# 1907 Home Nations Championship

The 1907 Home Nations Championship was the twenty-fifth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 12 January and 16 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Although not officially part of the tournament until 1910, a match were arranged with the French national team which was played during the Championship against England. This was a repeat of England's first encounter with France which had been played during the 1905/06 season, but on this occasion hosting France on British soil for the first time in the national team's history.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 6 |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 6 | +48 | 4 |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 53 | −33 | 2 |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 0 |

## Results

* 1907-01-12
| Wales | 22–0 | England |
* Swansea
* 1907-02-02
| Scotland | 6–3 | Wales |
* Edinburgh
* 1907-02-09
| Ireland | 17–9 | England |
* Dublin
* 1907-02-23
| Scotland | 15–3 | Ireland |
* Edinburgh
* 1907-03-09
| Wales | 29–0 | Ireland |
* Cardiff
* 1907-03-16
| England | 3–8 | Scotland |
* London

## Additional matches outside the Championship

* 1907-01-05
| England | 41–13 | France |
* London

### 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 and penalty goals were worth three points.

## The matches
### Wales vs. England

* 12 January 1907
| Wales | 22 – 0 | England |
| Try: Maddock (2) Williams (2) Gibbs Brown Con: Gibbs (2) | | |
* St. Helen's, Swansea Referee: JI Gillespie (Scotland)
Wales: Bailey Davies (Llanelli), Johnnie Williams (Cardiff), John Hart Evans (Pontypool), Rhys Gabe (Cardiff), Hopkin Maddock (London Welsh), Reggie Gibbs (Cardiff), Billy Trew (Swansea), Dicky Owen (Swansea) capt., James Watts (Llanelli), George Travers (Pill Harriers), Charlie Pritchard (Newport), John Alf Brown (Cardiff), Billy O'Neill (Cardiff), Tom Evans (Llanelli), William Dowell (Newport)
England: John Jackett (Leicester), SF Coopper (Blackheath), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), HE Shewring (Bristol), FS Scott (Bristol), AD Stoop (Harlequins), RA Jago (Devonport Albion), CH Shaw (Moseley), Basil Hill (Blackheath) Capt., J Green (Skipton), TS Kelly (Exeter), LAN Slocock (Liverpool), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), WMB Nanson (Carlisle), John Hopley (Blackheath)

### Scotland vs. Wales

* 2 February 1907
| Scotland | 6 – 3 | Wales |
| Try: Purves Monteith | | Pen: Winfield |
* Inverleith, Edinburgh Referee: J Lefevre (Ireland)
Scotland: T Sloan (Glasgow Acads), MW Walter (London Scottish), DG McGregor (Pontypridd), KG MacLeod (Cambridge University), ABHL Purves (London Scottish), LL Greig (US Portsmouth) capt., ED Simson (London Scottish), IC Geddes (London Scottish), GA Sanderson (Royal HSFP), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), LM Speirs (Watsonians), WP Scott (West of Scotland), Bedell-Sivright (Edinburgh University), HG Monteith (Cambridge University)
Wales: Bert Winfield (Cardiff), Johnnie Williams (Cardiff), John Hart Evans (Pontypool), Rhys Gabe (Cardiff), Hopkin Maddock (London Welsh), Reggie Gibbs (Cardiff), Dicky Owen (Swansea), Billy Trew (Swansea) capt., James Watts (Llanelli), George Travers (Pill Harriers), Charlie Pritchard (Newport), John Alf Brown (Cardiff), Jim Webb (Abertillery), Tom Evans (Llanelli), William Dowell (Newport)

### Ireland vs. England

* 9 February 1907
| Ireland | 17 – 9 | England |
| Try: Caddell (2) Tedford Thrift Con: Parke GM: Parke | | Try: Imrie Slocock Pen: Pickering |
* Lansdowne Road, Dublin Referee: John Tulloch (Scotland)
Ireland: C Thompson (NIFC), TJ Greeves (NIFC), Basil Maclear (Monkstown), James Cecil Parke (Dublin University), HB Thrift (Dublin University), TTH Robinson (Wanderers), ED Caddell (Wanderers), RE Forbes (Malone), M White (Queens's College, Cork), W St J Coogan (Queens's College, Cork), A Tedford (Malone) capt., HG Wilson (Malone), James A. Sweeney (Blackrock College), JJ Coffey (Lansdowne), George Hamlet (Old Wesley)
England: John Jackett (Leicester), HM Imrie (Durham City), AS Pickering (Harrogate), WC Wilson (Richmond), HE Shewring (Bristol), RA Jago (Devonport Albion), J Peters (Plymouth), CH Shaw (Moseley), SG Williams (Devonport Albion), J Green (Skipton) capt., TS Kelly (Exeter), LAN Slocock (Liverpool), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), G Leather (Liverpool), Jumbo Milton (Camborne School of Mines)

