1907 Home Nations Championship


The 1907 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 12 January and 16 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Although not officially part of the tournament until 1910, a match were arranged with the French national team which was played during the Championship against England. This was a repeat of England's first encounter with France which had been played during the 1905/06 season, but on this occasion hosting France on British soil for the first time in the national team's history.

Table

Results

Additional matches outside the Championship

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 was worth four points, while a goal from mark and penalty goals were worth three points.

The matches

Wales vs. England

Wales: Bailey Davies, Johnnie Williams, John Hart Evans, Rhys Gabe, Hopkin Maddock, Reggie Gibbs, Billy Trew, Dicky Owen capt., James Watts, George Travers, Charlie Pritchard, John Alf Brown, Billy O'Neill, Tom Evans, William Dowell
England: John Jackett, SF Coopper, JGG Birkett, HE Shewring, FS Scott, AD Stoop, RA Jago, CH Shaw, Basil Hill Capt., J Green, TS Kelly, LAN Slocock, WA Mills, WMB Nanson, John Hopley
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Scotland vs. Wales

Scotland: T Sloan, MW Walter, DG McGregor, KG MacLeod, ABHL Purves, LL Greig capt., ED Simson, IC Geddes, GA Sanderson, GM Frew, JC MacCallum, LM Speirs, WP Scott, Bedell-Sivright, HG Monteith
Wales: Bert Winfield, Johnnie Williams, John Hart Evans, Rhys Gabe, Hopkin Maddock, Reggie Gibbs, Dicky Owen, Billy Trew capt., James Watts, George Travers, Charlie Pritchard, John Alf Brown, Jim Webb, Tom Evans, William Dowell
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Ireland vs. England

Ireland: C Thompson, TJ Greeves, Basil Maclear, James Cecil Parke, HB Thrift, TTH Robinson, ED Caddell, RE Forbes, M White, W St J Coogan, A Tedford capt., HG Wilson, JA Sweeney, JJ Coffey, GT Hamlet
England: John Jackett, HM Imrie, AS Pickering, WC Wilson, HE Shewring, RA Jago, J Peters, CH Shaw, SG Williams, J Green capt., TS Kelly, LAN Slocock, WA Mills, G Leather, Jumbo Milton
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Scotland vs. Ireland

Scotland: DG Schulze, MW Walter, DG McGregor, KG MacLeod, ABHL Purves, P Munro capt., ED Simson, IC Geddes, GA Sanderson, GM Frew, JC MacCallum, LM Speirs, WP Scott, Bedell-Sivright, HG Monteith
Ireland: C Thompson, TJ Greeves, Basil Maclear, James Cecil Parke, HB Thrift, TTH Robinson, ED Caddell, CE Allen capt., HS Sugars, W St J Coogan, A Tedford, HG Wilson, JA Sweeney, F Gardiner, GT Hamlet
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Wales vs. Ireland

Wales: Bert Winfield, Johnnie Williams, John Hart Evans, Rhys Gabe capt., David Phillips Jones, Percy Bush, Dickie David, James Watts, George Travers, Charlie Pritchard, John Alf Brown, Billy O'Neill, Tom Evans, William Dowell, Arthur Harding
Ireland: WP Hinton, TJ Greeves, Basil Maclear, James Cecil Parke, HB Thrift, TTH Robinson, FMW Harvey, CE Allen capt., M White, HJ Knox, A Tedford, HG Wilson, JA Sweeney, F Gardiner, GT Hamlet
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England vs. Scotland

England: John Jackett, AW Newton, JGG Birkett, WC Wilson, HE Shewring, SP Start, J Peters, CH Shaw, GD Roberts, J Green, TS Kelly, LAN Slocock, WA Mills, EW Roberts capt., SG Williams
Scotland: DG Schulze, T Sloan, DG McGregor, KG MacLeod, ABHL Purves, P Munro capt., ED Simson, IC Geddes, GA Sanderson, GM Frew, JC MacCallum, LM Speirs, WP Scott, Bedell-Sivright, JMB Scott

French matches

England vs. France

England: H Lee, TB Batchelor, JGG Birkett, D Lambert, HE Shewring, TG Wedge, AD Stoop, CH Shaw, Basil Hill capt., J Green, TS Kelly, LAN Slocock, WA Mills, WMB Nanson, John Hopley
France: H Issac, C Varseilles, P Maclos, H Martin, Gaston Lane, A Hubert, A Lacassagne, A Verges, H Poirier, P Mauriat, Marc Giacardy, AH Muhr, Marcel Communeau capt., C Beaurin, J Dufourcq