1889 Home Nations Championship

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

Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
1	Scotland	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	4
2	Ireland	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	2
3	Wales	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

Results

1889-02-02

Scotland	2–0	Wales

Edinburgh

1889-02-16

Ireland	0–3	Scotland

Belfast

1889-03-02

Wales	0–2	Ireland

Swansea

The matches

Scotland vs. Wales

February 2, 1889

Scotland	2T – 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), J Marsh (Edinburgh Inst FP), CE Orr (West of Scotland), CFP Fraser (Glasgow U.), 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 U.), A Methuen (Cambridge U.), DS Morton (West of Scotland) capt., TB White (Edinburgh Acads)

Wales: H 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)

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Ireland vs. Scotland

February 16, 1889

Ireland	nil – 1DG	Scotland
		Drop: Stevenson

Ormeau, Belfast Referee: WD Phillips (Wales)

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

Scotland: HFT Chambers (Edinburgh U.), WF Holms (London Scottish), HJ Stevenson (Edinburgh Acads), J Marsh (Edinburgh Inst FP), CE Orr (West of Scotland), DG 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)

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Wales vs. Ireland

March 2, 1889

Wales	nil – 2T	Ireland
		Try: McDonnell Cotton

St. Helen's, Swansea Referee: AR Don Wauchope (Scotland)

Wales: Edward J. 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 (Landsdowne) capt., AC McDonnell (Dublin U.), Victor Le Fanu (Landsdowne), JS Jameson (Landsdowne), EG Forrest (Wanderers), J Cotton (Wanderers), J Waites (Bective Rangers), HW Andrews (NIFC), JN Lytle (NIFC), R Stevenson (Lisburn), HA Richey (Dublin U.)

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External links

• "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2007-10-28.

Bibliography

• Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883-1983. London: Willows Books. ISBN 000218060X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0460070037. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)