The 1906 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-fourth series of the rugby union
Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 13 January and 17 March. It was contested by
England
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,
Ireland
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,
Scotland
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and
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
.
The 1906 Championship was little more than a footnote to the 1906 season, overshadowed by the excitement and excellence of
the Original All Blacks
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, who had almost completed an "invincible" tour of the British Isles. This was to be followed in late 1906 by the
first Springbok tour. The South Africans lacked the tactical finesse of the New Zealand team but they brought new standards of fitness, physique and blistering running pace.
The 1906 season is normally classified as a draw, but technically is given to Ireland as they scored the highest in-game points, despite a worse points difference than Wales.
Although not officially part of the tournament until 1910, a match was arranged with the
French national team which was played during the Championship against England. This was the first encounter between France and England.
Table
Results
Additional matches outside the Championship
Scoring system
The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A
try
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was worth three points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional two points. A dropped goal was worth four points, while a
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was reduced from four to three points this season. Penalty goals were worth three points.
The matches
England vs. Wales
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Leicester),
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Leicester),
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(OMT), HE Shewring (
Bristol
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), A Hudson (
Gloucester
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), DR Gent (
Gloucester
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), RA Jago (
Devonport Albion), GEB Dobbs (
Devonport Albion), HA Hodges (
Nottingham
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), SH Osborne (
Harlequins), TS Kelly (
Exeter),
AL Kewney (
Rockcliff), EW Roberts (RNEC Keyham),
Vincent Cartwright LLP
Vincent Henry Cartwright Distinguished Service Order, DSO (10 September 1882 – 25 November 1965) was an English rugby union international who captained his country. He also played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, ...
(
Blackheath) capt., CEL Hammond (
Harlequins)
;Wales:
Bert Winfield (
Cardiff
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),
Teddy Morgan
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(
London Welsh
London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seaso ...
),
Gwyn Nicholls (
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
),
Rhys Gabe
Rhys Thomas "Rusty" Gabe (22 June 1880 – 15 September 1967) born as Rees Thomas Gape,Jenkins (1991), pg 60. was a Welsh rugby union player who played club rugby for Llanelli, London Welsh and Cardiff and gained 24 caps for Wales, mainly as a c ...
(
Cardiff
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),
Hopkin Maddock (
London Welsh
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),
Percy Bush (
Cardiff
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),
Dicky Owen
Dicky Owen (17 November 1876 - 27 February 1932) was a Welsh international scrum-half who played club rugby for Swansea RFCSmith (1979), pg 132. Owen is seen as one of the greatest Welsh scrum-halves and won 35 caps for Wales between 1901 and ...
(
Swansea),
Cliff Pritchard
Cliff Pritchard (1881–1954) was a Welsh international centre who played club rugby for Newport RFC and Pontypool RFC. Pritchard was capped on five occasions and scored two tries for his country. He is best known as one of the Welsh squad that ...
(
Pontypool),
Jehoida Hodges (
Newport),
George Travers (
Pill Harriers) capt.,
Charlie Pritchard (
Newport),
Arthur Harding
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(
London Welsh
London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seaso ...
),
David Jones (
Treherbert
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),
Harry Vaughan Watkins (
Llanelli
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),
Will Joseph
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(
Swansea)
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Wales vs. Scotland
;Wales:
Bert Winfield (
Cardiff
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),
Teddy Morgan
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(
London Welsh
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),
Gwyn Nicholls (
Cardiff
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),
Cliff Pritchard
Cliff Pritchard (1881–1954) was a Welsh international centre who played club rugby for Newport RFC and Pontypool RFC. Pritchard was capped on five occasions and scored two tries for his country. He is best known as one of the Welsh squad that ...
(
Pontypool),
Hopkin Maddock (
London Welsh
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),
Reggie Gibbs (
Cardiff
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),
Dicky Owen
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(
Swansea),
Billy Trew (
Swansea),
Jehoida Hodges (
Newport),
George Travers (
Pill Harriers) capt.,
Charlie Pritchard (
Newport),
Arthur Harding
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(
London Welsh
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),
David Jones (
Treherbert
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),
Jack Williams (
London Welsh
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),
Will Joseph
Will Joseph (May 10, 1877 – 1959) was a Welsh international rugby union player. He was a member of the winning Welsh team who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks. He played club rugby for Swansea and county rugby for Glamorgan.
