Rugby union trophies and awards
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Rugby union trophies and awards have been given out to teams and participants from the very earliest days of the sport's history. In common with many other sports rugby union
has an array of competitions, both domestic international, covering the spectrum of competition structures from season long leagues, to one-off matches. The list below is divided into sections such that trophies and awards competed for by national sides are grouped together, as are those competed for by club and provincial sides. In both cases, the type of award can differ. The award might be a perpetual trophy, which is one competed for in perpetuity by two sides such that on each occasion they meet, which may or may not be on a regular basis, that honour is contested. The award may be one that is given to the winner of a tournament, or as a subset of this, as an award for a particular honour attained in that tournament. Additionally, the sport of rugby union bestows certain honours on individual players, and these too have their own dedicated section below.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
has an array of competitions, both domestic international, covering the spectrum of competition structures from season long leagues, to one-off matches. The list below is divided into sections such that trophies and awards competed for by national sides are grouped together, as are those competed for by club and provincial sides. In both cases, the type of award can differ. The award might be a perpetual trophy, which is one competed for in perpetuity by two sides such that on each occasion they meet, which may or may not be on a regular basis, that honour is contested. The award may be one that is given to the winner of a tournament, or as a subset of this, as an award for a particular honour attained in that tournament. Additionally, the sport of rugby union bestows certain honours on individual players, and these too have their own dedicated section below.
International Trophies
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| Bledisloe Cup Bledisloe Cup Rugby Union's Bledisloe Cup is contested by the Australia national rugby union team and New Zealand national rugby union team. It is named after Lord Bledisloe, the former Governor-General of New Zealand who donated the trophy in 1931. The trophy was designed in New Zealand by Nelson Isaac, and... |
1931 | 2011 | Perpetual Trophy |  |
-39 -12 |
Named after Lord Bledisloe Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe -External links:*... , the former Governor-General of New Zealand Governor-General of New Zealand The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand . The Governor-General acts as the Queen's vice-regal representative in New Zealand and is often viewed as the de facto head of state.... who donated the trophy in 1931. |
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| Calcutta Cup Calcutta Cup The Calcutta Cup is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between England and Scotland. It is currently England's since the 2009 Six Nations Championship.... |
1879 | 2011 | Perpetual Trophy |  |
-63 -39 drawn-15 |
Named after the Calcutta Football Club which, after disbanding withdrew the club's Silver Rupee Rupee The rupee is the common name for the monetary unit of account in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, and formerly in Burma, and Afghanistan. Historically, the first currency called "rupee" was introduced in the 16th century... s from the bank, and had them melted down and made into a cup which they presented to the RFU in 1878, with the provision that it should be competed for annually. |
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| Cook Cup Cook Cup The Cook Cup is a rugby union trophy that is contested between Australia and England. Australia won the first ever Cook Cup match against England. The cup was established in 1997 when the Wallabies and England contracted to play each other bi-annually for a decade, playing matches on a home and... |
1997 | 2010 | Perpetual Trophy | For a picture please see Trophies Landing at rugby.com.au | -6 -8 |
The cup is named after Captain James Cook James Cook Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy... |
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| Mandela Challenge Plate Mandela Challenge Plate The Nelson Mandela Challenge Plate is a rugby union trophy contested between Australia and South Africa. It is named after South Africa's first post-apartheid president, Nelson Mandela.... |
2000 | 2011 | Perpetual Trophy | -3 -6 |
It is named after South Africa's first post-apartheid president, Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing... . |
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| Six Nations Championship Trophy | 1993 | 2011 | Tournament | |
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| Triple Crown Triple Crown (Rugby Union) In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the four national teams of the British Isles who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship: England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. If any one team manages to win all their games against the other three they win the... |
