1873-74 Home Nations rugby union matches
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The 1873–74 Home Nations rugby union matches was a single international friendly held between the England
and Scotland
national rugby union
teams. With no other recognised rugby union teams in Britain or the rest of the World, the encounter between Scotland and England represented the only possible match that could be arranged, and would continue as such until 1875, when Ireland
formed a national team
.
, for a dropped goal or for a goal from mark
. If a game was drawn, any unconverted tries were tallied to give a winner. If there was still no clear winner, the match was declared a draw.
(Cambridge University
), Marshall Brooks
(Oxford University
), Harold Freeman
(Marlborough Nomads
), WE Collins
(Old Cheltonians), Sydney Morse
(Marlborough Nomads
), William Henry Milton
(Marlborough Nomads
), Thomas Batson
(Blackheath), Henry Bryden
(Clapham Rovers), Ernest Cheston
(Richmond
), Charles Crosse
(Oxford University
), FL Cunliffe (RMA), JSM Genth (Manchester
), Alfred St. George Hamersley
(Marlborough Nomads
) capt., Edward Kewley
(Liverpool
), Henry Arnold Lawrence
(Richmond
), Murray Marshall
(Blackheath), S Parker (Liverpool
), WFH Stafford (Royal Engineers), Dawson Turner
(Richmond
), Roger Walker
(Manchester
)
Scotland: WD Brown (Glasgow Academicals
) capt., T Chalmers (Glasgow Academicals
), HM Hamilton (West of Scotland), TR Marshall
(Edinburgh Academicals), WH Kidston (West of Scotland), W St Clair Grant
(Craigmount School), AK Stewart (Edinburgh University RFC
), CC Bryce (Glasgow Academicals
), JP Davidson (RIE College), JF Finlay
(Edinburgh Academicals), G Heron (Glasgow Academicals
), RW Irvine
(Edinburgh Academicals), JAW Mein (Edinburgh Academicals), T Neilson (West of Scotland), AG Petrie (Royal HSFP), J Reid
(Edinburgh Wanderers), JK Todd (Glasgow Academicals
), RW Wilson (West of Scotland), A Wood (Royal HSFP), AH Young (Edinburgh Academicals)
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
and Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
national rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
teams. With no other recognised rugby union teams in Britain or the rest of the World, the encounter between Scotland and England represented the only possible match that could be arranged, and would continue as such until 1875, when Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
formed a national team
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
.
Results
Scoring system
The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a tryTry
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
, for a dropped goal or for a goal from mark
Goal from mark
A goal from mark is a former scoring move in rugby football. It occurred when a player "marked" the ball by making a fair catch and shouting "mark". From this position the player could not be tackled. The player then had the option of a free kick, which can be taken as a place, drop, or tap kick...
. If a game was drawn, any unconverted tries were tallied to give a winner. If there was still no clear winner, the match was declared a draw.
England vs. Scotland
England: John BattenJohn Batten
John Maxwell Batten was a rugby union fullback who played club rugby for Cambridge University and international rugby for England.-Personal life:...
(Cambridge University
Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, or CURUFC, is the rugby union club of Cambridge University, and plays Oxford University in the annual Varsity Match at Twickenham stadium every December. CURUFC players wear light blue and white hooped jerseys with a red lion crest...
), Marshall Brooks
Marshall Brooks
Marshall Brooks was a nineteenth century sportsman who was the British Amateur High Jump champion in 1874 and 1876, world record holder for the High Jump on three occasions, as well as a rugby union international who represented England in 1874.-Early life:...
(Oxford University
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
), Harold Freeman
Harold Freeman
Harold Freeman was a rugby union international who represented England from 1872 to 1874.-Rugby union career:Freeman made his international debut on February 5th, 1872 at The Oval in the England vs Scotland match....
(Marlborough Nomads
Marlborough Nomads
The Marlborough Nomads was a 19th century rugby football club that was notable for being one of the twenty-one founding members of the Rugby Football Union, as well as producing a number of international players in the sport's early international fixtures....
), WE Collins
William Collins (sportsman, born 1853)
William Edward Collins MB MRCS CMG was a sportsman and politician...
