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3 unusual facts about Home Nations


Belgrave Harriers

Belgrave Harriers compete in track and field (in the National 1 Division of the British Athletics League), road running, racewalking and cross country, and have traditionally drawn their members from South London and Surrey, but in recent decades have attracted athletes from counties all over England, the Home Nations and overseas.

Gaston Lane

First victory against a Home Nations team, Scotland, in the second French Five Nations Championship, in 1911.

Jan Lohman

In doing so he became the first player to join from outside the Home Nations in the club's 100 year history.


United Kingdom and the euro

However, as national variation is a requisite of euro coins, it remains an option for the Royal Mint to incorporate the symbols of the Home Nations into its designs for the British national sides of euro coinage.


see also

Home Nations Championship

Six Nations Championship, rugby union competition originally known as the Home Nations Championship

Leicester Storm

Off the pitch, international honours went to Richard Knight who represented Scotland Students at the Students Rugby League World Cup in Australia and also Scotland A in the Home Nations Tournament.

Willie Davies

When Wales won, thanks to a Vivian Jenkins penalty goal, he found himself as part of that year's winning Home Nations Championship team.