1906 Home Nations Championship

1906 Home Nations Championship
Date	13 January 1906 - 17 March 1906
Countries	England  Ireland  Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions	Ireland and  Wales
Calcutta Cup	England
Matches played	6
Top point scorer(s)	Maclear (8)
Top try scorer(s)	Hodges (2) Maclear (2) Maddock (2) Morgan (2) Tedford (2)
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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.

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

Position	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference
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

Results

13 January 1906

England	3–16	Wales

Richmond

3 February 1906

Wales	9–3	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

22 March 1906

France	8–35	England

Paris

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

The matches

England vs. Wales

13 January 1906

England	3 – 16	Wales
Try: Hudson		Try: Hodges Morgan Maddock Charlie Pritchard Con: Winfield (2)

Athletic Ground Richmond Referee: A Jardine (Scotland)

Wales vs. Scotland

3 February 1906

Wales	9 – 3	Scotland
Try: Hodges Maddock Charlie Pritchard		Pen: MacLeod

Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff Referee: JW Allen (Ireland)

England vs. Ireland

10 February 1906

England	6 – 16	Ireland
Try: Jago Mills		Try: Telford (2) Maclear Purdon Con: Gardiner Maclear

Welford Road, Leicester Referee: A Llewellyn (Wales)

Ireland vs. Scotland

24 February 1906

Ireland	6 – 13	Scotland
Try: Parke Robb		Try: Bedell-Sivright Munro Con: MacCallum (2) GM: MacLeod

Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: Vincent Cartwright (England)

Ireland vs. Wales

10 March 1906

Ireland	11 – 6	Wales
Try: Thrift Wallace Maclear Con: Gardiner		Try: Gabe Morgan

Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast Referee: JW Simpson (Scotland)

Scotland vs. England

17 March 1906

Scotland	3 – 9	England
Try: Purves		Try: Mills Raphael Simpson

Inverleith, Edinburgh Referee: JW Allen (Ireland)

French matches

France vs. England

22 March 1906

France	8 – 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)

External links

• "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 

Bibliography

• 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.