01
3 Jan 1891
Home Nations Championship
Rodney Parade, Newport
Wales
3–7
England
England won
Home Nations Championship
1891
Home Nations
England: 2nd
How England performed
England finished second in the 1891 Home Nations Championship, winning two of their three matches and scoring 19 points to 12. They opened with a 7–3 win over Wales at Rodney Parade, Newport, on 3 January, then beat Ireland 9–0 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, on 7 February.
The one defeat came on 7 March at the Athletic Ground, Richmond, where Scotland won 9–3. Coming after a share of the title in 1890, second place was a solid return.
- Head coach
- None (the first was appointed in 1969)
- Record
- P3 W2 D0 L1
- Points
- 19 for, 12 against
England fixtures
England: 1891 Home Nations
02
7 Feb 1891
Home Nations Championship
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland
0–9
England
England won
03
7 Mar 1891
Home Nations Championship
Athletic Ground, Richmond
England
3–9
Scotland
England lost