(Old Cheltonians), Sydney Morse
Sydney Morse
Sydney Morse was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1875. -Early life:Sydney Morse was born on June 1, 1854 in Birmingham. He was the son of Rev Francis Morse, MA, and his wife Clarissa Catharine Morse. Francis, at the time of Sydney's birth, was the incumbent of the...
(Marlborough Nomads
Marlborough Nomads
The Marlborough Nomads was a 19th century rugby football club that was notable for being one of the twenty-one founding members of the Rugby Football Union, as well as producing a number of international players in the sport's early international fixtures....
), William Henry Milton
William Henry Milton
Sir William Henry Milton was the 3rd Administrator of Mashonaland, played rugby for England and was South Africa's second cricket captain....
(Marlborough Nomads
Marlborough Nomads
The Marlborough Nomads was a 19th century rugby football club that was notable for being one of the twenty-one founding members of the Rugby Football Union, as well as producing a number of international players in the sport's early international fixtures....
), Thomas Batson
Thomas Batson
Thomas Batson was a rugby union international who represented England from 1872 to 1875.-Rugby union career:Batson made his international debut on February 5th, 1872 at The Oval in the England vs Scotland match....
(Blackheath), Henry Bryden
Henry Bryden
Henry Bryden was a rugby union international who represented England in 1874 and was also a noted natural historian.-Early life:Henry Bryden was born on 3 May 1854 in Banbury, the third son of W.A. Bryden, , and Maria, daughter of William Cowper. He attended Brackenbury’s Anglican Preparatory...
(Clapham Rovers), Ernest Cheston
Ernest Cheston
Ernest Cheston was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1876.-Early life:Ernest Cheston was born on 24 October 1848 in Hackney the sixth son of Chester Cheston of Clapton. He attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College where he was the captain of the school rugby XX...
(Richmond
Richmond F.C.
Richmond Football Club is a rugby union club from Richmond, London. It is a founding member of the Rugby Football Union, and is one of the oldest football clubs...
), Charles Crosse
Charles Crosse
Charles William Crosse was an English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket....
(Oxford University
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
), FL Cunliffe (RMA), JSM Genth (Manchester
Manchester Rugby Club
Manchester Rugby Club, formerly known as Manchester Football Club, are one of the oldest rugby union clubs in existence, having been founded in 1860, 11 years before the RFU....
), Alfred St. George Hamersley
Alfred St. George Hamersley
Alfred St. George Hamersley was a nineteenth-century solicitor and entrepreneur of great renown, an English MP and perhaps most notably an English rugby union international who played in the first ever international match, went on to captain his country and pioneered the sport in the south of New...
(Marlborough Nomads
Marlborough Nomads
The Marlborough Nomads was a 19th century rugby football club that was notable for being one of the twenty-one founding members of the Rugby Football Union, as well as producing a number of international players in the sport's early international fixtures....
) capt., Edward Kewley
Edward Kewley
Edward Kewley was an English sportsman who played rugby union for England and also played first class cricket for Lancashire...
(Liverpool
Liverpool St Helens F.C.
Liverpool St Helens Football Club are a rugby union team formed from the merger of Liverpool Football Club and St. Helens RUFC. The club currently plays in North 1 West....
), Henry Arnold Lawrence
Henry Arnold Lawrence
Henry Arnold Lawrence was a rugby union forward who played club rugby for Richmond F.C. and international rugby for England. He was the third captain of the England rugby team.-Personal life:...
(Richmond
Richmond F.C.
Richmond Football Club is a rugby union club from Richmond, London. It is a founding member of the Rugby Football Union, and is one of the oldest football clubs...
), Murray Marshall
Murray Marshall
Murray Marshall was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1878. He also captained his country.-Early life:Murray Marshall was born 7 October 1852 in Guildford and baptised on 3 November 1852 in the parish of St Peter and St Paul, Godalming. His parents were Murray and...
(Blackheath), S Parker (Liverpool
Liverpool St Helens F.C.
Liverpool St Helens Football Club are a rugby union team formed from the merger of Liverpool Football Club and St. Helens RUFC. The club currently plays in North 1 West....
