1897 Home Nations Cup ( Eng. 1897 Home Nations Championship - 1897 Home Nations Championship ) - the fifteenth (15th) in the history of rugby home nations cup, the progenitor of the modern rugby cup of six nations . Formally, the title of the winner of the tournament was not awarded to anyone because of the scandalous withdrawal of the Wales team.
| Domestic Cup 1897 | |
|---|---|
| 1897 Home Nations Championship | |
| Time spending | January 9 - March 13, 1897 |
| Number of participants |  England  Ireland  Scotland  Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 (out of 6) |
| Bombardier (s) | James Frederick Burn ( 12 points ) Lawrence Bulger W. Gardiner( 2 attempts ) |
The Wales team withdrew from the tournament in protest that its main star, Arthur Gauld, was disqualified from rugby for receiving money for his performances. As a result, a number of meetings were not held.
Content
- 1 Table before the cancellation of the tournament
- 2 Matches Played
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Tournament Table
| A place | National team | Games | Match Points | Tournament Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Victory | Draw | Loses | Clogged | Skipped | Difference | |||
| one | England | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 2 |
| 2 | Ireland | 2 | one | 0 | one | 16 | 17 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | Wales | one | one | 0 | 0 | eleven | 0 | +11 | 2 |
| four | Scotland | 2 | one | 0 | one | eleven | fifteen | −4 | 2 |
Matches Played
Rugby national team of the day before the game with England
- January 9, 1897 , Newport : Wales 11: 0 England
- February 6, 1897 , Dublin : Ireland 13: 9 England
- February 20, 1897 , Edinburgh : Scotland 8: 3 Ireland
- March 13, 1897 , Manchester : England 12: 3 Scotland
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 .