1900 Home Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 6 January - 17 March 1900 | ||
Countries |
England Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (2nd title) | ||
Triple Crown | Wales (2nd title) | ||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Top point scorer(s) |
Bancroft (7) Gordon Smith (7) | ||
Top try scorer(s) |
Llewellyn (2) Robinson (2) | ||
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The 1900 Home Nations Championship was the eighteenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 6 January and 17 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 6 |
2 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 3 |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 |
4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 1 |
The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth three points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional two points. A dropped goal and a goal from mark were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points.
6 January 1900 |
England | 3 – 13 | Wales |
Try: Nicholson | Try:
Hellings Trew Con: Bancroft (2) Pen: Bancroft |
Kingsholm,
Gloucester Referee: AJ Turnbull ( Scotland) |
England: Gamlin ( Devonport Albion), SF Coopper ( Blackheath), GW Gordon-Smith ( Blackheath), AT Brettargh (Liverpool OB), Elliot Nicholson ( Birkenhead Park), RHB Cattell ( Moseley) capt., GH Marsden ( Morley), James Baxter ( Birkenhead Park), A Cockerham (Bradford Olicana), Wallace Jarman ( Bristol), CT Scott ( Cambridge Uni), FJ Bell ( Northern), Robert William Bell ( Cambridge Uni), S Reynolds ( Richmond), W Cobby (Hull)
Wales: Billy Bancroft ( Swansea) capt., Llewellyn ( Llwynypia), Dan Rees ( Swansea), George Davies ( Swansea), Billy Trew ( Swansea), Lou Phillips ( Newport), Llewellyn Lloyd ( Newport), Bob Thomas ( Swansea), Jere Blake ( Cardiff), William Williams ( Pontymister), Fred Miller ( Mountain Ash), Alfred Brice ( Aberavon), Jehoida Hodges ( Newport), George Boots ( Newport), Dick Hellings ( Llwynypia)
27 January 1900 |
Wales | 12 – 3 | Scotland |
Try:
Llewellyn (2) Nicholls Williams | Try: Dykes |
St Helen's,
Swansea Referee: A Hartley ( England) |
Wales: Billy Bancroft ( Swansea) capt., Llewellyn ( Llwynypia), Gwyn Nicholls ( Cardiff), George Davies ( Swansea), Billy Trew ( Swansea), Lou Phillips ( Newport), Llewellyn Lloyd ( Newport), Bob Thomas ( Swansea), Jere Blake ( Cardiff), William Williams ( Pontymister), Fred Miller ( Mountain Ash), Alfred Brice ( Aberavon), Jehoida Hodges ( Newport), George Boots ( Newport), George Dobson ( Cardiff)
Scotland: H Rottenburg ( London Scottish), JE Crabbie ( Edinburgh Acads), WH Morrison ( Edinburgh Acads), Alec Boswell Timms ( Edinburgh Uni), T Scott ( Langholm), Jimmy Gillespie ( Edinburgh Acads), FH Fasson ( London Scottish), John Dykes ( London Scottish), GC Kerr (Edingburugh Wands), WMC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads) TM Scott ( Hawick), Mark Coxon Morrison (Royal HSFP) capt., FW Henderson ( London Scottish), WJ Thomson ( West of Scotland), David Bedell-Sivright ( Cambridge Uni)
3 February 1900 |
England | 15 – 4 | Ireland |
Try:
Robinson (2) Gordon-Smith Con: Alexander Drop: Gordon Smith | Drop: Allison |
Athletic Ground,
Richmond Referee: DG Findaly ( Scotland) |
England: Gamlin ( Devonport Albion), GC Robinson ( Percy Park), GW Gordon-Smith ( Blackheath), JT Taylor ( Castleford), Elliot Nicholson ( Birkenhead Park), JC Marquis ( Birkenhead Park), GH Marsden ( Morley), James Baxter( Birkenhead Park), JH Shooter ( Morley), John Daniell ( Cambridge Uni) capt., CT Scott ( Cambridge Uni), H Alexander ( Birkenhead Park), Robert William Bell ( Cambridge Uni), S Reynolds ( Richmond), Alexander Todd ( Blackheath)
Ireland: PE O'Brien-Butler ( Monkstown), Gerry Doran ( Lansdowne), C Reid ( NIFC), JB Allison ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), Edward Fitzhardinge Campbell ( Monkstown), Louis Magee ( Bective Rangers) capt., JH Ferris ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), F Gardiner ( NIFC), M Ryan (Rockwell College), Samuel Irwin ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), CE Allen (Derry), PC Nicholson ( Dublin U), Arthur Meares ( Dublin U), Jim Sealy ( Dublin U), JJ Coffey ( Lansdowne)
