughton Rangers)
Scotland: WF Holmes ( London Scottish), Bill Maclagan ( London Scottish), GC Lindsay ( London Scottish), AN Woodrow ( Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope ( Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr ( West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan ( West of Scotland), AT Clay ( Edinburgh Acads), J French ( Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine ( Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid ( Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker ( Glasgow Acads), DS Morton ( West of Scotland)
March 12, 1887 |
Wales | 1T 1DG – 3T | Ireland |
Try: Morgan Drop: Gould | Try: Montgomery (3) |
Birkenhead Park,
Birkenhead Referee: JA Gardener ( Scotland) |
Wales: Samuel Clark ( Neath), Charles Taylor ( Blackheath), Arthur Gould ( Newport), George Bowen ( Swansea), John Goulstone Lewis ( Llanelli), William Stadden ( Cardiff), William Williams ( Cardiff), Evan Roberts ( Llanelli), Alexander Bland ( Cardiff), William Bowen ( Swansea), D Morgan ( Swansea), Edward Alexander ( Cambridge Uni.), Tom Clapp ( Newport) capt., William Towers ( Swansea), Thomas William Lockwood ( Newport)
Ireland: Dolway Walkington ( NIFC), Maxwell Carpendale ( Monkstown), DF Rambaut ( Dublin Uni.), R Montgomery ( Cambridge University), PJ O'Connor ( Lansdowne), RG Warren ( Lansdowne) capt., Victor Le Fanu ( Cambridge University), T Taggart ( Dublin Uni.), EJ Walsh ( Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), W Davison (Belfast Academy), J Chambers ( Dublin Uni.), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill ( NIFC)
1887 Home Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 8 January - 12 March 1887 | ||
Countries |
England Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Scotland (1st title) | ||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Top point scorer(s) | Berry (4) | ||
Top try scorer(s) | Lindsay (5) | ||
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The 1887 Home Nations Championship was the fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 8 January and 12 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Scotland won the championship outright for the first time, having shared the title with England in 1886; George Campbell Lindsay scored five tries against Wales, a record which still stands.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 5 |
2 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
3 | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a try, for a dropped goal or for a goal from mark. If a game was drawn, any unconverted tries were tallied to give a winner. If there was still no clear winner, the match was declared a draw.
January 8, 1887 |
Wales | nil – nil | England |
Cricket pitch adjacent to
Stradey Park,
Llanelli Stradey Park abandoned to frozen pitch Attendance: 8,000 [1] Referee: George Rowland Hill ( England) |
Wales: Harry Bowen ( Llanelli), Charles Taylor ( Blackheath), Arthur Gould ( Newport), Charlie Newman ( Newport) capt., Billy Douglas ( Cardiff), Jem Evans ( Cardiff), Albert Hybart ( Cardiff), Bob Gould ( Newport), Alexander Bland ( Cardiff), William Bowen ( Swansea), D Morgan ( Swansea), Edward Alexander ( Cambridge Uni.), Tom Clapp ( Newport), Willie Thomas ( Llandovery), Thomas William Lockwood ( Newport)
England: Samuel Roberts ( Swinton), Richard Lockwood ( Dewsbury), Rawson Robertshaw ( Bradford), John Le Fleming ( Blackheath), Alan Rotherham ( Richmond) capt., Fred Bonsor ( Bradford), Robert Seddon ( Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon ( Richmond), CR Cleveland ( Oxford Uni.), GL Jeffery ( Blackheath), Lawrie Hickson ( Bradford), JH Dewhurst ( Cambridge Uni.), Edgar Wilkinson ( Bradford), N Spurling ( Blackheath), HC Baker ( Clifton)
February 5, 1887 |
Ireland | 2G – nil | England |
Try: Montgomery Tillie Con: Rambaut (2) |
Lansdowne Road,
Dublin Attendance: 5,000 Referee: WD Phillips ( Wales) |
Ireland: Dolway Walkington ( NIFC), CR Tillie ( Dublin Uni.), DF Rambaut ( Dublin Uni.), R Montgomery ( Cambridge University), JH McLaughlin (Derry), RG Warren ( Lansdowne) capt., Victor Le Fanu ( Cambridge University), Thomas Lyle ( Dublin Uni.), EJ Walsh ( Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), J Macauley (Limerick), J Chambers ( Dublin Uni.), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill ( NIFC)
England: S Roberts ( Swinton), RE Lockwood ( Dewsbury), A St L Fagan ( United Hospitals), WN Bolton ( Blackheath), A Rotherham ( Richmond) capt., Mason Scott ( Cambridge Uni.), Robert Seddon ( Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon ( Richmond), CJB Marriott ( Blackheath), GL Jeffery ( Blackheath), JL Hickson ( Bradford), JH Dewhurst ( Cambridge Uni.), AT Kemble ( Liverpool), FE Pease ( Hartlepool Rovers), A Teggin ( Broughton Rangers)