1883 | 2011 | Tournament Honour | None | The Triple Crown as a term was first recorded in 1884. The cup was known as the invisible cup because no trophy existed until one was commissioned in 2006. The last winners were in 2009 2009 Six Nations Championship The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2009 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the tenth Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams... . |
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| Millennium Trophy Millennium Trophy The Millennium Trophy is a rugby union award contested annually by Ireland and England as part of the Six Nations Championship. It was initiated in 1988 as part of Dublin's millennial celebrations... |
1988 | 2011 | Perpetual Trophy | -14 -10 drawn-0 |
Contested as part of the Six Nations Championship Six Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... . It was initiated in 1988 as part of Dublin's millennial celebrations. The trophy in the shape of a horned Viking Viking The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to... helmet. |
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| Hopetoun Cup Hopetoun Cup The Hopetoun Cup was established as a perpetual rugby union trophy between Australia and Scotland in 1998. In the spirit of the link between the two countries, it is named after the Seventh Earl of Hopetoun, a Scotsman, who, as the then Governor-General of Australia, presided over the Federation... |
1998 | 2009 | Perpetual Trophy | For a picture please see Trophies Landing at rugby.com.au | -5 -1 |
Named after the Seventh Earl of Hopetoun, a Scotsman, who, as the then Governor-General of Australia, presided over the Federation of Australia in 1901. |
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| James Bevan Trophy James Bevan Trophy The James Bevan Trophy is a rugby union trophy which was created in 2007, and named after James Bevan, the Welsh Australian who was the first ever captain of the Wales rugby union team. The trophy was established after a decision on 10 May 2007 by the Welsh and Australian rugby unions to celebrate... |
2007 | 2010 | Perpetual Trophy | -3 -1 |
For a picture please see Trophies Landing at rugby.com.au |
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| Lansdowne Cup Lansdowne Cup The Lansdowne Cup is a rugby union trophy. Established in 1999, the cup was donated to the Australian Rugby Union by the Lansdowne Club of Sydney as a perpetual trophy between Australia and Ireland. Like the Lansdowne Club, the cup is named after Dublin's famous rugby ground and was designed and... |
1999 | 2010 | Perpetual Trophy | For a picture please see Trophies Landing at rugby.com.au | -6 -2 |
Donated by the Lansdowne Club of Sydney, which was named after Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts... , the home of Ireland rugby for over a century until its demolition in 2007 to make way for Aviva Stadium Aviva Stadium The Aviva Stadium is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 50,000 spectators. The stadium is built on the site of the old Lansdowne Road venue, which was demolished in 2007, and replaces that stadium as home to its chief tenants: the Irish rugby union team and the... . |
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| Puma Trophy Puma Trophy The Puma Trophy was established as a perpetual trophy between the Argentina and Australian rugby union nations, the trophy is a bronzed statue of a Puma. Argentina and Australia first played against each other in 1979.Australia won the trophy in 2000... |
2000 | 2002 | Perpetual Trophy | -2 -0 |
For a picture please see The Puma Trophy, contested by Australia and Argentina, June 24 2000 at scrum.com |
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| Tom Richards Trophy Tom Richards Trophy The Tom Richards Trophy is an international rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of British and Irish Lions vs. Australia test series. It was commissioned for the 2001 British Lions tour to Australia and the inaugural winner was Australia, who won the series 2-1. This was the first time that... |
2001 | 2001 | Perpetual Trophy | For a picture please see Trophies Landing at rugby.com.au | -1 / Lions-0 |
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| British & Irish Lions South Africa Series Trophy | 2009 | 2009 | Perpetual Trophy | -1 / Lions-0 |
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| Tri Nations Trophy | 1996 | 2011 | Tournament Trophy | -10 -3 -3 |
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| Webb Ellis Cup Webb Ellis Cup The Webb Ellis Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the Rugby World Cup. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis, who is often credited as the inventor of rugby football. The trophy is silver gilt and has been presented to the winner of the Rugby World Cup since the first competition in 1987... |
1987 | 2011 | Tournament Trophy |  |
World Cup Results: -2 -2 -2 -1 |
