1902 Home Nations Championship


The 1902 Home Nations Championship was the twentieth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 11 January and 15 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Wales won both the Championship and the Triple Crown, both for the third time in the country's history. After winning the Triple Crown the year before, Scotland disappointed by losing all three games of the 1902 tournament.

Table

Results

Scoring system

The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try was worth three points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional two points. A dropped goal and a goal from mark were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points.

The matches

England vs. Wales

England: HT Gamlin, Philip Nicholas, John Raphael, JT Taylor, SF Coopper, B Oughtred, PD Kendall, G Fraser, JJ Robinson, TH Willcocks, LR Tosswill, H Alexander capt., Denys Dobson, J Jewitt, SG Williams
Wales: John Strand-Jones, Willie Llewellyn, Gwyn Nicholls capt., Rhys Gabe, Teddy Morgan, Dicky Owen, Dick Jones, Jehoida Hodges, Will Joseph, Will Osborne, Arthur Harding, Alfred Brice, David Jones, George Boots, Nathaniel Walters
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Wales vs. Scotland

Wales: John Strand-Jones, Willie Llewellyn, Gwyn Nicholls capt., Rhys Gabe, Teddy Morgan, Dicky Owen, Llewellyn Lloyd, Jehoida Hodges, Will Joseph, Will Osborne, Arthur Harding, Alfred Brice, David Jones, George Boots, Harry Jones
Scotland: AW Duncan, WH Welsh, AN Fell, Alec Boswell Timms , P Turnbull, FH Fasson, Jimmy Gillespie, J Ross, AB Flett, WE Kyle, David Bedell-Sivright, Mark Coxon Morrison capt., JV Beddell-Sivright, James Greenlees, JA Bell
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England vs. Ireland

England: HT Gamlin, R Forrest, John Raphael, JT Taylor, SF Coopper, B Oughtred, Ernest John "Katie" Walton, G Fraser, JJ Robinson, John Daniell capt., LR Tosswill, H Alexander, Denys Dobson, PF Hardwick, SG Williams
Ireland: J Fulton capt., CC Fitzgerald, BRW Doran, JB Allison, IG Davidson, Louis Magee, Harry Corley, Thomas Arnold Harvey, GT Hamlet, Samuel Irwin, A Tedford, P Healey, JJ Coffey, F Gardiner, J Ryan
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Ireland vs. Scotland

Ireland: J Fulton capt., Gerry Doran, BRW Doran, JB Allison, IG Davidson, Louis Magee, Harry Corley, Thomas Arnold Harvey, GT Hamlet, Samuel Irwin, A Tedford, P Healey, JJ Coffey, F Gardiner, JC Pringle
Scotland: AW Duncan, WH Welsh, JE Crabbie, AS Dryborough, P Turnbull, RM Neill, Jimmy Gillespie, Herbert Bullmore, AB Flett, WE Kyle, David Bedell-Sivright, Mark Coxon Morrison capt., WP Scott, James Greenlees, JA Bell
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Ireland vs. Wales

Ireland: J Fulton, Gerry Doran, BRW Doran, JB Allison, IG Davidson, Louis Magee capt., Harry Corley, Thomas Arnold Harvey, GT Hamlet, Samuel Irwin, A Tedford, P Healey, JJ Coffey, F Gardiner, JC Pringle
Wales: John Strand-Jones, Willie Llewellyn, Gwyn Nicholls capt., Rhys Gabe, Teddy Morgan, Dicky Owen, Llewellyn Lloyd, Jehoida Hodges, Will Joseph, Will Osborne, Arthur Harding, Alfred Brice, David Jones, George Boots, Harry Jones
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Scotland vs. England

Scotland: AW Duncan, WH Welsh, AN Fell, Alec Boswell Timms, P Turnbull, FH Fasson, ED Simson, John Dykes, HO Smith, WE Kyle, David Bedell-Sivright, Mark Coxon Morrison capt., WP Scott, James Greenlees, JA Bell
England: HT Gamlin, R Forrest, John Raphael, JT Taylor, T Simpson, B Oughtred, Ernest John Walton, G Fraser, JJ Robinson, John Daniell capt., LR Tosswill, Bernard Charles Hartley, Denys Dobson, PF Hardwick, SG Williams