### Scotland vs. Ireland

* 23 February 1907
| Scotland | 15 – 3 | Ireland |
| Try: Sanderson Purves Frew Con: MacLeod Geddes (2) | | Pen: Parke |
* Inverleith, Edinburgh Referee: AO Jones (England)
Scotland: DG Schulze (London Scottish), MW Walter (London Scottish), DG McGregor (Pontypridd), KG MacLeod (Cambridge University), ABHL Purves (London Scottish), P Munro (London Scottish) capt., ED Simson (London Scottish), IC Geddes (London Scottish), GA Sanderson (Royal HSFP), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), LM Speirs (Watsonians), WP Scott (West of Scotland), Bedell-Sivright (Edinburgh University), HG Monteith (Cambridge University)
Ireland: C Thompson (NIFC), TJ Greeves (NIFC), Basil Maclear (Monkstown), James Cecil Parke (Dublin University), HB Thrift (Dublin University), TTH Robinson (Wanderers), ED Caddell (Wanderers), CE Allen (Derry) capt., HS Sugars (Royal HSFP), W St J Coogan (Queens's College, Cork), A Tedford (Malone), HG Wilson (Malone), James A. Sweeney (Blackrock College), F Gardiner (NIFC), George Hamlet (Old Wesley)

### Wales vs. Ireland

* 9 March 1907
| Wales | 29 – 0 | Ireland |
| Try: Williams (3) Jones Gabe Bush Con: Winfield (2) Drop: Bush Pen: Winfield | | |
* Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: FW Marsh (England)
Wales: Bert Winfield (Cardiff), Johnnie Williams (Cardiff), John Hart Evans (Pontypool), Rhys Gabe (Cardiff) capt., David Phillips Jones (Pontypool), Percy Bush (Cardiff), Dickie David (Cardiff), James Watts (Llanelli), George Travers (Pill Harriers), Charlie Pritchard (Newport), John Alf Brown (Cardiff), Billy O'Neill (Cardiff), Tom Evans (Llanelli), William Dowell (Newport), Arthur Harding (Swansea)
Ireland: WP Hinton (Old Wesley), TJ Greeves (NIFC), Basil Maclear (Monkstown), James Cecil Parke (Dublin University), HB Thrift (Dublin University), TTH Robinson (Wanderers), FMW Harvey (Wanderers), CE Allen (Derry) capt., M White (Queens's College, Cork), HJ Knox (Lansdowne), A Tedford (Malone), HG Wilson (Malone), James A. Sweeney (Blackrock College), F Gardiner (NIFC), George Hamlet (Old Wesley)

### England vs. Scotland

* 16 March 1907
| England | 3 – 8 | Scotland |
| Try: Peters | | Try: Purves Simson Con: Geddes |
* Rectory Field, Blackheath Referee: TD Schofield (Wales)
England: John Jackett (Leicester), AW Newton (Blackheath), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), WC Wilson (Richmond), HE Shewring (Bristol), SP Start (United Services), J Peters (Plymouth), CH Shaw (Moseley), GD Roberts (Harlequins), J Green (Skipton), TS Kelly (Exeter), LAN Slocock (Liverpool), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), EW Roberts (RNE College) capt., SG Williams (Devonport Albion)
Scotland: DG Schulze (London Scottish), T Sloan (Glasgow Acads), DG McGregor (Pontypridd), KG MacLeod (Cambridge University), ABHL Purves (London Scottish), P Munro (London Scottish) capt., ED Simson (London Scottish), IC Geddes (London Scottish), GA Sanderson (Royal HSFP), GM Frew (Glasgow HSFP), JC MacCallum (Watsonians), LM Speirs (Watsonians), WP Scott (West of Scotland), Bedell-Sivright (Edinburgh University), JMB Scott (Edinburgh Acads.)

## French matches
### England vs. France

* 5 January 1907
| England | 41 – 13 | France |
| Try: Lambert (5) Birkett Nanson Shewring Slocock Con: Hill (5) Drop: Birkett | | Try: Muhr Communeau Con: Maclos (2) Pen: Maclos |
* Athletic Ground, Richmond, Richmond, London Attendance: 6,000 Referee: W Williams (England)
England: H Lee (Blackheath), TB Batchelor (Oxford University), JGG Birkett (Harlequins), D Lambert (Harlequins), HE Shewring (Bristol), TG Wedge (St. Ives), AD Stoop (Harlequins), CH Shaw (Moseley), Basil Hill (Blackheath) capt., J Green (Skipton), TS Kelly (Exeter), LAN Slocock (Liverpool), WA Mills (Devonport Albion), WMB Nanson (Carlisle), John Hopley (Blackheath)
France: H Issac (Racing Club de France), C Varseilles (Stade Français), P Maclos (Stade Français), H Martin (Stade Bordelais Universitaire), Gaston Lane (Racing Club de France), A Hubert (Association Sportive Français), A Lacassagne (Stade Bordelais Universitaire), A Verges (Stade Français), H Poirier (Universite de France), P Mauriat (Lyon), Marc Giacardy (Stade Bordelais Universitaire), AH Muhr (Racing Club de France), Marcel Communeau (Stade Français) capt., C Beaurin (Stade Français), J Dufourcq (Stade Bordelais Universitaire)