1895 Home Nations Championship

The 1895 Home Nations Championship was the thirteenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 5 January and 16 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1895 Home Nations Championship
Date5 January - 16 March 1895
Countries England
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Scotland (4th title)
Triple Crown Scotland (2nd title)
Calcutta Cup Scotland
Matches played6
Top point scorer(s) Bancroft (6)
GT Neilson (6)
1894 (Previous) (Next) 1896

Scotland won all their three matches to win the championship outright for the fourth time (excluding two other titles shared with England), and completed the Triple Crown for the second time.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Scotland 3300177+106
2 England 32012315+134
3 Wales 3102152272
4 Ireland 3003617110

Results

5 January 1895
Wales  614  England
26 January 1895
Scotland  54  Wales
2 February 1895
Ireland  36  England
2 March 1895
Scotland  60  Ireland
9 March 1895
England  36  Scotland
16 March 1895
Wales  53  Ireland

Scoring system

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.

The matches

Wales vs. England

5 January 1895
 Wales 6 14  England
Try: Elsey
Graham
Try: Carey
Leslie-Jones
Thomson
Woods
Con: Mitchell
St. Helen's, Swansea
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: James Aikman Smith (Scotland)

Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Tom Pearson (Cardiff), Owen Badger (Llanelli), Arthur Gould (Newport) (capt.), William Llewellyn Thomas (Newport), Selwyn Biggs (Cardiff), Ben Davies (Llanelli), Tom Graham (Newport), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Tom Jackson (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Frank Mills (Cardiff), William Elsey (Cardiff)

England H Ward (Bradford), John Fegan (Blackheath), FA Leslie-Jones (Oxford Uni), EM Baker (Oxford Uni), WB Thomson (Blackheath), RHB Cattell (Moseley), EW Taylor (Rockcliff), Sammy Woods (Blackheath) capt., FO Poole (Oxford Uni), William Bromet (Richmond), Frank Mitchell (Cambridge Uni), William Eldon Tucker (Cambridge Uni), C Thomas (Barnstable), GM Carey (Oxford Uni), HW Finlinson (Blackheath)


Scotland vs. Wales

26 January 1895
 Scotland 5 4  Wales
Try: Gowans
Con: HO Smith
GM: Bancroft
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Referee: EB Holmes (England)

Scotland: AR Smith (Oxford Uni), James Gowans (London Scottish), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Willie Neilson (London Scottish), Robin Welsh (Watsonians), JW Simpson (Royal HSFP), M Elliot (Hawick), WB Cownie (Watsonians), JH Dods (Edinburgh Acads), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP) capt., WMC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish), GT Nielson (West of Scotland), TM Scott (West of Scotland), HO Smith (West of Scotland)

Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Tom Pearson (Cardiff), Owen Badger (Llanelli), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Evan Lloyd (Llanelli), Selwyn Biggs (Cardiff), Fred Parfitt (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Ernie George (Pontypridd), Jim Hannan (Newport), Harry Packer (Newport), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Frank Mills (Cardiff), Tom Pook (Newport)


Ireland vs. England

2 February 1895
 Ireland 3 6  England
Try: Louis Magee Try: Fegan
Thomas
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: DG Findlay (Scotland)

Ireland G. R. Symes (Monkstown), W Gardiner (NIFC), S Lee (NIFC), TH Stevenson (Queen's Uni, Belfast), Joseph Magee (Bective Rangers), Louis Magee (Bective Rangers), Benjamin Tuke (Bective Rangers), TJ Johnstone (Queen's Uni, Belfast), H Lindsay (Armargh), AA Brunker (Landsdowne), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers) capt., HC McCoull (Belfast Albion), Thomas Crean (Wanderers), Andrew Clinch (Wanderers), CV Rooke (Monkstown)