Ireland: Cecil Boyd ( Dublin U), Gerry Doran ( Lansdowne), BRW Doran ( Lansdowne), JB Allison ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), IG Davidson ( NIFC), Louis Magee ( Bective Rangers) capt., JH Ferris ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), F Gardiner ( NIFC), M Ryan (Rockwell College), HAS Irvine (?), CE Allen (Derry), PC Nicholson ( Dublin U), TJ Little ( Bective Rangers), Jim Sealy ( Dublin U), J Ryan ( Rockwell College)
Scotland: H Rottenburg ( London Scottish), WH Welsh ( Edinburgh Acads), AR Smith ( London Scottish), Alec Boswell Timms ( Edinburgh Uni), T Scott ( Langholm), RT Nielson ( West of Scotland), JT Mabon ( Jed-Forest), John Dykes ( London Scottish), GC Kerr (Edingburugh Wands), James Greenlees ( Cambridge Uni), TM Scott ( Hawick) capt., JA Campbell ( Cambridge Uni), FW Henderson ( London Scottish), WP Scott ( West of Scotland), R Scott ( Hawick)
Scotland: H Rottenburg ( London Scottish), WH Welsh ( Edinburgh Acads), AR Smith ( London Scottish), GT Campbell ( London Scottish), T Scott ( Langholm), RT Nielson ( West of Scotland), Jimmy Gillespie ( Edinburgh Acads), LHI Bell ( Edinburgh Acads), GC Kerr (Edinburgh Wands), WMC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads), A MacKinnon ( London Scottish), Mark Coxon Morrison (Royal HSFP) capt., HO Smith ( Watsonians), WP Scott ( West of Scotland), R Scott ( Hawick)
England: HT Gamlin ( Devonport Albion), GC Robinson ( Percy Park), GW Gordon-Smith ( Blackheath), WL Bunting ( Moseley), R Forrest ( Wellington), JC Marquis ( Birkenhead Park), GH Marsden ( Morley), James Baxter ( Birkenhead Park), JH Shooter ( Morley), John Daniell ( Cambridge Uni) capt., AFC Luxmoore ( Richmond), H Alexander ( Birkenhead Park), Robert William Bell ( Cambridge Uni), S Reynolds ( Richmond), Alexander Todd ( Blackheath)
17 March 1900 |
Ireland | 0 – 3 | Wales |
Try: Davies |
Balmoral Showgrounds,
Belfast Referee: AJ Turnbull ( Scotland) |
Ireland: J Fulton ( NIFC), EF Campbell ( Monkstown), BRW Doran ( Lansdowne), JB Allison ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), IG Davidson ( NIFC), Louis Magee ( Bective Rangers) capt., JH Ferris ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), Arthur Meares (Wanderers), M Ryan (Rockwell College), Samuel Irwin ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), CE Allen (Derry), PC Nicholson ( Dublin U), TJ Little ( Bective Rangers), Thomas Arnold Harvey ( Dublin U), J Ryan ( Rockwell College)
Wales: Billy Bancroft ( Swansea) capt., Llewellyn ( Llwynypia), Gwyn Nicholls ( Cardiff), George Davies ( Swansea), Billy Trew ( Swansea), Lou Phillips ( Newport), Selwyn Biggs ( Cardiff), Bob Thomas ( Swansea), Jere Blake ( Cardiff), William Williams ( Pontymister), Fred Miller ( Mountain Ash), Alfred Brice ( Aberavon), Jehoida Hodges ( Newport), George Boots ( Newport), Dick Hellings ( Penygraig)
1900 Home Nations Championship | |||
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Date | 6 January - 17 March 1900 | ||
Countries |
England Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Wales (2nd title) | ||
Triple Crown | Wales (2nd title) | ||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Top point scorer(s) |
Bancroft (7) Gordon Smith (7) | ||
Top try scorer(s) |
Llewellyn (2) Robinson (2) | ||
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The 1900 Home Nations Championship was the eighteenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 6 January and 17 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 6 |
2 | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 3 |
3 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 |
4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 1 |
The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth three points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional two points. A dropped goal and a goal from mark were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points.
