Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-seventh series of the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.

Ten matches were played between 1 January and 27 March.

It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Carston Catcheside, the England winger, became the first player to score a try against each other team in the five nations.

Until the tournament became the 6 nations in 2000, only four other players managed this achievement, Johnnie Wallace (Scotland 1925), Patrick Estève (France 1983), Philippe Sella (France 1986) and Gregor Townsend (Scotland 1999).