Joseph was seen ...
(
Swansea)
;Scotland: JG Scoular (
Cambridge University
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), T Sloan (
Glasgow Acads), WC Church (
Glasgow Acads),
KG MacLeod (
Cambridge University
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), ABHL Purves (
London Scottish),
Patrick Munro
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(
Oxford Uni), ED Simson (
Edinburgh University
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), L West (
Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers F.C. are a rugby union club who play at The New Friarage, West View Road in Hartlepool. The club play in Durham/Northumberland 1, the seventh tier of the English rugby union system after being relegated from North One East at ...
) capt., AG Cairns (
Watsonians
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), WE Kyle (
Hawick
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), JC MacCallum (
Watsonians
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), WL Russell (
Glasgow Acads), WP Scott (
West of Scotland),
Bedell-Sivright (
Edinburgh University
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), HG Monteith (
Cambridge University
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)
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England vs. Ireland
;England:
John Jackett (
Leicester),
JE Hutchinson (
Durham City), JRP Sandford (
Marlborough Nomads), CH Milton (
Camborne School of Mines
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), A Hudson (
Gloucester
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), DR Gent (
Gloucester
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), RA Jago (
Devonport Albion), GEB Dobbs (
Devonport Albion), HA Hodges (
Nottingham
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), WA Mills (
Devonport Albion), TS Kelly (
Exeter),
AL Kewney (Rockcliff), EW Roberts (RNEC Keyham),
Vincent Cartwright LLP
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(
Blackheath) capt., CEL Hammond (
Harlequins)
;Ireland: GJ Henebrey (
Garryowen), F Casement (
Dublin University
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), HJ Anderson (
Old Wesley
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),
James Cecil Parke
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(
Dublin University
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), HB Thrift (
Dublin University
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),
William Purdon (
Queen's University, Belfast
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), ED Caddell (
Dublin University
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),
Basil Maclear (
Monkstown), M White (Queens's College, Cork), CE Allen (Derry) capt.,
Alfred Tedford (
Malone
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People
* Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin
* Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...
), HG Wilson (
Malone
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People
* Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin
* Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...
), HJ Knox (
Dublin University
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), JJ Coffey (
Lansdowne Lansdowne or Lansdown may refer to:
People
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*Fenwick Lansdowne (1937–2008), Canadian wildlife artist
* George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735) ...
), F Gardiner (
NIFC)
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Ireland vs. Scotland
;Ireland: GJ Henebrey (
Garryowen), F Casement (
Dublin University
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), HJ Anderson (
Old Wesley
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),
James Cecil Parke
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(
Dublin University
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), CG Robb (
Queen's University, Belfast
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William Purdon (
Queen's University, Belfast
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), ED Caddell (
Dublin University
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),
Basil Maclear (
Monkstown), M White (Queens's College, Cork), CE Allen (Derry) capt.,
Alfred Tedford (
Malone
Malone is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John.
People
* Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin
* Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...
), HG Wilson (
Malone
Malone is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John.
People
* Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin
* Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...
), HJ Knox (
Dublin University
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), JJ Coffey (
Lansdowne Lansdowne or Lansdown may refer to:
People
* Lansdown Guilding (1797–1831), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines naturalist and engraver
*Fenwick Lansdowne (1937–2008), Canadian wildlife artist
* George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735) ...
), F Gardiner (
NIFC)
;Scotland: JG Scoular (
Cambridge University
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), MW Walter (
London Scottish), JL Forbes (
Watsonians
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),
KG MacLeod (
Cambridge University
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), ABHL Purves (
London Scottish),
Patrick Munro
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Amateur ...
(
Oxford Uni), ED Simson (
Edinburgh University
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), L West (
Hartlepool Rovers
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) capt., AG Cairns (
Watsonians
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), WE Kyle (
Hawick
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), JC MacCallum (
Watsonians
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), WL Russell (
Glasgow Acads), WP Scott (
West of Scotland),
Bedell-Sivright (
Edinburgh University
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), HG Monteith (
Cambridge University
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)
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Ireland vs. Wales
;Ireland: GJ Henebrey (
Garryowen), F Casement (
Dublin University
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),
Basil Maclear (
Monkstown),
James Cecil Parke
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(
Dublin University
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), HB Thrift (
Dublin University
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),
William Purdon (
Queen's University, Belfast
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Dublin University
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), Jos Wallace (
Wanderers), M White (Queens's College, Cork), CE Allen (Derry) capt.,
Alfred Tedford (
Malone
Malone is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John.
