1887 Home Nations Cup ( Eng. 1887 Home Nations Championship - 1887 Home Nations Championship ) - the fifth in the history of rugby home nations cup, the progenitor of the modern rugby cup of six nations . The winner of the Cup was the Scottish team, having won the title for the first time on their own (without sharing it with anyone): its main competitor in the person of England suffered a crushing failure, taking last place in the draw.
| Domestic Cup 1887 | |
|---|---|
| 1887 Home Nations Championship | |
| Tournament Data | |
| Dates | January 8 - March 12, 1887 |
| Number of teams |  England Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Final arrangement | |
| Champion | Scotland (1st title) |
| Silver medalist | Wales |
| Bronze medalist | Ireland |
| Fourth | England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Bombardier (s) | C.W. Berry ( 4 points ); George Lindsay( 5 attempts ) |
Content
Summary table
| A place | National team | Games | Match Points ** | Tournament Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played * | Victory | Draw | Loses | Clogged | Skipped | Difference | |||
| one | Scotland | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | five |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | one | one | one | one | four | −3 | 3 |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| four | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | one | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
* According to the tournament regulations, a point was awarded in a match only for a goal scored (it was necessary to make an attempt before it), and attempts were counted only if the match ended in a draw.
Matches Played
- January 8, 1887 , Llanelli : Wales 0: 0 England
- February 5, 1887 , Dublin : Ireland 2-0 England
- February 19, 1887 , Belfast : Ireland 0: 2 Scotland
- February 26, 1887 , Edinburgh : Scotland 4-0 Wales
- March 5, 1887 , Manchester : Scotland 0-0 (1-1 on attempts) England
- March 12, 1887 , Birkenhead : Wales 1-0 Ireland
Literature
- 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 .
- Bevan, Alun Wyn, Stradey Stories Gomer Press (2005). ISBN 978-1-84323-570-5