1887 Home Nations Championship

), Tom Clapp (Newport), Willie Thomas (Llandovery), Thomas William Lockwood (Newport) England: Samuel Roberts (Swinton), Richard Lockwood (Dewsbury), Rawson Robertshaw (Bradford), John Le Fleming (Blackheath), Alan Rotherham (Richmond) capt., Fred Bonsor (Bradford), Robert Seddon (Broughton Rangers), WG Clibbon (Richmond), CR Cleveland (Oxford Uni.

), Edgar Wilkinson (Bradford), N Spurling (Blackheath), HC Baker (Clifton) Ireland: Dolway Walkington (NIFC), CR Tillie (Dublin Uni.

), J Johnston (Belfast Albion), HJ Neill (NIFC) England: S Roberts (Swinton), RE Lockwood (Dewsbury), A St L Fagan (United Hospitals), WN Bolton (Blackheath), A Rotherham (Richmond) capt., Mason Scott (Cambridge Uni.

), AT Kemble (Liverpool), FE Pease (Hartlepool Rovers), A Teggin (Broughton Rangers) Ireland: JM O'Sullivan (Cork), CR Tillie (Dublin Uni.

), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Dick (Queen's College, Cork), R Stevenson (Lisburn), W Davison (Belfast Academy), J Chambers (Dublin Uni.

The 1887 Ireland side sporting the 5 sprig shamrock