), WFH Stafford (Royal Engineers), Dawson Turner
Dawson Turner (rugby union)
For the English banker and botanist see Dawson Turner.Dawson Turner was a rugby union international who represented England from 1871 to 1875.-Early life:...
(Richmond
Richmond F.C.
Richmond Football Club is a rugby union club from Richmond, London. It is a founding member of the Rugby Football Union, and is one of the oldest football clubs...
), Roger Walker
Roger Walker (rugby)
Roger Walker was a rugby union forward who played club rugby for Manchester Rugby Club and international rugby for England...
(Manchester
Manchester Rugby Club
Manchester Rugby Club, formerly known as Manchester Football Club, are one of the oldest rugby union clubs in existence, having been founded in 1860, 11 years before the RFU....
)
Scotland: WD Brown (Glasgow Academicals
Glasgow Academicals RFC
The Glasgow Academical Football Club is one of the oldest rugby football clubs in Scotland. This history is notable for a number of reasons, including the clubs longevity, its early foundation in the timeline of rugby, and the fact that the club produced many internationals...
) capt., T Chalmers (Glasgow Academicals
Glasgow Academicals RFC
The Glasgow Academical Football Club is one of the oldest rugby football clubs in Scotland. This history is notable for a number of reasons, including the clubs longevity, its early foundation in the timeline of rugby, and the fact that the club produced many internationals...
), HM Hamilton (West of Scotland), TR Marshall
Thomas Roger Marshall
Thomas Roger Marshall was a Scottish international rugby and cricket player. He played at three quarter back.-Rugby career:One of the earliest Scottish players, he was capped four times for between 1871 and 1874. He also played for Edinburgh Academicals...
(Edinburgh Academicals), WH Kidston (West of Scotland), W St Clair Grant
William St Clair Grant
William St Clair Grant was a Scottish international rugby player, born in India. He was capped twice for between 1873-4. He also played for Craigmount RFC....
(Craigmount School), AK Stewart (Edinburgh University RFC
Edinburgh University RFC
Edinburgh University Rugby Football Club is a leading rugby union side based in Edinburgh, Scotland which currently plays its fixtures in the top Scottish National League and the British Universities Premiership. It is one of the eight founder members of the Scottish Rugby Union...
), CC Bryce (Glasgow Academicals
Glasgow Academicals RFC
The Glasgow Academical Football Club is one of the oldest rugby football clubs in Scotland. This history is notable for a number of reasons, including the clubs longevity, its early foundation in the timeline of rugby, and the fact that the club produced many internationals...
), JP Davidson (RIE College), JF Finlay
James Finlay
James F. Finlay was a Scottish rugby union player.He was capped four times for between 1871–75, including the first ever international. He also played for Edinburgh Academicals....
(Edinburgh Academicals), G Heron (Glasgow Academicals
Glasgow Academicals RFC
The Glasgow Academical Football Club is one of the oldest rugby football clubs in Scotland. This history is notable for a number of reasons, including the clubs longevity, its early foundation in the timeline of rugby, and the fact that the club produced many internationals...
), RW Irvine
Bulldog Irvine
Doctor Robert W. Irvine, nicknamed "Bulldog", was a Scottish rugby football player.-Rugby career:He was capped 13 times for between 1871–80, including the first ever rugby international...
(Edinburgh Academicals), JAW Mein (Edinburgh Academicals), T Neilson (West of Scotland), AG Petrie (Royal HSFP), J Reid
James Reid (rugby)
James Reid was a Scottish rugby football player.He was capped five times for between 1874-77. He also played for Edinburgh Wanderers.He was the brother of Charles Reid who was also capped for Scotland.-References:...
(Edinburgh Wanderers), JK Todd (Glasgow Academicals
Glasgow Academicals RFC
The Glasgow Academical Football Club is one of the oldest rugby football clubs in Scotland. This history is notable for a number of reasons, including the clubs longevity, its early foundation in the timeline of rugby, and the fact that the club produced many internationals...
), RW Wilson (West of Scotland), A Wood (Royal HSFP), AH Young (Edinburgh Academicals)