6 January 1900 |
England | 3 – 13 | Wales |
Try: Nicholson | Try:
Hellings Trew Con: Bancroft (2) Pen: Bancroft |
Kingsholm,
Gloucester Referee: AJ Turnbull ( Scotland) |
England: Gamlin ( Devonport Albion), SF Coopper ( Blackheath), GW Gordon-Smith ( Blackheath), AT Brettargh (Liverpool OB), Elliot Nicholson ( Birkenhead Park), RHB Cattell ( Moseley) capt., GH Marsden ( Morley), James Baxter ( Birkenhead Park), A Cockerham (Bradford Olicana), Wallace Jarman ( Bristol), CT Scott ( Cambridge Uni), FJ Bell ( Northern), Robert William Bell ( Cambridge Uni), S Reynolds ( Richmond), W Cobby (Hull)
Wales: Billy Bancroft ( Swansea) capt., Llewellyn ( Llwynypia), Dan Rees ( Swansea), George Davies ( Swansea), Billy Trew ( Swansea), Lou Phillips ( Newport), Llewellyn Lloyd ( Newport), Bob Thomas ( Swansea), Jere Blake ( Cardiff), William Williams ( Pontymister), Fred Miller ( Mountain Ash), Alfred Brice ( Aberavon), Jehoida Hodges ( Newport), George Boots ( Newport), Dick Hellings ( Llwynypia)
27 January 1900 |
Wales | 12 – 3 | Scotland |
Try:
Llewellyn (2) Nicholls Williams | Try: Dykes |
St Helen's,
Swansea Referee: A Hartley ( England) |
Wales: Billy Bancroft ( Swansea) capt., Llewellyn ( Llwynypia), Gwyn Nicholls ( Cardiff), George Davies ( Swansea), Billy Trew ( Swansea), Lou Phillips ( Newport), Llewellyn Lloyd ( Newport), Bob Thomas ( Swansea), Jere Blake ( Cardiff), William Williams ( Pontymister), Fred Miller ( Mountain Ash), Alfred Brice ( Aberavon), Jehoida Hodges ( Newport), George Boots ( Newport), George Dobson ( Cardiff)
Scotland: H Rottenburg ( London Scottish), JE Crabbie ( Edinburgh Acads), WH Morrison ( Edinburgh Acads), Alec Boswell Timms ( Edinburgh Uni), T Scott ( Langholm), Jimmy Gillespie ( Edinburgh Acads), FH Fasson ( London Scottish), John Dykes ( London Scottish), GC Kerr (Edingburugh Wands), WMC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads) TM Scott ( Hawick), Mark Coxon Morrison (Royal HSFP) capt., FW Henderson ( London Scottish), WJ Thomson ( West of Scotland), David Bedell-Sivright ( Cambridge Uni)
3 February 1900 |
England | 15 – 4 | Ireland |
Try:
Robinson (2) Gordon-Smith Con: Alexander Drop: Gordon Smith | Drop: Allison |
Athletic Ground,
Richmond Referee: DG Findaly ( Scotland) |
England: Gamlin ( Devonport Albion), GC Robinson ( Percy Park), GW Gordon-Smith ( Blackheath), JT Taylor ( Castleford), Elliot Nicholson ( Birkenhead Park), JC Marquis ( Birkenhead Park), GH Marsden ( Morley), James Baxter( Birkenhead Park), JH Shooter ( Morley), John Daniell ( Cambridge Uni) capt., CT Scott ( Cambridge Uni), H Alexander ( Birkenhead Park), Robert William Bell ( Cambridge Uni), S Reynolds ( Richmond), Alexander Todd ( Blackheath)
Ireland: PE O'Brien-Butler ( Monkstown), Gerry Doran ( Lansdowne), C Reid ( NIFC), JB Allison ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), Edward Fitzhardinge Campbell ( Monkstown), Louis Magee ( Bective Rangers) capt., JH Ferris ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), F Gardiner ( NIFC), M Ryan (Rockwell College), Samuel Irwin ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), CE Allen (Derry), PC Nicholson ( Dublin U), Arthur Meares ( Dublin U), Jim Sealy ( Dublin U), JJ Coffey ( Lansdowne)
