01
16 Dec 1882
Home Nations Championship
St. Helen's, Swansea
Wales
0–2
England
England won
Home Nations Championship
1883
Home Nations
England: Champions (Triple Crown)
How England performed
England opened their 1883 Home Nations Championship campaign at Swansea on 16 December 1882, beating Wales 2–0. A 1–0 win over Ireland followed at Whalley Range, Manchester, on 5 February 1883.
The last match took England to Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, on 3 March, where they beat Scotland by two tries to one. That completed a perfect record of three wins from three, and England finished as champions with the Triple Crown.
- Head coach
- None (the first was appointed in 1969)
- Record
- P3 W3 D0 L0
- Points
- 3 for, 0 against
England fixtures
England: 1883 Home Nations
02
5 Feb 1883
Home Nations Championship
Whalley Range, Manchester
England
1–0
Ireland
England won
03
3 Mar 1883
Home Nations Championship
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Scotland
1T – 2T
England
England won