1889 Home Nations Championship


The 1889 Home Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Three matches were played between 2 February and 2 March. It was contested by Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England was excluded from the Championship due to their refusal to join the IRB.
Scotland won the championship outright for the second time, excluding one shared title.

Table

Results

Scoring system

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.

The matches

Scotland vs. Wales

Scotland: HFT Chambers, WF Holms, HJ Stevenson, James Holt Marsh, CE Orr, CFP Fraser, W Auld, JD Boswell, A Duke, HT Ker, MC McEwan, WA McDonald, A Methuen, DS Morton capt., TB White
Wales: Hugh Hughes, Dickie Garrett, James Webb, Edward Bishop, Martyn Jordan, Charlie Thomas, Rosser Evans, Sydney Nicholls, Frank Hill capt., William Williams, David William Evans, Theo Harding, Jim Hannan, Rowley Thomas, William Bowen
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Ireland vs. Scotland

Ireland: LJ Holmes, RA Yates, TB Pedlow, DC Woods, J Stevenson, RG Warren capt., HW Andrews, TM Donovan, EG Forrest, JS Jameson, J Moffatt, LC Nash, CRR Stack, R Stevenson, FO Stoker
Scotland: HFT Chambers, WF Holms, HJ Stevenson, James Holt Marsh, CE Orr, Darsie Anderson, AI Aitken, JD Boswell, A Duke, TW Irvine, MC McEwan, JG McKendrick, A Methuen, DS Morton capt., JE Orr
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Wales vs. Ireland

Wales: Ned Roberts, Abel Davies, Arthur Gould capt., Tom Morgan, Norman Biggs, Charlie Thomas, Giotto Griffiths, William Bowen, D Morgan, Sydney Nicholls, David William Evans, Theo Harding, Jim Hannan, Rowley Thomas, Dan Griffiths
Ireland: LJ Holmes, RA Yates, RW Dunlop, TB Pedlow, RG Warren capt., AC McDonnell, Victor Le Fanu, JS Jameson, EG Forrest, J Cotton, J Waites, HW Andrews, JN Lytle, R Stevenson, HA Richey
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