The 1891 Home Nations Championship was the ninth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 3 January and 7 March. It was contested by

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and

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. The 1891 Championship was won by Scotland, the fourth time the country had topped the table, but the first time Scotland had taken the

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title. Rule changes this year, included the introduction of penalty goals, as although penalty kicks were introduced in 1882 no goal attempts could be made from one until this season. The two umpires were renamed as touch-judges and their powers were reduced to mark the spot where the ball left the field of play; a status that remained until additional powers were reinstated in 1982.Godwin (1984), pg 27. Players could now pick up a dead ball, and the dead ball line was set at a maximum of 25 yards.

Table

Results

Scoring system

The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth one point, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional two points. A dropped goal was worth three points. Penalty goals were now worth three points, as although introduced in 1882, no attempt could be made from a penalty kick at goal until this season.

The matches

Wales vs. England

Wales:

Billy Bancroft William James Bancroft (2 March 1871 – 3 March 1959) was a Welsh international fullback, who played club rugby for Swansea, and a county cricketer for Glamorgan, for whom he was the first professional player in 1895. Bancroft was seen as o ...

( Swansea), Tom Pearson (

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), Charlie Arthur (

), David Gwynn ( Swansea),

Percy Lloyd David Percy Marmaduke Lloyd (5 January 1871 – 10 March 1959) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Llanelli. Lloyd played for Wales on four occasions during the 1890 and 1891 Home Nations Championships. Rugby c ...

(

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), Charlie Thomas ( Newport), Hugh Ingledew (

), Percy Bennett ( Cardiff Harlequins), David William Evans (

), Harry Packer ( Newport), William Bowen ( Swansea) capt., Walter Rice Evans ( Swansea),

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( Newport), Rowley Thomas (

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), Edward Pegge ( Neath) England:

William Grant Mitchell William Grant Mitchell (23 May 1865 – 14 January 1904) was an English rugby union fullback who was a member of the first official British Isles team. Mitchell represented several club teams and was an original member of touring team, the Barb ...

( Richmond), Frederic Alderson (

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) capt., RE Lockwood (

Heckmondwike Heckmondwike is a town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, south west of Leeds. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is close to Cleckheaton and Liversedge. It is mostly in the Batley and Spen pa ...

), Percy Christopherson ( Blackheath), William Leake ( Harlequins), J Berry (

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), Eustace North ( Oxford Uni.),

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(

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Sammy Woods Samuel Moses James Woods (13 April 1867 – 30 April 1931) was an Australian sportsman who represented both Australia and England at Test cricket, and appeared thirteen times for England at rugby union, including five times as captain. He als ...

( Cambridge U.), JT Toothill ( Bradford), D Jowett (

), Richard Budworth ( Blackheath), RP Wilson (Liverpool OB),

William Bromet William Ernest Bromet (17 May 1868 – 23 January 1949) was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford University and Tadcaster and county rugby for Yorkshire. Bromet and was a member of the first official British Isles tou ...

( Tadcaster), J Richards ( Bradford) ----

Ireland vs. England

Ireland

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( NIFC) capt., RW Dunlop ( Dublin U.), S Lee ( NIFC), R Montgomery ( NIFC), Benjamin Tuke (

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), AC McDonnell ( Dublin U.), JN Lytle ( NIFC), EG Forrest ( Wanderers), J Waites (

), JH O'Conner (

), CV Rooke ( Dublin U.), J Roche ( Wanderers), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), Victor Le Fanu ( Landsdowne), LC Nash ( Queen's College Cork) England:

( Richmond), Frederic Alderson (

) capt., RE Lockwood (

), Piercy Morrison ( Cambridge U.), William Leake ( Harlequins), J Berry (

), Eustace North ( Oxford Uni.),

(

( Cambridge U.), JT Toothill ( Bradford), D Jowett (

), Launcelot Percival ( Oxford Uni.), RP Wilson (Liverpool OB),

( Tadcaster), J Richards ( Bradford) ----

Scotland vs. Wales

Scotland:

Henry Stevenson Henry James Stevenson (12 July 1867 – 8 August 1945) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Full back. He also played first-class cricket. Rugby Union career Amateur career Stevenson played for Edinburgh Academicals ...

( Edinburgh Acads),

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( Cambridge Uni),

Paul Clauss Paul Robert Clauss (22 June 1868 – 21 April 1945) was a German-born rugby union three-quarter who played club rugby for Oxford and Birkenhead Park. Clauss was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and also represented Scot ...

( Oxford Uni.), W Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr ( West of Scotland),

Darsie Anderson Darsie Gordon Anderson (22 February 1868 – 26 December 1937) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played club rugby for London Scottish. Rugby Union career Amateur career Anderson played for two major club teams during h ...

