The 1909 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-seventh series of the rugby unionHome Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 16 January and 20 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Although not officially part of the tournament until 1910, matches were arranged with the French national team which were played during the Championship. During the 1909 Championship, three Home Nations faced France; England, Wales and Ireland. As they had done in the 1908 Championship, Wales beat all three Home Nation opponents and France, taking the Championship title, the Triple Crown and the Grand Slam.
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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.
Ireland: WP Hinton, HB Thrift, James Cecil Parke, C Thompson, EC Deane, FNB Smartt, G Pinion, GT Hamlet, T Smyth, OJS Piper, F Gardiner capt., C Adams, BA Solomons, HG Wilson, MG Garry England: John Jackett, Edgar Mobbs, Cyril Wright, Ronnie Poulton-Palmer, AC Palmer, F Hutchinson HJH Sibree, HJS Morton, Robert Dibble capt., WA Johns, AL Kewney, AJ Wilson, FG Handford, H Archer, ET Ibbitson ----
Scotland vs. Ireland
Scotland: DG Schulze, J Pearson, T Sloan, RH Lindsay-Watson, JT Simson, JR McGregor, JM Tennant, A Ross, GM Frew, JC MacCallum, CD Stuart, WE Lely, JM MacKenzie, JMB Scott capt., WE Kyle Ireland: WP Hinton, HB Thrift, James Cecil Parke, C Thompson, RM Magrath, F Gardiner capt., G Pinion, GT Hamlet, T Smyth, OJS Piper, T Helpin, JC Blackham, BA Solomons, HG Wilson, MG Garry ----
Wales vs. Ireland
Wales: Jack Bancroft, Phil Hopkins, Billy Trew capt., Johnnie Williams, Jack Jones, Dick Jones, Dicky Owen, Edwin Thomas Maynard, George Travers, Rees Thomas, Phil Waller, Jim Webb, Tom Evans, Ivor Morgan, James Watts Ireland: GJ Henebrey, HB Thrift, James Cecil Parke, C Thompson, TJ Greeves, FM McCormac, G Pinion, GT Hamlet capt., T Smyth, OJS Piper, T Helpin, JC Blackham, BA Solomons, HG Wilson, MG Garry ----
England vs. Scotland
England: John Jackett, Edgar Mobbs, Cyril Wright, Ronnie Poulton-Palmer, AC Palmer, F Hutchinson HJH Sibree, HJS Morton, Robert Dibble capt., WA Johns, AL Kewney, Harold Harrison, FG Handford, FB Watson, ET Ibbitson Scotland: DG Schulze, J Pearson, H Martin, CM Gilray, JT Simson, George Cunninghamcapt., JM Tennant, James Reid Kerr, GM Frew, JC MacCallum, AR Moodie, GC Gowlland, JM MacKenzie, JMB Scott, WE Kyle
French matches
England vs. France
England: John Jackett, Edgar Mobbs, Frank Tarr, Ronnie Poulton-Palmer, T Simpson, F Hutchinson RH Williamson, CA Bolton, Robert Dibble capt., WA Johns, AL Kewney, AD Warrington-Morris, FG Handford, H Archer, ET Ibbitson France: J Caujolle, T Varvier, H Houblain, E Lesieur, Gaston Lane, A Hubert, A Theuriet, A Masse, R Duval, P Guillemin, J Icard, R de Malmann, Marcel Communeaucapt., G Borchard, G Fourcade ----
France vs. Wales
France: E de Jouvencel, T Varvier, P Sagot, E Lesieur, Gaston Lane, A Hubert, A Theuriet, A Masse, P Dupre, P Mauriat, J Icard, R de Malmann, Marcel Communeau capt., G Borchard, G Fourcade Wales: Jack Bancroft, Mel Baker, Billy Trew capt., Johnnie Williams, Jack Jones, Dick Jones, Dicky Owen, Edwin Thomas Maynard, Thomas Lloyd, Rees Thomas, Phil Waller, Jim Webb, Tom Evans, Ivor Morgan, James Watts ----
Ireland vs. France
Ireland: GJ Henebrey, HB Thrift, James Cecil Parke, C Thompson, TJ Greeves, JJ O'Connor, G Pinion, GT Hamlet, C Adams, OJS Piper, T Helpin, JC Blackham, BA Solomons, F Gardiner capt., MG Garry France: E de Jouvencel, M Burgun, F Mouronval, E Lesieur, Gaston Lane, A Hubert, C Martin, M Legraine, P Guillemin, P Mauriat, M Hourdebaigt, R de Malmann, Marcel Communeau capt., G Borchard, J Gommes