Ireland: Cecil Boyd ( Dublin U), Gerry Doran ( Lansdowne), BRW Doran ( Lansdowne), JB Allison ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), IG Davidson ( NIFC), Louis Magee ( Bective Rangers) capt., JH Ferris ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), F Gardiner ( NIFC), M Ryan (Rockwell College), HAS Irvine (?), CE Allen (Derry), PC Nicholson ( Dublin U), TJ Little ( Bective Rangers), Jim Sealy ( Dublin U), J Ryan ( Rockwell College)
Scotland: H Rottenburg ( London Scottish), WH Welsh ( Edinburgh Acads), AR Smith ( London Scottish), Alec Boswell Timms ( Edinburgh Uni), T Scott ( Langholm), RT Nielson ( West of Scotland), JT Mabon ( Jed-Forest), John Dykes ( London Scottish), GC Kerr (Edingburugh Wands), James Greenlees ( Cambridge Uni), TM Scott ( Hawick) capt., JA Campbell ( Cambridge Uni), FW Henderson ( London Scottish), WP Scott ( West of Scotland), R Scott ( Hawick)
Scotland: H Rottenburg ( London Scottish), WH Welsh ( Edinburgh Acads), AR Smith ( London Scottish), GT Campbell ( London Scottish), T Scott ( Langholm), RT Nielson ( West of Scotland), Jimmy Gillespie ( Edinburgh Acads), LHI Bell ( Edinburgh Acads), GC Kerr (Edinburgh Wands), WMC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads), A MacKinnon ( London Scottish), Mark Coxon Morrison (Royal HSFP) capt., HO Smith ( Watsonians), WP Scott ( West of Scotland), R Scott ( Hawick)
England: HT Gamlin ( Devonport Albion), GC Robinson ( Percy Park), GW Gordon-Smith ( Blackheath), WL Bunting ( Moseley), R Forrest ( Wellington), JC Marquis ( Birkenhead Park), GH Marsden ( Morley), James Baxter ( Birkenhead Park), JH Shooter ( Morley), John Daniell ( Cambridge Uni) capt., AFC Luxmoore ( Richmond), H Alexander ( Birkenhead Park), Robert William Bell ( Cambridge Uni), S Reynolds ( Richmond), Alexander Todd ( Blackheath)
17 March 1900 |
Ireland | 0 – 3 | Wales |
Try: Davies |
Balmoral Showgrounds,
Belfast Referee: AJ Turnbull ( Scotland) |
Ireland: J Fulton ( NIFC), EF Campbell ( Monkstown), BRW Doran ( Lansdowne), JB Allison ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), IG Davidson ( NIFC), Louis Magee ( Bective Rangers) capt., JH Ferris ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), Arthur Meares (Wanderers), M Ryan (Rockwell College), Samuel Irwin ( Queen's Uni, Belfast), CE Allen (Derry), PC Nicholson ( Dublin U), TJ Little ( Bective Rangers), Thomas Arnold Harvey ( Dublin U), J Ryan ( Rockwell College)
Wales: Billy Bancroft ( Swansea) capt., Llewellyn ( Llwynypia), Gwyn Nicholls ( Cardiff), George Davies ( Swansea), Billy Trew ( Swansea), Lou Phillips ( Newport), Selwyn Biggs ( Cardiff), Bob Thomas ( Swansea), Jere Blake ( Cardiff), William Williams ( Pontymister), Fred Miller ( Mountain Ash), Alfred Brice ( Aberavon), Jehoida Hodges ( Newport), George Boots ( Newport), Dick Hellings ( Penygraig)