( London Scottish),

Frederick Goodhue Frederick William Jervis Goodhue (26 April 1867 – 30 December 1940) was a former Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland international rugby union player. He played club rugby for Guy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Rugby Football Club, St. Thom ...

( London Scottish), A Dalglish (

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), HTO Leggatt (

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), GT Neilson ( West of Scotland), MC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads) capt., I MacIntyre (

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( West of Scotland), JD Boswell ( West of Scotland), JE Orr ( West of Scotland) Wales:

( Swansea), William McCutcheon ( Swansea),

Dickie Garrett Richard 'Dickie' Garrett (1865 – 17 February 1908) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Penarth and international rugby for Wales. Garrett was a collier by trade and in 1908 was killed when he was crush ...

( Penarth), David Gwynn ( Swansea), George Thomas ( Newport),

Ralph Sweet-Escott Ralph Bond Sweet-Escott (11 January 1869 – 11 November 1907) was an English-born international rugby union half back who played club rugby for Cardiff and was capped three times for Wales. Sweet-Escott also played cricket for Glamorgan repre ...

(

), Hugh Ingledew (

), Percy Bennett ( Cardiff Harlequins),

Sydney Nicholls Sydney Herbert Nicholls (29 May 1868 – 24 November 1946) was an English-born dual code rugby forward who played club rugby under the union code for Cardiff, and in his later years league rugby with Hull F.C. Nicholls won four caps for Wale ...

(

), Tom Graham ( Newport), William Bowen ( Swansea), Walter Rice Evans ( Swansea), David Daniel (

), Rowley Thomas (

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(

) capt. ----

Ireland vs. Scotland

Ireland

( NIFC) capt., RW Dunlop ( Dublin U.), S Lee ( NIFC), HG Wells (

), Benjamin Tuke (

), ED Cameron (

), JN Lytle ( NIFC), RD Stokes ( Queen's College Cork), J Moffatt (Belfast Albion), JH O'Conner (

), JH O'Conor (

), J Roche ( Wanderers), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), EF Frazer (

), LC Nash ( Queen's College Cork) Scotland:

( Edinburgh Acads),

( Cambridge Uni),

( Oxford Uni.), GR Wilson (

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), CE Orr ( West of Scotland), William Wotherspoon ( Cambridge Uni),

( London Scottish), A Dalglish (

), HTO Leggatt (

), GT Neilson ( West of Scotland), MC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads) capt., I MacIntyre ( Edinburgh Wands), WR Gibson (

), JD Boswell West of Scotland, JE Orr ( West of Scotland) ----

England vs. Scotland

England:

( Richmond), Frederic Alderson (

) capt., RE Lockwood (

), Percy Christopherson ( Blackheath), William Leake ( Harlequins), J Berry (

), Eustace North ( Oxford Uni.),

(

( Cambridge U.),

Edgar Bonham-Carter Sir Edgar Bonham-Carter (2 April 1870 – 24 April 1956) was a British barrister and administrator in Sudan and Iraq. In his younger days he was a rugby player of some note and represented England at international level. Early life and rugby ...

( Oxford Uni.), D Jowett (

), Richard Budworth ( Blackheath), RP Wilson (Liverpool OB), John Rogers (

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), J Richards ( Bradford) Scotland:

( Edinburgh Acads),

( Cambridge Uni),

Paul Robert Clauss Paul Robert Clauss (22 June 1868 – 21 April 1945) was a German-born rugby union three-quarter who played club rugby for Oxford and Birkenhead Park. Clauss was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and also represented Scotl ...

( Oxford Uni.), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr ( West of Scotland),

( London Scottish,

( London Scottish),

( London Scottish), HTO Leggatt (

), GT Neilson ( West of Scotland), MC McEwan ( Edinburgh Acads) capt., I MacIntyre ( Edinburgh Wands), WR Gibson (

), JD Boswell ( West of Scotland), JE Orr ( West of Scotland) ----

Wales vs. Ireland

Wales:

( Swansea), Tom Pearson (

( Penarth), Charlie Thomas ( Newport),

(

), Evan James ( Swansea), David James ( Swansea), John Samuel ( Swansea), Charles Nicholl (

), Tom Graham ( Newport), Stephen Thomas (

), Tom Deacon ( Swansea), David Samuel ( Swansea), Rowley Thomas (

(

) capt. Ireland

( NIFC), RW Dunlop ( Dublin U.), S Lee ( NIFC), HG Wells (

), R Pedlow (Bessbrook), ED Cameron (

), T Fogarty ( Garryowen), RD Stokes ( Queen's College Cork), FO Stoker ( Wanderers), JS Jameson (

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), R Stevenson ( Dungannon) capt., J Roche ( Wanderers), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke ( Dublin U.), L.C. Nash ( Queen's College Cork)

References

External links

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