People
* Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin
* Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...
), HG Wilson (
Malone
Malone is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John.
People
* Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin
* Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...
), HJ Knox (
Dublin University
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), JJ Coffey (
Lansdowne Lansdowne or Lansdown may refer to:
People
* Lansdown Guilding (1797–1831), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines naturalist and engraver
*Fenwick Lansdowne (1937–2008), Canadian wildlife artist
* George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735) ...
), F Gardiner (
NIFC)
;Wales:
Bert Winfield (
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
),
Teddy Morgan
Edward "Teddy" Morgan (22 May 1880 – 1 September 1949) was a Welsh international rugby union player. He was a member of the victorious Wales team who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks in the famous '' Match of the Century'' and is remembered for ...
(
London Welsh
London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seaso ...
),
Gwyn Nicholls (
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
),
Rhys Gabe
Rhys Thomas "Rusty" Gabe (22 June 1880 – 15 September 1967) born as Rees Thomas Gape,Jenkins (1991), pg 60. was a Welsh rugby union player who played club rugby for Llanelli, London Welsh and Cardiff and gained 24 caps for Wales, mainly as a c ...
(
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
),
Hopkin Maddock (
London Welsh
London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seaso ...
),
Reggie Gibbs (
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
),
Dicky Owen
Dicky Owen (17 November 1876 - 27 February 1932) was a Welsh international scrum-half who played club rugby for Swansea RFCSmith (1979), pg 132. Owen is seen as one of the greatest Welsh scrum-halves and won 35 caps for Wales between 1901 and ...
(
Swansea),
Jack Powell (
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
),
Jehoida Hodges (
Newport),
George Travers (
Pill Harriers) capt.,
Charlie Pritchard (
Newport),
Arthur Harding
Arthur Flowers Harding (8 August 1878 – 15 May 1947) was an English-born international rugby union player who played for and captained the Wales national team. Often called 'Boxer' Harding, he was a member of the Wales team for the famous '' ...
(
London Welsh
London Welsh Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Cymry Llundain) was a rugby union club formed in 1885. Based in Old Deer Park, Richmond-upon-Thames, London Welsh RFC played in the English Premiership in the 2012–13 and 2014–15 seaso ...
),
Dai Westacott (
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
),
Tom Evans (
Llanelli
Llanelli (" St Elli's Parish"; ) is a market town and the largest community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales. It is located on the Loughor estuary north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarth ...
),
Will Joseph
Will Joseph (May 10, 1877 – 1959) was a Welsh international rugby union player. He was a member of the winning Welsh team who beat the 1905 touring All Blacks. He played club rugby for Swansea and county rugby for Glamorgan.
Joseph was seen ...
(
Swansea)
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Scotland vs. England
;Scotland: JG Scoular (
Cambridge University
The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III of England, Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world' ...
), MW Walter (
London Scottish), JL Forbes (
Watsonians
Watsonian Football Club is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh and part of the Scottish Rugby Union. The club is connected with George Watson's College as a club for former pupils, and changed its policy in the 1980s to be a fully open club, ...
),
KG MacLeod (
Cambridge University
The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III of England, Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world' ...
), ABHL Purves (
London Scottish),
Patrick Munro
Patrick Munro (9 October 1883 – 3 May 1942), also known as Pat Munro, was a Scotland international rugby union player and later a British Conservative politician.Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
Rugby union career
Amateur ...
(
Oxford Uni), ED Simson (
Edinburgh University
The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted ...
), L West (
Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers F.C. are a rugby union club who play at The New Friarage, West View Road in Hartlepool. The club play in Durham/Northumberland 1, the seventh tier of the English rugby union system after being relegated from North One East at ...
) capt., AG Cairns (
Watsonians
Watsonian Football Club is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh and part of the Scottish Rugby Union. The club is connected with George Watson's College as a club for former pupils, and changed its policy in the 1980s to be a fully open club, ...
), WE Kyle (
Hawick
Hawick ( ; sco, Haaick; gd, Hamhaig) is a town in the Scottish Borders council area and historic county of Roxburghshire in the east Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-south-east of Selkirk. It is one ...