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| Antim Cup Antim Cup The Antim Cup is contested between the rugby union teams of Romania and Georgia . It is named after the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthim the Iberian, who came from Georgia.... |
2002 | 2010 | Perpetual Trophy | -5 -4 |
Named after Anthim the Iberian Anthim the Iberian Anthim the Iberian was one of the greatest ecclesiastic figures of Wallachia , a noted Eastern Orthodox theologian and philosopher, founder of the first printing press in Romania, and Metropolitan of... , a native of Georgia who became one of the most important Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church The Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,... ecclesiastical figures in Wallachia Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians... , one of the predecessor states of modern Romania. |
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| Centenary Quaich Centenary Quaich The Centenary Quaich is an international rugby union award contested annually by Ireland and Scotland as part of the Six Nations Championship.In total, the two countries have played each other on 122 occasions with Scotland winning on sixty-four occasions, Ireland on fifty-five, and five draws... |
1989 | 2011 | Perpetual Trophy | -12 -10 drawn-1 |
Awarded as part of the Six Nations Championship Six Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... . Although the two countries have played each other on 121, the cup has only been presented to the winners of the fixture since 1989. |
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| Dave Gallaher Trophy Dave Gallaher Trophy The Dave Gallaher Trophy is a rugby union trophy, contested between France and New Zealand and named after Dave Gallaher, the famous 1905–06 All Black captain who was killed in Belgium during World War I.-History:... |
2000 | 2009 | Perpetual Trophy | -8 -1 |
Named after Dave Gallaher Dave Gallaher David "Dave" Gallaher was a New Zealand rugby union footballer, best known as the captain of "The Originals", the first New Zealand national rugby union team to be known as the All Blacks.... , the famous 1905–06 All Blacks captain who was killed in Belgium during World War I World War I World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... . Introduced in 2000, it is awarded to the winner of a selected challenge match in any given year. |
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| Freedom Cup Freedom Cup The Freedom Cup is a minor international rugby union trophy contested between South Africa and New Zealand, during the Tri Nations tournament and its successor, The Rugby Championship. It was first contested in 2004 , in a one-off test. The game, played at Ellis Park, Johannesburg was won 40-26 by... |
2004 | 2011 | Perpetual Trophy | -5 -2 drawn-0 |
The trophy is contested between South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... and New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... , during the Tri-nations tournament Rugby Union Tri Nations The Rugby Championship is an international rugby union competition contested annually by Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The competition is organized by SANZAR, a consortium formed by the governing bodies of the Australian Rugby Union, the New Zealand Rugby Union and the South... . It was first contested in 2004 2004 Tri Nations Series The 2004 Tri Nations Series, an annual rugby union competition between the national teams of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, was the ninth in the series. The competition is organised by SANZAR, a consortium of the three countries' rugby union federations... , the 10 year anniversary of South African democracy. |
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| Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between France and Italy.... |
2006 | 2011 | Perpetual Trophy | -1 -4 drawn-0 |
Awarded as part of the Six Nations Championship Six Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... . The trophy, designed by former French international and professional sculptor Jean-Pierre Rives Jean-Pierre Rives Jean-Pierre Rives is a French former rugby union player who won 59 caps for France as a flanker. Although considered too small by some for the position, Rives displayed tremendous courage and flair, epitomising the spirit of French rugby... , was awarded for the first time on 3 February 2007 to France France national rugby union team The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams... as part of the celebrations of the bicentenary of the birth of Italian national hero Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Garibaldi was an Italian military and political figure. In his twenties, he joined the Carbonari Italian patriot revolutionaries, and fled Italy after a failed insurrection. Garibaldi took part in the War of the Farrapos and the Uruguayan Civil War leading the Italian Legion, and... in Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... . |
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| Hillary Shield Hillary Shield The Hillary Shield is contested between New Zealand and at rugby union and the first match was played on 29 November 2008 at Twickenham Stadium, London.... |
