The 1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches are a series of international friendlies held between the England, Ireland and Scotland national rugby union teams.

Results

5 February 1877

England	2 – 0	Ireland

Kennington Oval, England

19 February 1877

Ireland	0 – 6	Scotland

Ormeau Cricket Ground, Ireland

5 March 1877

Scotland	1 – 0	England

Raeburn Place, Scotland

Scoring system

The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a try, 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.

Matches

England vs. Ireland

5 February 1877

England	2G 2T – nil	Ireland
Try: Hornby Hutchinson (2) Adams Con: Stokes (2)

Kennington Oval, London Referee: A. G. Guillemard ( England)

England: LH Birkett ( Clapham Rovers), L Stokes ( Blackheath F.C.), A. N. Hornby ( Preston), Reg Birkett ( Clapham Rovers), WC Hutchinson ( I.C.E. College), PLA Price ( I.C.E. College), Edward Kewley ( Liverpool) capt., FR Adams ( Richmond), RH Fowler ( Leeds), Murray Marshall ( Blackheath F.C.), G Harrison ( Hull), WH Hunt ( Preston), Charles Touzel ( Cambridge University), FH Lee ( Oxford University), Edward Beadon Turner ( St. George's Hospital)

Ireland: RB Walkington ( NIFC), R Galbraith ( Dublin University) capt:, H Brown (Windsor), FW Kidd ( Lansdowne), AM Whitestone ( Dublin University), TG Gordon ( NIFC), HW Jackson ( Dublin University), HL Cox ( Dublin University), W Finlay ( NIFC), J Ireland (Windsor), WH Wilson ( Dublin University), HG Edwards ( Dublin University), HC Kelly ( NIFC), T Brown (Windsor), WJ Hamilton ( Dublin University)

Ireland vs. Scotland

19 February 1877

Ireland	nil – 4G 2DG 2T	Scotland
		Try: MacKenzie (3) Pocock Irvine Reid Con: Cross (4) Drop: MacKenzie (2)

Ormeau Cricket Ground, Ireland Referee: A Buchanan ( Scotland)

Ireland: RGM Shaw, H Moore, RB Walkington, FW Kidd, J Heron, TG Gordon, J Correll, HL Cox, W Finlay, JA McDonald, WH Wilson capt:, HW Murray, HC Kelly, T Brown, WH Ash

Scotland: HH Johnston ( Edinburgh University RFC), Malcolm Cross, RC MacKenzie, EI Pocock (Edinburgh Wanderers), JR Hay-Gordon, Stewart Henry Smith, DH Watson, D Lang, Charles Villar, RW Irvine capt., AG Petrie, JHS Graham, Henry Melville Napier, J Reid, JE Junor

Scotland vs. England

11 March 1877

Scotland	1DG – nil	England
Drop: Cross

Raeburn Place, Scotland Referee: W Cross ( Scotland)

England: LH Birkett, L Stokes, A. N. Hornby, AW Pearson, WAD Evanson, PLA Price, Edward Kewley capt., HWT Garnett, R Todd, Murray Marshall, G Harrison ( Hull), WH Hunt ( Preston), Charles Touzel, CC Bryden, AF Law

Scotland: JS Carrick, HH Johnston ( Edinburgh Collegiate RFC), Malcolm Cross, RC MacKenzie, EI Pocock (Edinburgh Wanderers), JR Hay-Gordon, DH Watson, TJ Torrie, Charles Villar, RW Irvine capt., AG Petrie, JHS Graham, Henry Melville Napier, J Reid, JE Junor

Bibliography

• Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN  0-460-07003-7.

References