1883 Home Nations Championship

The 1883 Home Nations Championship was the inaugural series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Five matches were played between December 16, 1882 and March 3, 1883. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

England were the inaugural winners, and in beating the other three nations became the first winners of the Triple Crown although the phrase was not in use at the time.

Table

Results

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date = 1882-12-16
home = ru-rt|WAL | score = 0–10
away = ru|ENG | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = St Helen's, Swansea
attendance =

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date = 1883-01-08
home = ru-rt|SCO | score = 9–3
away = ru|WAL | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
attendance =

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date = 1883-02-05
home = ru-rt|ENG | score = 6–1
away = ru|IRE | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Manchester
attendance =

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date = 1883-02-17
home = ru-rt|IRE | score = 0–4
away = ru|SCO | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Belfast
attendance =

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date = 1883-03-03
home = ru-rt|SCO | score = 1–2
away = ru|ENG | homescore = | awayscore = | stadium = Edinburgh
attendance =

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