2008 | 2010 | Perpetual Trophy | -0 -3 drawn-0 |
The trophy is named in memory of the New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, Sir Edmund Hillary Edmund Hillary Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest... . |
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| Melrose Cup Melrose Cup The Melrose Cup is the main prize of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The trophy is named after the town of Melrose, Scotland, the birthplace of rugby sevens. The trophy has been presented to the winner of the world cup since the inaugural tournament in 1993. The only teams to have held the trophy are... |
1993 | 2009 | Tournament Trophy | World Record -1 -2 -1 -1 |
The main prize of the Rugby World Cup Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international Rugby sevens competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by the men's national sevens teams every four years. The inaugural tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, the... . |
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| Trophée des Bicentenaires Trophée des Bicentenaires To celebrate the bi-centenaries of Australia and of the French Revolution, in 1988 and 1989 respectively, the French Rugby Union donated the Trophée des Bicentenaires to be played in perpetuity between the two countries. It is a bronze sculpture featuring two players in a tackle. Although the... |
1989 | 2010 | Perpetual Trophy | -11 -3 |
To celebrate the bi-centenaries of Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... and France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... , in 1988 and 1989 respectively, the French Rugby Union donated the Trophée des Bicentenaires to be played in perpetuity between the two countries. It is a bronze sculpture featuring two players in a tackle. Although the trophy dates from 1988, it was first contested in 1989. |
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| Prince William Cup Prince William Cup The Prince William Cup was created in 2007 by the Welsh Rugby Union and celebrates 100 years of rugby union history between Wales and South Africa... |
2007 | 2010 | Perpetual Trophy | -6 -0 |
Celebrates 100 years of rugby union history between Wales and South Africa. It is named after the Vice Royal Patron of the WRU, Prince William. | |||
| European Nations Cup European Nations Cup (rugby union) The European Nations Cup is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The Championship is split into 7 divisions with 5 or 6 teams in each. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away... |
2000 | 2010 | Tournament Trophy | |-4 -1 -3 |
European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. | |||
| Asian Five Nations Asian Five Nations The Asian Five Nations, known as the HSBC Asian 5 Nations due to its sponsorship by HSBC, is an annual international rugby union competition held between the top five Asian national rugby sides... |
2008 | 2011 | Tournament Trophy | -4 |
Annual international rugby union Rugby union Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... competition held between the top five Asian sides. |
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| South American Rugby Championship South American Rugby Championship The South American Rugby Championship is a two-tiered, annual rugby union competition that features teams from South America. The tournament began in 1951 and was hosted by Uruguay, and was won by Argentina... |
1951 | 2008 | Tournament Trophy | -27 -1 |
Two-tiered, annual rugby union competition that features teams from South America. | |||
| Pacific Nations Cup | 2006 | 2011 | Tournament Trophy | -1 -1 -1 -2 |
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| Churchill Cup Churchill Cup The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries.... |
2003 | 2011 | Tournament Trophy | -6 -2 |
The tournament, whose final edition was held in 2011, was contested by teams from Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... , and the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... , and other invited teams. It was named after former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice... . Churchill's mother, Jennie Jerome was an American, born in Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated... . |
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| Africa Cup Africa Cup The Africa Cup is an annual rugby union tournament involving African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Rugby . The tournament was first held in 2000, and has since been contested on an annual basis... |
Tournament Trophy | -3 -2 -2 -1 |
Organised by the Confederation of African Rugby Confederation of African Rugby The Confederation of African Rugby is governing body for rugby union within Africa. The Confederation currently has 37 member nations and is responsible for running various rugby tournaments within Africa, especially the Africa Cup, and CAR Super 16.-History:The Confederation was officially... (CAR), the tournament prior to being renamed the Africa Cup in 2006, was known as the CAR Top 9 and CAR Top 10. |
