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{{short description|International rugby union competition}}
The '''1889 Home Nations Championship''' was the seventh series of the rugby union [[Six Nations Championship|Home Nations Championship]]. Three matches were played between [[February 2]] and [[March 2]]. It was contested by [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]], [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]. England was excluded from the Championship due to their refusal to join the [[International Rugby Board|IRB]]
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{{Infobox Six Nations Championship 2
| name = 1889 Home Nations Championship
| image =
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| caption =
| date = 2 February – 2 March 1889
| countries = {{ru|IRE|1783}}<br />{{ru|SCO}}<br />{{ru|WAL|1807}}
| champions = ''Not completed''<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/3422419.stm Six Nations roll of honour]</ref>
| count =
| grand slam =
| triple crown =
| calcutta cup =
| millennium trophy =
| centenary quaich =
| giuseppe garibaldi trophy =
| matches = 3
| attendance =
| tries =
| top point scorer = {{flagicon|SCO}} Stevenson (1)
| top try scorer =
| website =
| previous year = 1888
| previous tournament = 1888 Home Nations Championship
| next year = 1890
| next tournament = 1890 Home Nations Championship
}}

The '''1889 Home Nations Championship''' was the seventh series of the rugby union [[Six Nations Championship|Home Nations Championship]]. Three matches were played between 2 February and 2 March. It was contested by [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]], [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]. England were excluded from the Championship due to their refusal to join the [[International Rugby Board]].


==Table==
==Table==
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!colspan=3 width="32%"| Points
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!rowspan=2 width="10%"| Table<br/>points
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|-
|win_IRE=1|draw_IRE=0|loss_IRE=1|pf_IRE=0|pa_IRE=1
!width="8%"| Played
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||2||0||0||2||0||4||&minus;4||'''0'''
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|}


==Results==
==Results==
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date = [[1889-02-02]]|
date = 2 February 1889|
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home = {{Ru-rt|SCO}} |
score = 2&ndash;0 |
score = (2T) 0&ndash;0 (0T) |
away = {{ru|WAL}} |
away = {{Ru|WAL|1807}} |
homescore = |
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attendance = }}
attendance = }}


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{{Rugbybox |
date = [[1889-02-16]]|
date = 16 February 1889|
home = {{ru-rt|IRE}} |
home = {{Ru-rt|IRE|1783}} |
score = 0&ndash;3 |
score = 0&ndash;1 |
away = {{ru|SCO}} |
away = {{Ru|SCO}} |
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attendance = }}
attendance = }}


{{rugbybox |
{{Rugbybox |
date = [[1889-03-02]]|
date = 2 March 1889|
home = {{ru-rt|WAL}} |
home = {{Ru-rt|WAL|1807}} |
score = 0&ndash;2 |
score = (0T) 0&ndash;0 (2T) |
away = {{ru|IRE}} |
away = {{Ru|IRE|1783}} |
homescore = |
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stadium = [[Swansea]] |
stadium = [[Swansea]] |
attendance = }}
attendance = }}

===Scoring system===
The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a [[Try (rugby)|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 ==
== The matches ==

===Scotland vs. Wales===
===Scotland vs. Wales===
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|date = 2 February 1889
|home = {{ru|SCO}}
|home = {{Ru|SCO}}
|score = 2T &ndash; nil
|score = 2T &ndash; nil
|away = {{ru|WAL}}
|away = {{Ru|WAL|1807}}
|homescore = '''Try:''' Orr </br> Ker
|homescore = '''Try:''' [[Charles Orr (rugby union)|Orr]] <br> Ker
|awayscore =
|awayscore =
|stadium = [[Raeburn Place]], [[Edinburgh]]
|stadium = [[Raeburn Place]], [[Edinburgh]]
|attendance =
|attendance =
|referee = A McAllister {{flagicon|IRE}}([[Ireland]]) }}
|referee = A McAllister ([[Irish Rugby Football Union|Ireland]]) }}

'''Scotland:''' HFT Chambers ([[Edinburgh University RFC|Edinburgh U.]]), WF Holms ([[Edinburgh Wanderers]]), HJ Stevenson ([[Edinburgh Academical Football Club|Edinburgh Acads]]), [[James Holt Marsh]] (Edinburgh Inst FP), [[Charles Orr (rugby union)|CE Orr]] ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]), CFP Fraser ([[Glasgow University Rugby Football Club|Glasgow University]]), W Auld ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]), JD Boswell ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]), A Duke (Royal HSFP), HT Ker (Glasgow Acads), MC McEwan ([[Edinburgh Academical Football Club|Edinburgh Acads]]), WA McDonald ([[Glasgow University Rugby Football Club|Glasgow University]]), A Methuen ([[Cambridge University R.U.F.C.|Cambridge U.]]), DS Morton ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]) ''capt.'', TB White ([[Edinburgh Academical Football Club|Edinburgh Acads]])

