01
9 Jan 1897
Home Nations Championship
Rodney Parade, Newport
Wales
11–0
England
England lost
Home Nations Championship
1897
Home Nations
England: Not completed
How England performed
England won one of their three matches in 1897, a championship that was not completed. They lost 11–0 to Wales at Rodney Parade, Newport, on 9 January, then went down 13–9 to Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Dublin, on 6 February.
The campaign ended on a better note on 13 March at Whalley Range, Manchester, where England beat Scotland 12–3. Across the three matches they scored 21 points and conceded 27.
- Head coach
- None (the first was appointed in 1969)
- Record
- P3 W1 D0 L2
- Points
- 21 for, 27 against
England fixtures
England: 1897 Home Nations
02
6 Feb 1897
Home Nations Championship
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Ireland
13–9
England
England lost
03
13 Mar 1897
Home Nations Championship
Fallowfield, Manchester
England
12–3
Scotland
England won