1934 Home Nations Championship
| 1934 Home Nations Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 20 January - 17 March 1934 | ||
| Countries |  England Ireland Scotland Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | England (12th title) | ||
| Triple Crown | England (10th title) | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| |||
The 1934 Home Nations Championship was the thirtieth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Five Nations, and prior to that, the Home Nations, this was the forty-seventh series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Six matches were played between 20 January and 17 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It was the first time since the 1913 competition that the table finished without any team tying for places.
Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 6 |
| 2 | Wales
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 2 |
| 4 | Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit]| 20 January 1934 |
| Wales | 0 – 9 | England |
| Try: Meikle (2) Warr |
| Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Attendance: 50,000 Referee: FW Haslett (Ireland) |
| 3 February 1934 |
| Scotland | 6 – 13 | Wales |
| Try: Logan Pen: Ritchie | Try: Cowey Rees Con: Jenkins |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: HLV Day (England) |
| 10 February 1934 |
| Ireland | 3 – 13 | England |
| Try: Morgan | Try: Fry (2) Meikle Con: Gregory (2) |
| Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: MA Allen (Scotland) |
| 24 February 1934 |
| Scotland | 16 – 9 | Ireland |
| Pen: Dick (2) Crawford Con: Shaw (2) Pen: Allan | Try: Russell O'Conner |
| Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: BS Cumberlege (England) |
| 10 March 1934 |
| Wales | 13 – 0 | Ireland |
| Try: Fear Cowey Jenkins Con: Jenkins (2) |
| St Helens, Swansea Referee: AJ Turnbull (Scotland) |
| 17 March 1934 |
| England | 6 – 3 | Scotland |
| Try: Booth Meikle | Try: Shaw |
| Twickenham, London Referee: FW Haslett (Ireland) |
External links
[edit]- "6 Nations History". rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-08.