1896 Home Nations Championship

The 1896 Home Nations Championship was the fourteenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 4 January and 14 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1896 Home Nations Championship
Date4 January - 14 March 1896
Countries England
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (2nd title)
Calcutta Cup Scotland
Matches played6
Top point scorer(s) Gould (7)
Top try scorer(s) Cattell (2)
Fookes (2)
Morfitt (2)
1895 (Previous) (Next) 1897

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
1 Ireland 3210188+105
2 Scotland 3111116+53
3 England 31022921+82
3 Wales 31021033232

Results

4 January 1896
England  250  Wales
25 January 1896
Wales  60  Scotland
1 February 1896
England  410  Ireland
15 February 1896
Ireland  00  Scotland
14 March 1896
Ireland  84  Wales
14 March 1896
Scotland  110  England

The matches

England vs. Wales

4 January 1896
 England 25 0  Wales
Try: Cattell (2)
Fookes (2)
Morfitt (2)
Mitchell
Con: Taylor
Valentine

Wales vs. Scotland

25 January 1896
 Wales 6 0  Scotland
Try: Bowen
Gould
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: GH Barnett (England)

England vs. Ireland

1 February 1896
 England 4 10  Ireland
DG: Byrne Try: Sealy
Stevenson
Con: Bulger (2)
Meanwood Road, Leeds
Referee: Graham Findlay (Scotland)
England
J. F. Byrne (Moseley), S Morfitt (West Hartlepool), Ernest Fookes (Sowerby Bridge), EM Baker (Oxford Uni), James Valentine (Swinton), RHB Cattell (Moseley), EW Taylor (Rockcliff) capt., J Pinch (Lancaster), A Starks (Castleford), LF Giblin (Cambridge Uni), Frank Mitchell (Cambridge Uni), J Rhodes (Castleford), John William Ward (Castleford), GM Carey (Blackheath), William Bromet (Richmond)
Ireland
J Fulton (NIFC), W Gardiner (NIFC), S Lee (NIFC) capt., Lawrence Bulger (Dublin Uni.), TH Stevenson (Queen's Uni, Belfast), Louis Magee (Bective Rangers), GG Allen (Derry), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers), JH Lytle (Lansdowne), WG Byron (NIFC), H Lindsay (Wanderers), Jim Sealy (Dublin Uni.), Thomas Crean (Wanderers), Andrew Clinch (Wanderers), CV Rooke (Monkstown)

Ireland vs. Scotland

15 February 1896
 Ireland 0 0  Scotland
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: EB Holmes (England)
Ireland
GH McAllen (Dungannon), W Gardiner (NIFC), S Lee (NIFC) capt., Lawrence Bulger (Dublin Uni.), TH Stevenson (Queen's Uni, Belfast), Louis Magee (Bective Rangers), GG Allen (Derry), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers), JH Lytle (Lansdowne), WG Byron (NIFC), H Lindsay (Wanderers), Jim Sealy (Dublin Uni.), Thomas Crean (Wanderers), Andrew Clinch (Wanderers), CV Rooke (Monkstown)
Scotland
AR Smith (Oxford Uni), James Gowans (London Scottish), GT Campbell (London Scottish), CJN Fleming (Edinburgh Wanderers), W Neilson (London Scottish), JW Simpson (Royal HSFP), WP Donaldson (West of Scotland), Andrew Balfour (Watsonians), JH Dods (London Scottish), MC Morrison (Royal HSFP), WMC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), JH Couper (West of Scotland), GT Nielson (West of Scotland) capt., GO Turnbull (West of Scotland), HO Smith (Watsonians)

Ireland vs. Wales

14 March 1896
 Ireland 8 4  Wales
Try: Crean
Lytle
Con: Bulger
Drop: Gould
Ballynafeigh, Belfast
Referee: EB Holmes (England)

Scotland vs. England

14 March 1896
 Scotland 11 0  England
Try: Fleming
Gedge
Gowans
Con: Scott
Old Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: WM Douglas (Wales)
Scotland
Gregor MacGregor (London Scottish), James Gowans (London Scottish), GT Campbell (London Scottish), CJN Fleming (Edinburgh Wanderers), HTS Gedge (London Scottish), M Elliot (Hawick), WP Donaldson (West of Scotland), Andrew Balfour (Watsonians), JH Dods (London Scottish), MC Morrison (Royal HSFP), WMC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), TM Scott (Hawick), GT Nielson (West of Scotland) capt., GO Turnbull (West of Scotland), HO Smith (Watsonians)
England
RW Poole (Hartlepool Rovers), S Morfitt (West Hartlepool), Ernest Fookes (Sowerby Bridge), EM Baker (Oxford Uni), James Valentine (Swinton), RHB Cattell (Moseley), Cyril Wells (Harlequins), JH Baron (Bingley), E Knowles (Millom), Harry Speed (Castleford), Frank Mitchell (Blackheath) capt., J Rhodes (Castleford), John William Ward (Castleford), GE Hughes (Barrow), T Broadley (Bingley)
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Preceded by
1895 Home Nations
Home Nations Championship
1896
Succeeded by
1897 Home Nations
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