'''Wales:''' [[Hugh Hughes (rugby player)|Hugh Hughes]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), [[Dickie Garrett]] ([[Penarth RFC|Penarth]]), [[James Webb (rugby player)|James Webb]] ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), [[Edward Bishop (rugby player)|Edward Bishop]] ([[Swansea RFC|Swansea]]), [[Martyn Jordan]] ([[London Welsh RFC|London Welsh]]), [[Charlie Thomas (rugby player)|Charlie Thomas]] ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), [[Rosser Evans]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), [[Sydney Nicholls]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), [[Frank Hill (rugby player)|Frank Hill]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]) ''capt.'', [[William Williams (rugby, born 1866)|William Williams]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), [[David William Evans]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), [[Theo Harding]] ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), [[Jim Hannan (rugby player)|Jim Hannan]] ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), [[Rowley Thomas]] ([[London Welsh RFC|London Welsh]]), [[William Bowen (rugby player born 1862)|William Bowen]] ([[Swansea RFC|Swansea]])
----

===Ireland vs. Scotland===
{{Rugbybox
|date = 16 February 1889
|home = {{Ru|IRE|1783}}
|score = nil &ndash; 1DG
|away = {{Ru|SCO}}
|homescore =
|awayscore = '''Drop:''' Stevenson
|stadium = Ormeau, [[Belfast]]
|attendance =
|referee = [[William David Phillips|WD Phillips]] ([[Welsh Rugby Union|Wales]]) }}

'''Ireland:''' LJ Holmes (Lisburn), RA Yates ([[Dublin University Football Club|Dublin University]]), TB Pedlow ([[Queen's University RFC|Queen's College, Belfast]]), DC Woods (Bessbrook), J Stevenson (Lisburn), RG Warren ([[Lansdowne Football Club|Lansdowne]]) ''capt.'', HW Andrews ([[North of Ireland FC|NIFC]]), TM Donovan ([[University College Cork RFC|Queen's College, Cork]]), EG Forrest ([[Wanderers F.C. (rugby union)|Wanderers]]), JS Jameson ([[Lansdowne Football Club|Lansdowne]]), J Moffatt (Belfast Albion), LC Nash ([[University College Cork RFC|Queen's College, Cork]]), CRR Stack ([[Dublin University Football Club|Dublin University]]), R Stevenson (Lisburn), FO Stoker ([[Wanderers F.C. (rugby union)|Wanderers]])

'''Scotland:''' HFT Chambers ([[Edinburgh University RFC|Edinburgh U.]]), WF Holms ([[London Scottish F.C.|London Scottish]]), HJ Stevenson ([[Edinburgh Academical Football Club|Edinburgh Acads]]), [[James Holt Marsh]] (Edinburgh Inst FP), [[Charles Orr (rugby union)|CE Orr]] ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]), [[Darsie Anderson]] ([[London Scottish F.C.|London Scottish]]), AI Aitken (Edinburgh Inst FP), JD Boswell ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]), A Duke (Royal HSFP), TW Irvine ([[Edinburgh Academical Football Club|Edinburgh Acads]]), MC McEwan ([[Edinburgh Academical Football Club|Edinburgh Acads]]), JG McKendrick ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]), A Methuen ([[Cambridge University R.U.F.C.|Cambridge U.]]), DS Morton ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]) ''capt.'', [[John Orr (rugby union)|JE Orr]] ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]])

----

===Wales vs. Ireland===
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|date = 2 March 1889
|home = {{Ru|WAL|1807}}
|score = nil &ndash; 2T
|away = {{Ru|IRE|1783}}
|homescore =
|awayscore = '''Try:''' McDonnell <br /> Cotton
|stadium = [[St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground|St. Helen's]], [[Swansea]]
|attendance =
|referee = [[Andrew Ramsay Don-Wauchope|AR Don-Wauchope]] ([[Scotland Rugby Union|Scotland]]) }}