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| PARA Pan American Championship PARA Pan American Championship The Pan American Championship is the major international rugby tournament held in the Americas, held irregularly since 1995. The tournament is organized by the Pan American Rugby Association and includes the World Cup teams of Argentina, Canada, Uruguay and the United States. The last edition was... |
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| CAR Castel Beer Trophy CAR Castel Beer Trophy The African Development Trophy is a rugby union tournament consisting of 16 teams played in the continent of Africa, formerly named the CAR Castel Beer Trophy. It is organised by the Confederation of African Rugby and is also known as the CAR Super 16. The tournament contains the teams in the... |
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| Cornwall Cup | 2008 | 2008 | Perpetual Trophy |
International Honours not represented by Trophies
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| Le Crunch Le Crunch The first Anglo-French rugby union match was held on March 22, 1906 at Parc des Princes in Paris.The traditional name for the annual England versus France rugby union match in the Six Nations Championship as used on both sides of the English Channel is Le Crunch. Games have also been played as... |
1906 | 2011 | Perpetual Contest | -51 -36 drawn-7 |
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| Grand Slam Grand Slam (Rugby Union) In rugby union, a Grand Slam occurs when one team in the Six Nations Championship manages to beat all the others during one year's competition... |
2011 | Tournament Honour | Grand Slam last won by in 2010 | |||
| Wooden Spoon Wooden spoon (award) A wooden spoon is a mock or real award, usually given to an individual or team which has come last in a competition, but sometimes also to runners-up. Examples range from the academic to sporting and more frivolous events... |
2011 | Tournament Honour | This is "Awarded" to the team that finishes the Six Nations Championship Six Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... at the bottom of the table |
Domestic and Club Trophies
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| United Hospitals Cup United Hospitals Cup The United Hospitals Challenge Cup is contested by the six medical schools in London and is most notable for being the oldest rugby cup competition in the world.-History:... |
1874 | 2010 | Tournament |  GKT RFCGuy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Rugby Football Club Guy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Rugby Football Club is the name given to the modern amalgam of three formerly distinct hospital rugby clubs each with a long history, having all been founded in the nineteenth century. The teams from Guy's Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital were the first to merge... -50 Imperial Medicals RFC-49  St George's RFCSt. George’s Hospital Medical School RFC St. George’s Hospital Medical School RFC is one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world having been founded in 1863. The side is notable for its long history, its participation in the oldest competition in rugby, the United Hospitals Cup, as well as having produced a large number of international... -3  RUMS RFCRoyal Free, University College and Middlesex Medical Students RFC Royal Free, University College and Middlesex Medical Students RFC is the rugby union club for UCL Medical School, which is part of the University of London. The rugby club is commonly referred to by its shortened name of RUMS RFC or RUMS Rugby... -1 Royal Hospitals RFC-20 |
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| Waratah Shield Waratah Shield The Waratah Shield is a rugby union knock-out competition for high school teams from New South Wales, Australia. First contested in 1963, it is organised by New South Wales Rugby Union in conjunction with NSW School’s Rugby Union and NSW Combined High Schools and attracts around 100 entries each... |
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| Ranfurly Shield Ranfurly Shield The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies... |
1902 | 2011 | Domestic challenge |  New ZealandRugby union in New Zealand Rugby union is the unofficial national sport of New Zealand. Rugby, as it is generally referred to by New Zealanders, is an integral part of New Zealand culture. The national team, the All Blacks, rank as the top international team in the world. The sport was known in New Zealand from 1870, and the... provinces. For a list of holders, see Ranfurly Shield#Past shield-holders. |
Taranaki | Named after Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly Uchter John Mark Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly GCMG, PC was a British politician and colonial governor. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1897 to 1904.-Early life:... , the Governor of New Zealand Governor-General of New Zealand The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand . The Governor-General acts as the Queen's vice-regal representative in New Zealand and is often viewed as the de facto head of state.... who donated the trophy to the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1901. The NZRFU decided to award it to the winner of its 1902 season, and then make it subject to a challenge system. |
