1894 Home Nations Championship
| 1894 Home Nations Championship | |||
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| Date | 6 January 1894 - 17 March 1894 | ||
| Countries |
 England Ireland Scotland Wales
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| Champions |
Ireland (1st title) |
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| Triple Crown |
Ireland (1st title) |
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| Calcutta Cup |
Scotland
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| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Lockwood (12) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Boswell (2) Lockwood (2) Lytle (2) |
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The 1894 Home Nations Championship was the twelfth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 6 January and 17 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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 and a goal from mark were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points.
England: JF Byrne (Moseley), F Firth (Halifax), Charles Hooper (Middlesex Wands.), S Morfitt (West Hartlepool), R E Lockwood (Heckmondwike) capt., EW Taylor (Rockcliff), Cyril Wells (Harlequins), F Soane (Bath), J Hall (North Durham), J Toothill (Bradford), H Bradshaw (Bramley), T Broadley (Bingley), Harry Speed (Castleford), William Eldon Tucker (Cambridge U.), Alfred Allport (Blackheath)
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