1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches
Introduction 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 ===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==='''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==='''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==='''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----
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