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| Super Rugby Trophy | 2011 | 2011 | Tournamnet | provincial teams from New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... and South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
Queensland Reds Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland... |
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| Currie Cup Currie Cup The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces... |
1892 | 2011 | Domestic | South African provinces See Currie Cup#Overall winners |
Golden Lions Golden Lions The Golden Lions is a provincial rugby team based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The team was originally known as Transvaal, before changes to the political landscape in South Africa forced a name change to the Gauteng Lions, before again being changed to the Golden Lions. For sponsorship reason... |
South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... 's premier domestic rugby union Rugby union Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... competition, featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Named after Sir Donald Currie Donald Currie Sir Donald Currie GCMG was a British shipowner.Currie was born in Greenock, Scotland. However, he spent his school days in Belfast at the Belfast Academy and later at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and at a very early age he was employed in the office of a shipowner in that port... , owner of Union-Castle Lines, who instructed the touring British Isles team of 1891 to hand this trophy over to the team in South Africa that gave them the best game. |
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| MacTier Cup MacTier Cup The MacTier Cup is the name of the championship for the Rugby Canada Super League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. The MacTier Cup was established in 1998 along with the RCSL. The first MacTier Cup Championship match was played between the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide... |
1998 | 2008 | Domestic |  Rugby Canada Super League |
Newfoundland Rock Newfoundland Rock The Newfoundland Rock are a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship and draws most of its players from the Newfoundland Rugby Union, one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have representative teams in the... |
Trophy retired after the 2008 season when Rugby Canada Rugby Canada Rugby Canada, is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in Canada. Rugby Canada was incorporated in 1974, and stems from the Canadian Rugby Football Union, a body established in 1884 that now governs amateur Canadian football as Football Canada; and the now-defunct Rugby Union of... scrapped the Super League in favour of the newly created Americas Rugby Championship Americas Rugby Championship The Americas Rugby Championship is a rugby union competition contested by national and regional teams from North and South America. The league has replaced the IRB's previous North American competition, the North America 4.... . |
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| Meads Cup Meads Cup The Meads Cup is a rugby cup named after the All Black Colin Meads. It is a cup played for in New Zealand between provincial rugby teams. The Meads Cup is played for during the Heartland Championship... |
2006 | 2011 | Domestic | New Zealand Rugby union in New Zealand Rugby union is the unofficial national sport of New Zealand. Rugby, as it is generally referred to by New Zealanders, is an integral part of New Zealand culture. The national team, the All Blacks, rank as the top international team in the world. The sport was known in New Zealand from 1870, and the... second-level provinces. See Heartland Championship#Winners. |
Wanganui Wanganui Rugby Football Union The Wanganui Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Wanganui region of New Zealand. The Wanganui Rugby Football Union was formed in 1888.... |
The top-tier trophy awarded in New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... 's second-level domestic competition, the Heartland Championship Heartland Championship The Heartland Championship New Zealand Division One competition, known for sponsorship reasons as the AA Rewards Heartland Championship, is a domestic rugby union competition in New Zealand. It was founded in 2006 as one of two successor competitions to the country's former domestic competition,... . Named after iconic All Black Colin Meads Colin Meads Sir Colin Earl Meads, KNZM, MBE , is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played 55 test matches , most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971.Meads is widely considered one of the greatest players in history... . |
