1910 Five Nations Championship

The 1910 Five Nations Championship was the first series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the twenty-eighth series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 1 January and 28 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

1910 Five Nations Championship
Date1 January - 28 March 1910
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (4th title)
Matches played6
Top point scorer(s) Wales J Bancroft (21)
Top try scorer(s) Wales Gibbs (5)
1909 (Previous) (Next) 1911

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   England 4 3 1 0 36 14 +22 7
2   Wales 4 3 0 1 88 28 +60 6
3   Scotland 4 2 0 2 46 28 +18 4
4   Ireland 4 1 1 2 11 36 −25 3
5   France 4 0 0 4 20 95 −75 0
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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1 January 1910
  Wales49–14  France
Swansea
15 January 1910
England  11–6  Wales
London
22 January 1910
Scotland  27–0  France
Edinburgh
5 February 1910
  Wales14–0  Scotland
Cardiff
12 February 1910
England  0–0  Ireland
London
26 February 1910
Ireland  0–14  Scotland
Belfast
3 March 1910
France  3–11  England
Paris
12 March 1910
Ireland  3–19  Wales
Dublin
19 March 1910
Scotland  5–14  England
Edinburgh
28 March 1910
France  3–8  Ireland
Paris

The matches

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Wales vs. France

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1 January 1910
  Wales49 – 14  France
Try: Gibbs (3)
Morgan (2)
Maddock (2)
J. Jones
Gronow
Con: Bancroft (8)
Pen: Bancroft
Try: Lafitte
Mauriat
Con: Menrath
Pen: Menrath (2)
St Helen's, Swansea
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: W Williams (England)

Wales: Jack Bancroft (Swansea), Phil Hopkins (Swansea), Hopkin Maddock (London Welsh), Jack Jones (Newport), Billy Trew (Swansea) capt., Dick Jones (Swansea), Reggie Gibbs (Cardiff), Joe Pullman (Neath), Ben Gronow (Bridgend), Cliff Pritchard (Newport), Phil Waller (Newport), Jim Webb (Abertillery), Tom Evans (Llanelli), Ivor Morgan (Swansea), Dick Thomas (Newport)

France: R Menrath (SCUF), M Bruneau (S. Bordelais), H Houblain (SCUF), M Burgun (RCF), G Lane (RCF) capt., C Martin (FC Lyon), J Maysonnie (S. Toulouse), P Mauriat (FC Lyon), A Masse (S Bordelais), A Hourdebaigt (S Bordelais), P Guillemin (RCF), R Lafitte (SCUF), G Thevenot (SCUF), M Boudreau (SCUF), J Anduran (SCUF)


England vs. Wales

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15 January 1910
England  11–6  Wales
Try: Chapman
Solomon
Con: Chapman
Pen: Chapman
Try: Evans
Gibbs
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: John Dallas (Scotland)

England: WR Johnston (Bristol), FE Chapman (Westoe), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), RW Poulton (Oxford University), Bert Solomon (Redruth), AD Stoop (Harlequins) capt., DR Gent (Gloucester), HJS Morton (Blackheath), L Haigh (Manchester), WA Johns (Gloucester), DF Smith (Richmond), EL Chambers (Bedford), Harry Berry (Gloucester), LE Barrington-Ward (Edinburgh University), Charles Pillman (Blackheath)

Wales: Jack Bancroft (Swansea), Phil Hopkins (Swansea), Reggie Gibbs (Cardiff), Jack Jones (Pontypool), Billy Trew (Swansea) capt., Dick Jones (Swansea), Dicky Owen (Swansea), Harry Jarman (Newport), Ben Gronow (Bridgend), Cliff Pritchard (Newport), David John Thomas (Swansea), Jim Webb (Abertillery), Tom Evans (Llanelli), Ivor Morgan (Swansea), Joseph Pugsley (Cardiff)


Scotland vs. France

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22 January 1910
Scotland  27–0  France
Try: Tennent (3)
Robertson (2)
Angus
Gowlland
Con: MacCallum (3)
Inverleith, Edinburgh
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: G.A. Harris (Ireland)

Scotland: FG Buchanan (Oxford University), James Pearson (Watsonians), IPM Robertson (Watsonians), Alex Angus (Watsonians), JT Simson (Watsonians), George Cunningham (Oxford University) capt., JM Tennant (West of Scotland), Louis Spiers (Watsonians), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), AR Moodie (St Andrews Uni), Charles Stuart (West of Scotland), R.C. Stevenson (St Andrews Uni), JMB Scott (Edinburgh Acads.), GC Gowlland (London Scottish)

France: J Combe (S Francais), E Lesieur (S Francais), J Dedet (S Francais), M Burgun (RCF), C Vareilles (S Francais), C Martin (FC Lyon), A Theuriet (SCUF), M Boudreau (SCUF), J Cadenat (SCUF), A Hourdebaigt (S Bordelais), P Guillemin (RCF), R Lafitte (SCUF), M Communeau (S Francais) capt., A Masse (S Bordelais), P Mauriat (FC Lyon)


Wales vs. Scotland

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5 February 1910
  Wales14 – 0  Scotland
Try: Pugsley
Spiller
Baker
Ivor Morgan
Con: Bancroft
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: G.H.B. Kennedy (Ireland)

Wales: Jack Bancroft (Swansea), Billy Spiller (Cardiff), Reggie Gibbs (Cardiff), Mel Baker (Newport), Billy Trew (Swansea) capt., Percy Bush (Swansea), William Llewellyn Morgan (Cardiff), Harry Jarman (Newport), Ben Gronow (Bridgend), Ernie Jenkins (Newport), David John Thomas (Swansea), Jim Webb (Abertillery), Tom Evans (Llanelli), Ivor Morgan (Swansea), Joseph Pugsley (Cardiff)