England J. F. Byrne (Moseley), John Fegan (Blackheath), FA Leslie-Jones (Oxford Uni), EM Baker (Oxford Uni), WB Thomson (Blackheath), RHB Cattell (Moseley), EW Taylor (Rockcliff), Sammy Woods (Blackheath) capt., FO Poole (Oxford Uni), William Bromet (Richmond), Frank Mitchell (Cambridge Uni), William Eldon Tucker (Cambridge Uni), C Thomas (Barnstable), GM Carey (Oxford Uni), HW Finlinson (Blackheath)


Scotland vs. Ireland

2 March 1895
 Scotland 6 0  Ireland
Try: Welsh
Campbell
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Referee: HL Ashmore (England)

Scotland: AR Smith (Oxford Uni), James Gowans (London Scottish), GT Campbell (London Scottish), W Nielson (London Scottish), Robin Welsh (Watsonians), JW Simpson (Royal HSFP), Paul Robert Clauss (Birkenhead Park), WB Cownie (Watsonians), JH Dods (Edinburgh Acads), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), Thomas Hendry (Clydesdale), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish) capt., GT Nielson (West of Scotland), TM Scott (West of Scotland), JN Millar (West of Scotland)

Ireland J Fulton (NIFC), W Gardiner (NIFC), A Montgomery (NIFC), J O'Connor (Garryowen), Joseph Magee (Bective Rangers), Louis Magee (Bective Rangers), Benjamin Tuke (Bective Rangers), EH McIlwaine (NIFC), W O'Sullivan (Queen's C., Cork), WJN Davis (Edinburgh Uni.), MS Egan (Garryowen), HC McCoull (Belfast Albion), Thomas Crean (Wanderers), Andrew Clinch (Wanderers), CV Rooke (Monkstown) capt.


England vs. Scotland

9 March 1895
 England 3 6  Scotland
Pen: Byrne Try: GT Neilson
Pen: GT Neilson
Athletic Ground, Richmond
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: W Wilkins (Wales)

England J. F. Byrne (Moseley), John Fegan (Blackheath), TH Dobson (Bradford), EM Baker (Oxford Uni), WB Thomson (Blackheath), RHB Cattell (Moseley), EW Taylor (Rockcliff), Sammy Woods (Blackheath) capt., FO Poole (Oxford Uni), William Bromet (Richmond), Frank Mitchell (Cambridge Uni), William Eldon Tucker (Cambridge Uni), C Thomas (Barnstable), GM Carey (Oxford Uni), HW Finlinson (Blackheath)

Scotland: AR Smith (Oxford Uni), James Gowans (London Scottish), GT Campbell (London Scottish), W Nielson (London Scottish), Robin Welsh (Watsonians), JW Simpson (Royal HSFP), WP Donaldson (West of Scotland), WB Cownie (Watsonians), JH Dods (Edinburgh Acads), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), WMC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish) capt., GT Nielson (West of Scotland), TM Scott (West of Scotland), JN Millar (West of Scotland)


Wales vs. Ireland

16 March 1895
 Wales 5 3  Ireland
Try: Pearson
Con: Bancroft
Try: Crean
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: EB Holmes (England)

Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Tom Pearson (Cardiff), Owen Badger (Llanelli), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Thomas (Newport), David Morgan (Llanelli), Ralph Sweet-Escott (Cardiff), Albert Jenkin (Swansea), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Ernie George (Pontypridd), Jim Hannan (Newport), Harry Packer (Newport), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Frank Mills (Cardiff), Wallace Watts (Newport)

Ireland J Fulton (NIFC), W Gardiner (NIFC), S Lee (NIFC), AP Gwynn (Dublin Uni.), TH Stevenson (Queen's Uni, Belfast), Louis Magee (Bective Rangers), MG Delany (Bective Rangers), EH McIlwaine (NIFC), JH Lytle (Lansdowne), AA Brunker (Landsdowne), EG Forrest (Wanderers) capt., HC McCoull (Belfast Albion), Thomas Crean (Wanderers), Andrew Clinch (Wanderers), CV Rooke (Monkstown)

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Preceded by
1894 Home Nations
Home Nations Championship
1895
Succeeded by
1896 Home Nations
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