), JC MacCallum (
Watsonians
Watsonian Football Club is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh and part of the Scottish Rugby Union. The club is connected with George Watson's College as a club for former pupils, and changed its policy in the 1980s to be a fully open club, ...
), WL Russell (
Glasgow Acads), WP Scott (
West of Scotland),
Bedell-Sivright (
Edinburgh University
The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted ...
), HG Monteith (
Cambridge University
The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III of England, Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world' ...
)
;England:
John Jackett (
Leicester), T Simpson (Rockcliff), JGG Birkett (
Harlequins), JE Raphael (OMT), HE Shewring (
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
), J Peters (Plymouth), AD Stoop (
Harlequins), CH Shaw (
Moseley
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),
Robert Dibble (
Bridgwater & Albion),
J Green (
Skipton
Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Ai ...
), TS Kelly (
Exeter),
AL Kewney (Rockcliff), WA Mills (
Devonport Albion),
Vincent Cartwright LLP
Vincent Henry Cartwright Distinguished Service Order, DSO (10 September 1882 – 25 November 1965) was an English rugby union international who captained his country. He also played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, ...
(
Blackheath) capt., CEL Hammond (
Harlequins)
French matches
France vs. England
;France: WH Crichton (
Le Havre
Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very ...
), E Lesieur (
Stade Français), P Maclos (
Stade Français), EW Lewis (
Le Havre
Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very ...
), G Lane (
Racing Club de France
Racing Club de France, also known as RCF, is a French omnisport club that was founded on 20 April 1882 under the name Racing Club.
Racing Club changed its name to Racing Club de France (RCF) on 21 November 1885. The club is located at the Bois d ...
) capt., A Hubert (Association Sportive Français), T Varvier (
Racing Club de France
Racing Club de France, also known as RCF, is a French omnisport club that was founded on 20 April 1882 under the name Racing Club.
Racing Club changed its name to Racing Club de France (RCF) on 21 November 1885. The club is located at the Bois d ...
), A Verges (
Stade Français), Maurin (Association Sportive Français), A Branlat (
Racing Club de France
Racing Club de France, also known as RCF, is a French omnisport club that was founded on 20 April 1882 under the name Racing Club.
Racing Club changed its name to Racing Club de France (RCF) on 21 November 1885. The club is located at the Bois d ...
), G Jerome (
Stade Français), AH Muhr (
Racing Club de France
Racing Club de France, also known as RCF, is a French omnisport club that was founded on 20 April 1882 under the name Racing Club.
Racing Club changed its name to Racing Club de France (RCF) on 21 November 1885. The club is located at the Bois d ...
), M Communeau (
Stade Français), P Gauderman (
Racing Club de France
Racing Club de France, also known as RCF, is a French omnisport club that was founded on 20 April 1882 under the name Racing Club.
Racing Club changed its name to Racing Club de France (RCF) on 21 November 1885. The club is located at the Bois d ...
), J Dufourcq (
Stade Bordelais Universitaire)
;England:
John Jackett (
Leicester),
John Raphael John Raphael may refer to:
*John Raphael (catepan), the Catepan of Italy from 1046 to 1049
*John Raphael (sportsman) (18821917), Belgian-born English cricketer and rugby union footballer
*John Raphael Smith
John Raphael Smith (1751 – 2 Marc ...
(OMT), JGG Birkett (
Harlequins), A Hudson (
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...
), HE Shewring (
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
), J Peters (Plymouth), AD Stoop (
Harlequins),
TB Hogarth (
Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers F.C. are a rugby union club who play at The New Friarage, West View Road in Hartlepool. The club play in Durham/Northumberland 1, the seventh tier of the English rugby union system after being relegated from North One East at ...
),
Vincent Cartwright LLP
Vincent Henry Cartwright Distinguished Service Order, DSO (10 September 1882 – 25 November 1965) was an English rugby union international who captained his country. He also played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, ...
(
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
) capt.,
J Green (
Skipton
Skipton (also known as Skipton-in-Craven) is a market town and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the East Division of Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is on the River Ai ...
), TS Kelly (
Exeter), CEL Hammond (
Harlequins), WA Mills (
Devonport Albion),
Robert Dibble (
Bridgwater & Albion),
AL Kewney (Rockcliff)
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