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| Lochore Cup | 2006 | 2011 | Domestic | New Zealand Rugby union in New Zealand Rugby union is the unofficial national sport of New Zealand. Rugby, as it is generally referred to by New Zealanders, is an integral part of New Zealand culture. The national team, the All Blacks, rank as the top international team in the world. The sport was known in New Zealand from 1870, and the... second-level provinces. See Heartland Championship#Winners. |
Poverty Bay Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union The Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union, which governs rugby union within the Gisborne region surrounding Poverty Bay in New Zealand, was formed in 1890.... |
The second-tier trophy awarded in the Heartland Championship. Named after another All Black great, Brian Lochore Brian Lochore Sir Brian James Lochore, ONZ, KNZM, OBE is a former rugby union footballer and coach who represented and captained the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. He played at number 8 and lock, as well as captaining the side 46 times... . |
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| Hanan Shield Hanan Shield The Hanan Shield is one of the most prestigious trophies in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1946 after being presented by the Mayor of Timaru, A.E.S. Hanan. The Hanan Shield is based on a challenge system played between North Otago, South Canterbury and Mid... |
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| Bouclier de Brennus Bouclier de Brennus The Bouclier de Brennus, or Brennus Shield in English, is a trophy awarded to the winners of the French rugby union domestic league.The shield was not named, as it is often believed, after the famous Gallic warrior Brennus but rather artist Charles Brennus, co-founder of the USFSA, the original... |
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Toulouse Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps... |
Trophy awarded to the winners of the French rugby union Rugby union Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand... domestic league. Named after Charles Brennus, cofounder of France's original rugby governing body, USFSA Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques is a former French sports governing body. During the 1890s and early 1900s it organised numerous sports including athletics, cycling, field hockey, fencing, croquet and swimming... , who created the shield based on a design by the other cofounder, Pierre de Coubertin Pierre de Coubertin Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French educationalist and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games... . The original trophy is no longer presented. Due to its increasingly battered condition, it was decided in 2003 to restore the trophy and place it on permanent static display. In each season since 2003, with the exception of 2004 when the original was used one final time, a replica of the original shield has been presented. |
| European Challenge Cup European Challenge Cup The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European... |
1996 | 2011 | Tournament | Clubs from  England,  France, and  ItalySuper 10 (Italian premiership) The withdrawal of Viadana and Benetton Treviso from the league has been compounded by club mergers. Rugby Viadana, Gran Parma and Colorno have merged to form GranDucato Rugby. Overmach Parma and Noceto have merged to form Crociati, both new clubs to be based in Parma. These changes created 2... always compete, as well as a specially created team from . Clubs from Ireland Celtic League (rugby union) The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... and  WalesCeltic League (rugby union) The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... usually compete as well. Clubs from  ScotlandCeltic League (rugby union) The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... do not start in the competition, but may parachute in from the Heineken Cup. Also, one club from either  SpainDivisión de Honor de Rugby -Past winners:-External links:*... or  PortugalCampeonato Nacional Honra/Super Bock The Portuguese top division of rugby union is a competition organised by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. The current champions are Direito, from Lisbon. The league consists of 8 teams.-Teams 2008/09:-External links:*... also qualifies. For winners, see European Challenge Cup finals. |
Harlequins Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop... |
Also known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Amlin Amlin plc is an insurance underwriting company headquartered in London, specialising in the insurance of commercial enterprises.-History:The Company was formed in 1998 through the merger of two existing underwriters - Angerstein Underwriting Trust plc and Murray Lawrence Group plc... Challenge Cup. |
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| Heineken Cup Heineken Cup The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,... |
