1906 Home Nations Championship

The 1906 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-fourth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 13 January and 17 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1906 Home Nations Championship
Date13 January - 17 March 1906
Countries England
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland and  Wales
Matches played6
Top point scorer(s)Ireland Maclear (8)
Top try scorer(s)Wales Hodges (2)
Ireland Maclear (2)
Wales Maddock (2)
Wales Morgan (2)
Ireland Tedford (2)
1905 (Previous) (Next) 1907

The 1906 Championship was little more than a footnote to the 1906 season, overshadowed by the excitement and excellence of the Original All Blacks, who had almost completed an "invincible" tour of the British Isles. This was to be followed in late 1906 by the first Springbok tour. The South Africans lacked the tactical finesse of the New Zealand team but they brought new standards of fitness, physique and blistering running pace.

The 1906 season is normally classified as a draw, but technically is given to Ireland as they scored the highest in-game points, despite a worse points difference than Wales.

Although not officially part of the tournament until 1910, a match was arranged with the French national team which was played during the Championship against England. This was the first encounter between France and England.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Ireland 3 2 0 1 33 25 +8 4
1   Wales 3 2 0 1 31 17 +14 4
3   Scotland 3 1 0 2 19 24 −5 2
3   England 3 1 0 2 18 35 −17 2
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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13 January 1906
England  3–16  Wales
Richmond
3 February 1906
  Wales9–3  Scotland
Cardiff
10 February 1906
England  6–16  Ireland
Leicester
24 February 1906
Ireland  6–13  Scotland
Dublin
10 March 1906
Ireland  11–6  Wales
Belfast
17 March 1906
Scotland  3–9  England
Edinburgh

Additional matches outside the Championship

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22 March 1906
  France8–35  England
Paris

Scoring system

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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 was reduced from four to three points this season. Penalty goals were worth three points.

The matches

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England vs. Wales

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13 January 1906
  England3 – 16  Wales
Try: HudsonTry: Hodges
Morgan
Maddock
Charlie Pritchard
Con: Winfield (2)
Athletic Ground Richmond
Referee: A Jardine (Scotland)

Wales vs. Scotland

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3 February 1906
  Wales9 – 3  Scotland
Try: Hodges
Maddock
Charlie Pritchard
Pen: MacLeod
Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff
Referee: JW Allen (Ireland)

England vs. Ireland

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10 February 1906
  England6 – 16  Ireland
Try: Jago
Mills
Try: Telford (2)
Maclear
Purdon
Con: Gardiner
Maclear
Welford Road, Leicester
Referee: A Llewellyn (Wales)
England
John Jackett (Leicester), JE Hutchinson (Durham City), JRP Sandford (Marlborough Nomads), CH Milton (Camborne School of Mines), A Hudson (Gloucester), DR Gent (Gloucester), RA Jago (Devonport Albion), GEB Dobbs (Devonport Albion), HA Hodges (Nottingham), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), TS Kelly (Exeter), AL Kewney (Rockcliff), EW Roberts (RNEC Keyham), Vincent Cartwright (Blackheath) capt., CEL Hammond (Harlequins)
Ireland
GJ Henebrey (Garryowen), F Casement (Dublin University), HJ Anderson (Old Wesley), James Cecil Parke (Dublin University), HB Thrift (Dublin University), William Purdon (Queen's University, Belfast), ED Caddell (Dublin University), Basil Maclear (Monkstown), M White (Queens's College, Cork), CE Allen (Derry) capt., Alfred Tedford (Malone), HG Wilson (Malone), HJ Knox (Dublin University), JJ Coffey (Lansdowne), F Gardiner (NIFC)

Ireland vs. Scotland

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24 February 1906
  Ireland6 – 13  Scotland
Try: Parke
Robb
Try: Bedell-Sivright
Munro
Con: MacCallum (2)
GM: MacLeod
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Vincent Cartwright (England)
Ireland
GJ Henebrey (Garryowen), F Casement (Dublin University), HJ Anderson (Old Wesley), James Cecil Parke (Dublin University), CG Robb (Queen's University, Belfast), William Purdon (Queen's University, Belfast), ED Caddell (Dublin University), Basil Maclear (Monkstown), M White (Queens's College, Cork), CE Allen (Derry) capt., Alfred Tedford (Malone), HG Wilson (Malone), HJ Knox (Dublin University), JJ Coffey (Lansdowne), F Gardiner (NIFC)
Scotland
JG Scoular (Cambridge University), MW Walter (London Scottish), JL Forbes (Watsonians), KG MacLeod (Cambridge University), ABHL Purves (London Scottish), Patrick Munro (Oxford Uni), ED Simson (Edinburgh University), L West (Hartlepool Rovers) capt., AG Cairns (Watsonians), WE Kyle (Hawick), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), WL Russell (Glasgow Acads), WP Scott (West of Scotland), Bedell-Sivright (Edinburgh University), HG Monteith (Cambridge University)

Ireland vs. Wales

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10 March 1906
  Ireland11 – 6  Wales
Try: Thrift
Wallace
Maclear
Con: Gardiner
Try: Gabe
Morgan
Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast
Referee: John Simpson (Scotland)

Scotland vs. England

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17 March 1906
  Scotland3 – 9  England
Try: PurvesTry: Mills
Raphael
Simpson
Inverleith, Edinburgh
Referee: JW Allen (Ireland)
Scotland
JG Scoular (Cambridge University), MW Walter (London Scottish), JL Forbes (Watsonians), KG MacLeod (Cambridge University), ABHL Purves (London Scottish), Patrick Munro (Oxford Uni), ED Simson (Edinburgh University), L West (Hartlepool Rovers) capt., AG Cairns (Watsonians), WE Kyle (Hawick), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), WL Russell (Glasgow Acads), WP Scott (West of Scotland), Bedell-Sivright (Edinburgh University), HG Monteith (Cambridge University)
England
John Jackett (Leicester), T Simpson (Rockcliff), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), JE Raphael (OMT), HE Shewring (Bristol), J Peters (Plymouth), AD Stoop (Harlequins), CH Shaw (Moseley), Robert Dibble (Bridgwater & Albion), J Green (Skipton), TS Kelly (Exeter), AL Kewney (Rockcliff), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), Vincent Cartwright (Blackheath) capt., CEL Hammond (Harlequins)

French matches

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France vs. England

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22 March 1906
  France8 – 35  England
Try: Lesieur
Muhr
Con: Branlat
Try: Hudson (4)
Hogarth
Kewney
Mills
Peters
Stoop
Con: Cartwright (4)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: L Dedet  (France)
France
WH Crichton (Le Havre), E Lesieur (Stade Français), P Maclos (Stade Français), EW Lewis (Le Havre), G Lane (Racing Club de France) capt., A Hubert (Association Sportive Français), T Varvier (Racing Club de France), A Verges (Stade Français), Maurin (Association Sportive Français), A Branlat (Racing Club de France), G Jerome (Stade Français), AH Muhr (Racing Club de France), M Communeau (Stade Français), P Gauderman (Racing Club de France), J Dufourcq (Stade Bordelais Universitaire)
England
John Jackett (Leicester), John Raphael (OMT), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), A Hudson (Gloucester), HE Shewring (Bristol), J Peters (Plymouth), AD Stoop (Harlequins), TB Hogarth (Hartlepool Rovers), Vincent Cartwright (Nottingham) capt., J Green (Skipton), TS Kelly (Exeter), CEL Hammond (Harlequins), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), Robert Dibble (Bridgwater & Albion), AL Kewney (Rockcliff)
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  • "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-07.

Bibliography

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  • 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.