Home Nations Cup 1902 ( Eng. 1902 Home Nations Championship - 1902 Home Nations Championship ) - The 20th Rugby Cup in the history of the Home Nations Cup, the ancestor of the modern rugby Cup of the Six Nations . The tournament was held from January to March. For the third time in his history, Wels became the sole champion of the Domestic Nations Cup, having won the Triple Crown for the third time; the current champions in the face of the Scottish national team lost all three meetings, having prematurely resigned their champion powers.
| Domestic Cup 1902 | |
|---|---|
| 1902 Home Nations Championship | |
| Tournament Data | |
| Dates | January 11 - March 15, 1902 |
| Number of teams |  England Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Final arrangement | |
| Champion | Wales |
| Silver medalist | England |
| Bronze medalist | Ireland |
| Fourth | Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 (out of 6) |
| Bombardier (s) | Rice Gabe Willie Llewelyn ( 9 points and 3 attempts ) |
Content
Summary table
| A place | National team | Games | Match Points * | Tournament Points ** | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Victory | Draw | Loses | Clogged | Skipped | Difference | |||
| one | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 6 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 20 | 15 | +5 | four |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | eight | 21 | −13 | 2 |
| four | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | eight | 25 | −17 | 0 |
* This season points were awarded according to the following rules: attempt - 3 points, goal scored after the attempt - 2 points, drop goal and goal from the mark - 4 points, goal from the penalty spot - 3 points.
** Two points for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss.
Matches Played
- January 11, 1902 , London : England 8: 9 Wales
- February 1, 1902 , Cardiff : Wales 14: 5 Scotland
- February 8, 1902 , Leicester : England 6: 3 Ireland
- February 22, 1902 , Belfast : Ireland 5-0 Scotland
- March 8, 1902 , Dublin : Ireland 0:15 Wales
- March 15, 1902 , Edinburgh : Scotland 3: 6 England
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 .