'''Wales:''' [[Ned Roberts]] ([[Llanelli RFC|Llanelli]]), [[Abel Davies]] ([[London Welsh RFC|London Welsh]]), [[Arthur Gould (rugby player)|Arthur Gould]] ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]) ''capt.'', [[Tom Morgan (rugby player)|Tom Morgan]] ([[Llanelli RFC|Llanelli]]), [[Norman Biggs]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), [[Charlie Thomas (rugby player)|Charlie Thomas]] ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), [[Giotto Griffiths]] ([[Llanelli RFC|Llanelli]]), [[William Bowen (rugby player born 1862)|William Bowen]] ([[Swansea RFC|Swansea]]), D Morgan ([[Swansea RFC|Swansea]]), [[Sydney Nicholls]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), [[David William Evans]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), [[Theo Harding]] ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), [[Jim Hannan (rugby player)|Jim Hannan]] ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), [[Rowley Thomas]] ([[London Welsh RFC|London Welsh]]), [[Dan Griffiths (rugby union, born 1857)|Dan Griffiths]] ([[Llanelli RFC|Llanelli]])


<small>'''Scotland:''' HFT Chambers ([[Edinburgh University RFC|Edinburgh U.]]), WF Holms (Edinburgh Wanderers), HJ Stevenson ([[Edinburgh Academical Football Club|Edinburgh Acads]]), J Marsh (Edinburgh Inst FP), CE Orr ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]), CFP Fraser (Glasgow U.), W Auld ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]), JD Boswell ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]), A Duke (Royal HSFP), HT Ker (Glasgow Acads), MC McEwan ([[Edinburgh Academical Football Club|Edinburgh Acads]]), WA McDonald (Glasgow U.), A Methuen ([[Cambridge University R.U.F.C.|Cambridge U.]]), DS Morton ([[West of Scotland F.C.|West of Scotland]]) ''capt.'', TB White ([[Edinburgh Academical Football Club|Edinburgh Acads]])
'''Ireland:''' LJ Holmes (Lisburn), RA Yates ([[Dublin University Football Club|Dublin U.]]), RW Dunlop ([[Dublin University Football Club|Dublin U.]]), TB Pedlow ([[Queen's University RFC|Queens College, Belfast]]), RG Warren ([[Lansdowne Football Club|Lansdowne]]) ''capt.'', AC McDonnell ([[Dublin University Football Club|Dublin U.]]), [[Victor Le Fanu]] ([[Lansdowne Football Club|Lansdowne]]), JS Jameson ([[Lansdowne Football Club|Lansdowne]]), EG Forrest ([[Wanderers F.C. (rugby union)|Wanderers]]), J Cotton ([[Wanderers F.C. (rugby union)|Wanderers]]), J Waites ([[Bective Rangers]]), HW Andrews ([[North of Ireland FC|NIFC]]), JN Lytle ([[North of Ireland FC|NIFC]]), R Stevenson (Lisburn), HA Richey ([[Dublin University Football Club|Dublin U.]])
----


==References==
'''Wales:''' H Hughes ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), RM Garrett ([[Penarth RFC|Penarth]]), JE Webb ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), EH Bishop ([[Swansea RFC|Swansea]]), HM Jordan ([[London Welsh RFC|London Welsh]]), [[Charlie Thomas (rugby player)|Charlie Thomas]] ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), R Evans ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), SH Nicholls ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), [[Frank Hill (rugby player)|Frank Hill]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]) ''capt.'', WEO Williams ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), [[David William Evans]] ([[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff]]), T Harding ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), [[Jim Hannan (rugby player)|Jim Hannan]] ([[Newport RFC|Newport]]), RL Thomas ([[London Welsh RFC|London Welsh]]), [[William Bowen]] ([[Swansea RFC|Swansea]])</small>
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*{{cite web| url=http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm |title=6 Nations History |publisher=rugbyfootballhistory.com |accessdate=2007-10-28}}
*{{cite web| url=http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm |title=6 Nations History |publisher=rugbyfootballhistory.com |access-date=2007-10-28| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071014005615/http://www.rugbyfootballhistory.com/6nations.htm| archive-date= 14 October 2007 | url-status= live}}


==Bibliography==
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* {{cite book |last=Godwin |first=Terry |title=The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983 |year=1984 |publisher=Willows Books |location=London |isbn=0-00-218060-X}}
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* {{cite book |last=Griffiths |first=John|title=The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records |year=1987 |publisher=Phoenix House |location=London |isbn=0-460-07003-7}}
|title=[[Six Nations Championship|Home Nations Championship]]
|before= [[1888 Home Nations Championship|1888 Home Nations]]
|after=[[1890 Home Nations Championship|1890 Home Nations]]
|years='''1889''' }}
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 31 December 2024

1889 Home Nations Championship
Date2 February – 2 March 1889
Countries Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
ChampionsNot completed[1]
Matches played3
Top point scorer(s)Scotland Stevenson (1)
← 1888 (Previous) (Next) 1890 →

The 1889 Home Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Three matches were played between 2 February and 2 March. It was contested by Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England were excluded from the Championship due to their refusal to join the International Rugby Board.

