| 1893 Home Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 17 January 1893 - 11 March 1893 | ||
| Countries | England Ireland Scotland Wales |
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Wales (1st title) | ||
| Triple Crown | Wales | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Top point scorer(s) | Bancroft (9) | ||
| Top try scorer(s) | Marshall (3) | ||
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The 1893 Home Nations Championship was the eleventh series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 17 January and 11 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In winning all three matches, Wales not only won the Championship for the first time but also took the Triple Crown.
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| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 6 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 2 |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
| 7 January 1893 |
Wales | 12–11 | England | Cardiff |
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| 4 February 1893 |
Ireland | 0–4 | England | Dublin |
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| 4 February 1893 |
Scotland | 0–9 | Wales | Edinburgh |
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| 18 February 1893 |
Ireland | 0–0 | Scotland | Belfast |
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| 4 March 1893 |
England | 0–8 | Scotland | Leeds |
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| 11 March 1893 |
Wales | 2–0 | Ireland | Llanelli |
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The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth two points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional three points. A dropped goal and a goal from mark were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points.
| January 7, 1893 |
Wales | 12 – 11 | England | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 15,000 Referee: DS Morton (Scotland) |
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| Try: Gould (2) Biggs Con: Bancroft Pen: Bancroft |
Try: Marshall (3) [Frederick Lohden |
Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), William McCutcheon (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Conway Rees (Llanelli), Percy Phillips (Newport), Fred Parfitt (Newport), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Harry Day (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport)
England: Edwin Field (Cambridge U.), Andrew Stoddart (Blackheath) capt., RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), Frederic Alderson (Hartlepool Rovers), Howard Marshall (Blackheath), FR de Winton (Blackheath), Frank Evershed (Blackheath), JH Greenwell (Rockcliff), Sammy Woods (Wellington), J Toothill (Bradford), H Bradshaw (Bramley), T Broadley (Bingley), Philip Maud (Blackheath), FC Lohden (Blackheath), William Bromet (Tadcaster)
| February 4, 1893 |
Ireland | 0 – 4 | England | Lansdowne Road, Dublin Attendance: 6,000 Referee: AR Don-Wauchope (Scotland) |
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| Try: Bradshaw Taylor |
Ireland S Gardiner (Belfast Albion), T Edwards (Limerick), S Lee (NIFC) capt., W Gardiner (NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Robert Johnston (Wanderers), TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), H Lindsay (Dublin U.), AK Wallis (Wanderers), MS Egan (Garryowen), R Stevenson (Dungannon), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers)
England: Edwin Field (Cambridge U.), RE Lockwood (Heckmondwike), JW Dyson (Huddersfield), T Nicholson (Rockcliff), EW Taylor (Rockcliff), H Duckett (Bradford), Frank Evershed (Blackheath), JH Greenwell (Rockcliff), Sammy Woods (Wellington) capt., J Toothill (Bradford), H Bradshaw (Bramley), Alfred Allport (Blackheath), Philip Maud (Blackheath), William Yiend (Hartlepool Rovers), William Bromet (Tadcaster)
| February 4, 1893 |
Scotland | 0 – 9 | Wales | Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Referee: WH Humphreys (England) |
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| Try: Bert Gould Biggs McCutcheon Con: Bancroft |
Scotland: AWC Cameron (Watsonians), DD Robertson (Cambridge U.), Gregor MacGregor (London Scottish), James Gowans (Cambridge U.), RC Greig (Glasgow Acads), William Wotherspoon (West of Scotland), HF Menzies (West of Scotland), TL Hendry (Clydsedale), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), WB Cownie (Watsonians), A Dalglish (Gala), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish) capt.
Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), William McCutcheon (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Bert Gould (Newport), Percy Phillips (Newport), Fred Parfitt (Newport), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), Harry Day (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport)
| February 20, 1893 |
Ireland | 0 – 0 | Scotland | Ballynafeigh, Belfast Referee: G Rowland Hill (England) |
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Ireland S Gardiner (Belfast Albion), LH Gwynne (Dublin U.), S Lee (NIFC) capt., W Gardiner (NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), WS Brown (Dublin U.), B O'Brien (Derry), TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EG Forrest (Wanderers), H Lindsay (Dublin U.), H Forrest (Wanderers), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), R Stevenson (Dungannon), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers)
Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Gregor MacGregor (London Scottish), Willie Neilson (Cambridge U.), JW Simposn (Royal HSFP), WP Donaldson (Oxford U,), HF Menzies (West of Scotland), TL Hendry (Clydsedale), JM Bishop (Glasgow Acads), JD Boswell (West of Scotland) capt., D Fisher (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), WB Cownie (Watsonians), JE Orr (West of Scotland), JR Ford (Gala)
| March 4, 1893 |
England | 0 – 8 | Scotland | Headingley Stadium, Leeds Referee: W Williams (Wales) |
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| Drop: Boswell Campbell |
England: William Grant Mitchell (Richmond), JW Dyson (Huddersfield), Andrew Stoddart (Blackheath) capt., FP Jones (New Brighton), Cyril Wells (Cambridge U.), H Duckett (Bradford), Frank Evershed (Blackheath), F Soane (Bath), JJ Robinson (Cambridge U.), J Toothill (Bradford), H Bradshaw (Bramley), T Broadley (Bingley), Launcelot Percival (Rugby), William Yiend (Hartlepool Rovers), William Bromet (Tadcaster)
Scotland: Henry Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Gregor MacGregor (London Scottish), Willie Neilson (Cambridge U.), JW Simpson (Royal HSFP), William Wotherspoon (West of Scotland), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians), TL Hendry (Clydsedale), RS Davidson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland) capt., TM Scott (Melrose), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), WB Cownie (Watsonians), JE Orr (West of Scotland), Robert MacMillan (London Scottish)
| March 11, 1893 |
Wales | 2 – 0 | Ireland | Stradey Park, Llanelli Referee: WE Humphreys (England) |
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| Try: Bert Gould |
Wales: Billy Bancroft (Swansea), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), William McCutcheon (Swansea), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Bert Gould (Newport), Percy Phillips (Newport), Fred Parfitt (Newport), Frank Mills (Swansea), Charles Nicholl (Llanelli), David Samuel (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Frank Hill (Cardiff), Arthur Boucher (Newport), Tom Graham (Newport), Wallace Watts (Newport)
Ireland W Sparrow (Dublin U.), RW Dunlop (NIFC), S Lee (NIFC) capt., W Gardiner (NIFC), FE Davies (Lansdowne), WS Brown (Dublin U.), B O'Brien (Derry), TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EG Forrest (Wanderers), H Lindsay (Dublin U.), AK Wallis (Wanderers), RW Hamilton (Wanderers), R Stevenson (Dungannon), CV Rooke (Dublin U.), Andrew Clinch (Dublin U.)
| Preceded by 1892 Home Nations |
Home Nations Championship 1893 |
Succeeded by 1894 Home Nations |
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