The 1893 Home Nations Championship was the eleventh series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship . Six matches were played between 17 January and 11 March. It was contested by England , Ireland , Scotland and Wales . In winning all three matches, Wales won the Championship for the first time and also took the Triple Crown .
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18-409: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Percy Phillips (rugby union) Henry Percy Phillips OBE (1869 – 26 February 1947) was a Welsh rugby union international fly-half who played club rugby for Newport . He won six caps for Wales and played in all three games of the 1893 Home Nations Championship which saw Wales lift
27-547: The Triple Crown for the first time in the country's history. Outside rugby, Phillips was a Vice Consul to Belgium, and one season he managed 26 appearances for Newport despite working much of that time in Switzerland. Nicknamed 'Sparrow', due to his very light frame, Phillips was a fly-half noted for his excellent attacking play, but was weak defensively and was a poor kicker. Phillips is also recognised as one of
36-595: The 1893 Championship, which saw Welsh victories in all three games, giving Wales the Triple Crown for the very first time. Phillips played his part throughout the tournament, and was instrumental in setting up Gould's second try in the narrow victory over England in the tournament opener at the Cardiff Arms Park . Phillips played just two more international games, both as part of the 1894 Home Nations Championship . Again linking up with Parfitt, Wales lost
45-433: The first game of the competition, defeated heavily by England. Phillips was selected for the very next game against Scotland, which Wales won 7–0, all points coming from Cardiff's Dai Fitzgerald . Phillips was replaced by Ralph Sweet-Escott for the final game, against Ireland, his international career over. Wales 1893 Home Nations Championship The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A try
54-493: The first specialised rugby players in Welsh rugby. Under the captaincy of Arthur 'Monkey' Gould , Newport utilised team-mate Fred Parfitt 's expert passing to secure the scrum-half berth which linked up with Phillips as a specialised runner. Phillips was also used as a running partner with Gould, for Newport and later Wales, breaking shoulder to shoulder with his captain, and using fast inter-passing to confuse defenders. Phillips
63-580: The rest of the Championship for Wales, but then both switched codes to play for professional league team Broughton Rangers . This made the Swansea pair ineligible to play for the Wales team, and created an opening at both halfback positions for the next season. Phillips was reselected to play for Wales in 1893 , this time partnered with his Newport team-mate Parfitt. The pair played for Wales throughout
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81-541: Was first chosen to represent Wales during the opening game of the 1892 Home Nations Championship , partnered with Penarth's George Rowles . The game was played away at Blackheath against England, and Rowles and Phillips had been brought in as replacements for the Swansea half-backs brothers Evan and David James . Wales lost 17–0 and the next match saw the reintroduction of the James brothers. The James brothers played out
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