Scotland: WR Sutherland (Hawick), James Pearson (Watsonians), DG Schulze (London Scottish), Alex Angus (Watsonians), JT Simson (Watsonians), E Milroy (Watsonians), JM Tennant (West of Scotland), Louis Spiers (Watsonians), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP) capt., JC MacCallum (Watsonians), AR Moodie (St Andrews Uni), Charles Stuart (West of Scotland), R.C. Stevenson (St Andrews Uni), JMB Scott (Edinburgh Acads.), GC Gowlland (London Scottish)


England vs. Ireland

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12 February 1910
England  0–0  Ireland
Twickenham, London
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: T.D. Schofield (Wales)

England: WR Johnston (Bristol), FE Chapman (Westoe), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), LW Haywood (Cheltenham), Edgar Mobbs (Northampton), AD Stoop (Harlequins capt., DR Gent (Gloucester), HJS Morton (Blackheath), L Haigh (Manchester), WA Johns (Gloucester), DF Smith (Richmond), EL Chambers (Bedford), Harry Berry (Gloucester), LE Barrington-Ward (Edinburgh University), Charles Pillman (Blackheath)

Ireland: WP Hinton (Old Wesley), C Thompson (Belfast Collegians), AS Taylor (Queen's University), AR Foster (Queen's University), JP Quinn (Dublin University), RA Lloyd (Dublin University), HM Read (Dublin University), OJS Piper (Cork Constitution), JC Blackham (Queen's Co., Cork), George Hamlet (Old Wesley) capt., T Haplin (Garryowen), Tommy Smyth (Malone), WF Riordan (Cork Constitution), Bethel Solomons (Wanderers), G McIldowie (Malone)


Ireland vs. Scotland

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26 February 1910
Ireland  0–14  Scotland
Try: Dobson
Walter (2)
Stuart
Con: MacCallum
Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast
Referee: VH Cartwright (England)

Ireland: WP Hinton (Old Wesley), C Thompson (Belfast Collegians), AS Taylor (Queen's University), AR Foster (Queen's University), JP Quinn (Dublin University), RA Lloyd (Dublin University), HM Read (Dublin University), OJS Piper (Cork Constitution), JC Blackham (Queen's Co., Cork), George Hamlet (Old Wesley) capt., T Haplin (Garryowen), Tommy Smyth (Newport), H Moore (Queen's University), Bethel Solomons (Wanderers), G McIldowie (Malone)

Scotland: DG Schulze (London Scottish), DG Macpherson (The London H.), James Pearson (Watsonians), MW Walter (London Scottish), JD Dobson (Glasgow Academicals), G Cunningham (Oxford University) capt., AB Lindsay (The London H.), Cecil Abercrombie (US Portsmouth), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), JM Mackenzie (Edinburgh Uni.), R.C. Stevenson (St Andrews Uni), JMB Scott (Edinburgh Acads.), GC Gowlland (London Scottish), Charles Stuart (West of Scotland)


France vs. England

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3 March 1910
France  3–11  England
Try: CommuneauTry: Hudson (2)
Berry
Con: Chapman
Parc des Princes, Paris
Referee: G Bowden (Scotland)

France: J Combe (S Francais), E Lesieur (S Francais), G Lane (RCF), M Bruneau (S Bordelais), C Vareilles (S Francais), J Dedet (S Francais), G Latterade (S Tarbes), R de Malmann (RCF), J Cadenat (SCUF), A Hourdebaigt (S Bordelais), P Guillemin (RCF), G Thevenot (SCUF), M Communeau (S Francais) capt., A Masse (S Bordelais), P Mauriat (FC Lyon)

England: CS Williams (Manchester), FE Chapman (Westoe), Alan Adams (The London H.), Edgar Mobbs (Northampton) capt., A Hudson (Gloucester), H Coverdale (Blackheath), Anthony Henniker-Gotley (Oxford University), Norman Wodehouse (US Portsmouth), WA Johns (Gloucester), Reginald Hands (Oxford University), ES Scorfield (Percy Park), Harry Berry (Gloucester), JAS Ritson (Northern) LE Barrington-Ward (Edinburgh University), Charles Pillman (Blackheath)


Ireland vs. Wales

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12 March 1910
Ireland  3–19  Wales
Try: McIldowieTry: Williams (3)
Gibbs
Dyke
Drop: Bush
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: J Dallas (Scotland)

Ireland: WP Hinton (Old Wesley), C Thompson (Belfast Collegians) capt., AS Taylor (Queen's University), CT O'Callaghan (Carlow), RK Lyle (Dublin University), AN McClinton (NIFC), WS Smyth (Belfast Collegians), OJS Piper (Cork Constitution), FM McCormac (Wanderers), JC Blackham (Wanderers), T Haplin (Garryowen), Tommy Smyth (Newport), HG Wilson (Malone), Bethel Solomons (Wanderers), G McIldowie (Malone)

Wales: Jack Bancroft (Swansea), Billy Spiller (Cardiff), Reggie Gibbs (Cardiff) capt., Louis Dyke (Cardiff), Johnnie Williams (Cardiff), Percy Bush (Swansea), Tommy Vile (Newport), Harry Jarman (Newport), Ben Gronow (Bridgend), Ernie Jenkins (Newport), David John Thomas (Swansea), Jim Webb (Abertillery), Tom Evans (Llanelli), Ivor Morgan (Swansea), Joseph Pugsley (Cardiff)

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