1885 Home Nations Championship

Date

3 January 1885 - 21 February 1885

Countries

England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales

Tournament statistics

Champions

Not completed^[1]

Matches played

Top point scorer(s)

Veitch (1)
Taylor (1)
Payne (1)

Top try scorer(s)

Jordan (2)
Hawkridge (2)

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The 1885 Home Nations Championship was the third series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Four matches were played between 3 January and 21 February 1885. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Despite each team only playing two matches, England won the Championship for the third time in succession.

The 1885 Championship was notable for the disputes occurring between the Home Nation Unions which prevented a full tournament to be completed. England and Scotland refused to face each other due to the refereeing disagreement from their 1884 encounter, and Wales and Ireland also failed to meet due to union disputes.^[2] The 1885 Championship also experienced a rare replay, when the Ireland versus Scotland game at Ormeau was abandoned after bad weather stopped play. The replay was played in Scotland.^[2]

1 Table
2 Results
- 2.1 Not played
- 2.2 Scoring system
3 The matches
4 Bibliography
5 References
6 External links

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Table points
1	England	2	2	0	0	1	1	+0	4
2	Scotland	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3
3	Wales	2	0	1	1	1	1	+0	1
4	Ireland	2	0	0	2	0	1	−1	0

Results

3 January 1885	Wales	(1T) 1–1 (4T)	England	Swansea
				Swansea

10 January 1885	Scotland	0–0	Wales	Glasgow
				Glasgow

7 February 1885	England	(2T) 0–0 (1T)	Ireland	Manchester
				Manchester

7 March 1885	Ireland	0–1	Scotland	Belfast
				Belfast

Not played

Scotland v. England
Wales v. Ireland

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

Wales vs. England

3 January, 1885	Wales	1G, 1T – 1G, 4T	England	St. Helen's, Swansea Attendance: 5,000 Referee: CP Lewis (Wales)
	Try: Jordan (2) Con: Taylor		Try: Hawcridge Kindersley Ryalls Teggin Wade Con: Payne

Wales: Arthur Gould (Newport), Frank Hancock (Cardiff), Martyn Jordan (Newport), Charles Taylor (Ruabon), Charlie Newman (Newport) capt., William Gwynn (Swansea), Ernest Rowland (Lampeter), John Sidney Smith (Cardiff), Evan Richards (Swansea), Tom Clapp (Newport), Bob Gould (Newport), Horace Lyne (Newport), Thomas Baker Jones (Newport), Samuel Goldsworthy (Swansea), Lewis Thomas (Cardiff)

England: HB Tristram (Oxford University), CG Wade (Oxford University), Andrew Stoddart (Blackheath), JJ Hawcridge (Bradford), A Rotherham (Oxford University), JH Payne (Broughton), F. Moss (Broughton), G Harrison (Hull), AT Kemble (Liverpool), RS Kindersley (Oxford University), HJ Ryalls (New Brighton), ED Court (Blackheath), RSF Henderson (Blackheath), A Teggin (Broughton), ET Gurdon (Richmond) capt.

Scotland vs. Wales

10 January, 1885	Scotland	nil – nil	Wales	Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow Attendance: 2,000 Referee: G Rowland Hill (England)

Scotland Pat Harrower (London Scottish), Bill Maclagan (London Scottish) capt., AE Stephen (West of Scotland), G Maitland (Edinburgh Inst FP), Andrew Ramsay Don-Wauchope (Fettesian-Lorettonians), AGG Asher (Fettesian-Lorettonians), T Ainslie (Edinburgh Inst FP), GH Robb (Glasgow Acads), J Jamieson (West of Scotland), R Maitland (Edinburgh Inst FP), WA Peterkin (Edinburgh University), C Reid (Edinburgh Acads), CW Berry (Fettesian-Lorettonians), J Tod (Watsonians), JG Mitchell (West of Scotland)

Wales: Arthur Gould (Newport), Frank Hancock (Cardiff), Martyn Jordan (Newport), Charles Taylor (Ruabon), Charlie Newman (Newport) capt., William Gwynn (Swansea), Willie Thomas (Llandovery College), Edward Perkins Alexander (Brecon), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Tom Clapp (Newport), Bob Gould (Newport), D Morgan (Swansea), Thomas Baker Jones (Newport), Samuel Goldsworthy (Swansea), Lewis Thomas (Cardiff)

England vs. Ireland

7 February, 1885	England	2T – 1T	Ireland	Whalley Range, Manchester Attendance: 6,000 Referee: HS Lyne (Wales)
	Try: Bolton Hawcridge		Try: Greene

England: CH Sample (Cambridge University), WN Bolton (Blackheath), Andrew Stoddart (Blackheath), JJ Hawcridge (Bradford), A Rotherham (Oxford University), JH Payne (Broughton), F. Moss (Broughton), G Harrison (Hull), AT Kemble (Liverpool), Charles Gurdon (Richmond), HJ Ryalls (New Brighton), CH Horley (Swinton), CS Wooldridge (Blackheath), GT Thomson (Halifax), ET Gurdon (Richmond) capt.

Ireland: GH Wheeler (Queen's College, Belfast), EH Greene (Dublin Uni.), JP Ross (Lansdowne), RG Warren (Lansdowne), RE McLean (NIFC), EC Crawford (Dublin Uni.), THM Hobbs (Dublin Uni.), Thomas Lyle (Dublin Uni.), FW Moore (Wanderers), T Shanahan (Lansdowne), RM Bradshaw (Wanderers), TC Allen (NIFC), HJ Neill (NIFC), RW Hughes (NIFC), WG Rutherford (Lansdowne) capt.

Scotland vs. Ireland

7 March, 1885	Scotland	1G, 2T – nil	Ireland	Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Attendance: 8,000 Referee: HC Kelly (Ireland)
	Try: Reid Peterkin Don-Wauchope Con: Veitch

Scotland JP Veitch (Royal HSFP), Bill Maclagan (London Scottish) capt., HL Evans (Edinburgh Uni.), G Maitland (Edinburgh Inst FP), Andrew Ramsay Don-Wauchope (Fettesian-Lorettonians), PH Don Wauchope (Fettesian-Lorettonians), T Ainslie (Edinburgh Inst FP), JB Brown (Glasgow Acads), J Jamieson (West of Scotland), TW Irvine (Edinburgh Acads), WA Peterkin (Edinburgh University), C Reid (Edinburgh Acads), John Guthrie Tait (Cambridge University), J Tod (Watsonians), JG Mitchell (West of Scotland)

Ireland: JWR Morrow (Queen's College, Belfast), EH Greene (Dublin Uni.), JP Ross (Lansdowne), RG Warren (Lansdowne), DJ Ross (Belfast Acads), DV Hunter (Dublin Uni.), J Thompson (Queen's College, Belfast), Thomas Lyle (Dublin Uni.), FW Moore (Wanderers), T Shanahan (Lansdowne), RM Bradshaw (Wanderers), AJ Forrest (Wanderers) capt., HJ Neill (NIFC), J Johnston (Belfast Acads), W Hogg (Dublin Uni.)

Preceded by 1884 Home Nations	Home Nations Championship 1885	Succeeded by 1886 Home Nations

Bibliography

Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.

References

^ Six Nations roll of honour
^ ^a ^b Godwin (1984), pg 9.

External links

"6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-28.

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