Table

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Scotland 2 2 0 0 1 0 +1 4
2  Ireland 2 1 0 1 0 1 −1 2
3  Wales 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

[edit]
2 February 1889
Scotland (2T) 0–0 (0T) Wales
Edinburgh
16 February 1889
Ireland 0–1 Scotland
Belfast
2 March 1889
Wales (0T) 0–0 (2T) Ireland
Swansea

Scoring system

[edit]

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

[edit]

Scotland vs. Wales

[edit]
2 February 1889
 Scotland2T – nil Wales
Try: Orr
Ker
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Referee: A McAllister (Ireland)

Scotland: HFT Chambers (Edinburgh U.), WF Holms (Edinburgh Wanderers), HJ Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), James Holt Marsh (Edinburgh Inst FP), CE Orr (West of Scotland), CFP Fraser (Glasgow University), W Auld (West of Scotland), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), A Duke (Royal HSFP), HT Ker (Glasgow Acads), MC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), WA McDonald (Glasgow University), A Methuen (Cambridge U.), DS Morton (West of Scotland) capt., TB White (Edinburgh Acads)

Wales: Hugh Hughes (Cardiff), Dickie Garrett (Penarth), James Webb (Newport), Edward Bishop (Swansea), Martyn Jordan (London Welsh), Charlie Thomas (Newport), Rosser Evans (Cardiff), Sydney Nicholls (Cardiff), Frank Hill (Cardiff) capt., William Williams (Cardiff), David William Evans (Cardiff), Theo Harding (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Rowley Thomas (London Welsh), William Bowen (Swansea)

Ireland vs. Scotland

[edit]
16 February 1889
 Irelandnil – 1DG Scotland
Drop: Stevenson
Ormeau, Belfast
Referee: WD Phillips (Wales)

Ireland: LJ Holmes (Lisburn), RA Yates (Dublin University), TB Pedlow (Queen's College, Belfast), DC Woods (Bessbrook), J Stevenson (Lisburn), RG Warren (Lansdowne) capt., HW Andrews (NIFC), TM Donovan (Queen's College, Cork), EG Forrest (Wanderers), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), J Moffatt (Belfast Albion), LC Nash (Queen's College, Cork), CRR Stack (Dublin University), R Stevenson (Lisburn), FO Stoker (Wanderers)

Scotland: HFT Chambers (Edinburgh U.), WF Holms (London Scottish), HJ Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), James Holt Marsh (Edinburgh Inst FP), CE Orr (West of Scotland), Darsie Anderson (London Scottish), AI Aitken (Edinburgh Inst FP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), A Duke (Royal HSFP), TW Irvine (Edinburgh Acads), MC McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), JG McKendrick (West of Scotland), A Methuen (Cambridge U.), DS Morton (West of Scotland) capt., JE Orr (West of Scotland)

Wales vs. Ireland

[edit]
2 March 1889
 Walesnil – 2T Ireland
Try: McDonnell
Cotton
St. Helen's, Swansea
Referee: AR Don-Wauchope (Scotland)

Wales: Ned Roberts (Llanelli), Abel Davies (London Welsh), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Tom Morgan (Llanelli), Norman Biggs (Cardiff), Charlie Thomas (Newport), Giotto Griffiths (Llanelli), William Bowen (Swansea), D Morgan (Swansea), Sydney Nicholls (Cardiff), David William Evans (Cardiff), Theo Harding (Newport), Jim Hannan (Newport), Rowley Thomas (London Welsh), Dan Griffiths (Llanelli)

Ireland: LJ Holmes (Lisburn), RA Yates (Dublin U.), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.), TB Pedlow (Queens College, Belfast), RG Warren (Lansdowne) capt., AC McDonnell (Dublin U.), Victor Le Fanu (Lansdowne), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), EG Forrest (Wanderers), J Cotton (Wanderers), J Waites (Bective Rangers), HW Andrews (NIFC), JN Lytle (NIFC), R Stevenson (Lisburn), HA Richey (Dublin U.)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Six Nations roll of honour
[edit]
  • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.

Bibliography

[edit]
  • 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.
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