February 19, 1887 |
Ireland | nil – 1G 2T 1GM | Scotland |
Try:
Maclagan McEwan Morton Con: Berry |
Ormeau,
Belfast Referee: George Rowland Hill ( England) |
Ireland: JM O'Sullivan (Cork), CR Tillie ( Dublin Uni.), DF Rambaut ( Dublin Uni.), R Montgomery ( Cambridge University), JH McLaughlin (Derry), RG Warren ( Lansdowne) capt., CM Moore ( Dublin Uni.), Thomas Lyle ( Dublin Uni.), EJ Walsh ( Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), J Macauley (Limerick), J Chambers ( Dublin Uni.), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill ( NIFC)
Scotland: WF Holmes ( London Scottish), Bill Maclagan ( London Scottish), DJ McFarlan ( London Scottish), AN Woodrow ( Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope ( Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr ( West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan ( West of Scotland), AT Clay ( Edinburgh Acads), J French ( Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine ( Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid ( Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker ( Glasgow Acads), DS Morton ( West of Scotland)
February 26, 1887 |
Scotland | 4G 8T – nil | Wales |
Try:
Lindsay (5) Don Wanchope Orr Reid MacMillan McEwan Maclagan Morton Con: Berry (2) Woodrow (2) |
Raeburn Place,
Edinburgh Referee: FI Currey ( England) |
Scotland: AWC Cameron ( Watsonians), Bill Maclagan ( London Scottish), GC Lindsay ( London Scottish), AN Woodrow ( Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope ( Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr ( West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan ( West of Scotland), AT Clay ( Edinburgh Acads), J French ( Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine ( Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid ( Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker ( Glasgow Acads), DS Morton ( West of Scotland)
Wales: Hugh Hughes ( Cardiff), David Gwynn ( Swansea), Arthur Gould ( Newport), George Bowen ( Swansea), Billy Douglas ( Cardiff), Jem Evans ( Cardiff), William Williams ( Cardiff), Bob Gould ( Newport) capt., Alexander Bland ( Cardiff), William Bowen ( Swansea), D Morgan ( Swansea), Evan Richards ( Swansea), Tom Clapp ( Newport), Willie Thomas ( Llandovery), Thomas William Lockwood ( Newport)
March 5, 1887 |
England | 1T – 1T | Scotland |
Try: Jeffery | Try: Morton |
Whalley Range,
Manchester Referee: Thomas Lyle ( Ireland) |
England: HB Tristram ( Richmond), RE Lockwood ( Dewsbury), R Robertshaw ( Bradford), WN Bolton ( Blackheath), A Rotherham ( Richmond) capt., F Bonsor ( Bradford), Robert Seddon ( Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon ( Richmond), CR Cleveland ( Oxford Uni.), GL Jeffery ( Blackheath), JL Hickson ( Bradford), JH Dewhurst ( Cambridge Uni.), E Wilkinson ( Bradford), HH Springman ( Liverpool), A Teggin ( Broughton Rangers)
Scotland: WF Holmes ( London Scottish), Bill Maclagan ( London Scottish), GC Lindsay ( London Scottish), AN Woodrow ( Glasgow Acads), PH Don Wauchope ( Fettesian-Lorettonians), CE Orr ( West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan ( West of Scotland), AT Clay ( Edinburgh Acads), J French ( Glasgow Acads), TW Irvine ( Edinburgh Acads), WC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Edinburgh Wanderers), C Reid ( Edinburgh Acads) capt., HT Ker ( Glasgow Acads), DS Morton ( West of Scotland)
March 12, 1887 |
Wales | 1T 1DG – 3T | Ireland |
Try: Morgan Drop: Gould | Try: Montgomery (3) |
Birkenhead Park,
Birkenhead Referee: JA Gardener ( Scotland) |
Wales: Samuel Clark ( Neath), Charles Taylor ( Blackheath), Arthur Gould ( Newport), George Bowen ( Swansea), John Goulstone Lewis ( Llanelli), William Stadden ( Cardiff), William Williams ( Cardiff), Evan Roberts ( Llanelli), Alexander Bland ( Cardiff), William Bowen ( Swansea), D Morgan ( Swansea), Edward Alexander ( Cambridge Uni.), Tom Clapp ( Newport) capt., William Towers ( Swansea), Thomas William Lockwood ( Newport)
Ireland: Dolway Walkington ( NIFC), Maxwell Carpendale ( Monkstown), DF Rambaut ( Dublin Uni.), R Montgomery ( Cambridge University), PJ O'Connor ( Lansdowne), RG Warren ( Lansdowne) capt., Victor Le Fanu ( Cambridge University), T Taggart ( Dublin Uni.), EJ Walsh ( Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), W Davison (Belfast Academy), J Chambers ( Dublin Uni.), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill ( NIFC)