1996 | 2011 | Tournament | Clubs from England, France, Ireland Celtic League (rugby union) The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... , ItalyCeltic League (rugby union) The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... , ScotlandCeltic League (rugby union) The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... and WalesCeltic League (rugby union) The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.... . For winners see Heineken Cup records and statistics. |
Leinster Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup... |
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| Pacific Rugby Cup Pacific Rugby Cup The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup is an annual rugby union development competition. First held in 2006, it features representative teams from the three Pacific rugby union unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.The participating teams are:*Samoa A from Samoa... |
2006 | 2009 | Tournament |  Fiji Fiji WarriorsFiji Warriors The Fiji Warriors are a Fijian rugby union team.They are one of the two Fijian teams that take part in the Pacific Rugby Cup competition, the other being the Fiji Barbarians... Fiji Fiji BarbariansFiji Barbarians The Fiji Barbarians are a Fijian rugby union team.They are one of the two Fijian teams that take part in the Pacific Rugby Cup competition, the other being the Fiji Warriors...  Samoa Upolu SamoaUpolu Samoa Upolu Samoa is a rugby union team controlled by the Samoa Rugby Union. It is one of the two Samoa rugby union teams participating in the Pacific Rugby Cup, the other being Savaii Samoa... Samoa Savaii SamoaSavaii Samoa Savaii Samoa is one of the Samoa rugby union two teams for the Pacific Rugby Cup. The other Samoan team is Upolu Samoa. Savaii Samoa and Upolu Samoa are selected from all tournaments that took place in Samoa...  Tonga Tau'uta RedsTau'uta Reds Tau'uta Reds is one of the two Tongan rugby union teams for the Pacific Rugby Cup; the other team being Tautahi Gold.-Name:Tau’uta Reds is the name of Tonga's land warriors which mainly fought the war that united Tonga as one Kingdom... Tonga Tautahi GoldTautahi Gold Tautahi Gold is one of thetwo Tongan rugby union teams for the Pacific Rugby Cup; the other team being Tau'uta Reds.The home of the Tautahi Gold is the combination of Ha'apai, 'Eua and half of Tongatapu Town District... |
Fiji Fiji Warriors Fiji Warriors The Fiji Warriors are a Fijian rugby union team.They are one of the two Fijian teams that take part in the Pacific Rugby Cup competition, the other being the Fiji Barbarians... |
IRB Awards
- IRB International Player of the YearIRB International Player of the YearIRB Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by the International Rugby Board. It is awarded to the player who is adjudged to have been the best performer in rugby union internationals in the preceding season IRB Player of the Year is an accolade awarded annually by the International...
- IRB International Team of the YearIRB International Team of the YearThe IRB International Team of the Year is awarded by the International Rugby Board in the autumn each year.-List of winners:* 2001: * 2002: * 2003: * 2004: * 2005: * 2006: * 2007: * 2008: * 2009: * 2010: * 2011: -List of other IRB Awards:...
- IRB International Coach of the YearIRB International Coach of the YearThe IRB International Coach of the Year is awarded by the International Rugby Board in the autumn each year.-List of winners:* 2001: Rod Macqueen * 2002: Bernard Laporte * 2003: Clive Woodward * 2004: Jake White * 2005: Graham Henry...
- IRB Junior Player of the YearIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRB International Sevens Player of the YearIRB International Sevens Player of the YearThe IRB International Sevens Player of the Year is awarded by the International Rugby Board in the autumn each year. It was first awarded in 2004.-List of winners:* 2004: Simon Amor * 2005: Orene Ai’i * 2006: Uale Mai * 2007: Afeleke Pelenise...
- IRB International Sevens Team of the YearIRB International Sevens Team of the YearThe IRB International Sevens Team of the Year is awarded by the International Rugby Board in the autumn each year.-List of winners:* 2002: * 2003: * 2004: * 2005: * 2006: * 2007: * 2008: -List of other IRB awards :...
- IRB Award for Distinguished ServiceIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRB Chairman's AwardIRB Chairman's AwardThe IRB Chairman's Award is awarded by the International Rugby Board in the autumn each year.-List of winners:* 2001: Kath McLean, Sir Terry McLean, Albert Farasse, John Eales* 2002: Bill McLaren, George Pippos * 2003: Vernon Pugh...
- IRB Development AwardIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRB Distinguished Service AwardIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRB Hall of Fame inducteesIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRB International U21 Player of the YearIRB International U21 Player of the YearThe IRB International U21 Player of the Year is awarded by the International Rugby Board in the autumn each year.-List of winners:* 2001: Gavin Henson * 2002: Pat Barnard * 2003: Ben Atiga * 2004: Jerome Kaino * 2005: Tatafu Polota-Nau...
- IRB International U19 Player of the YearIRB International U19 Player of the YearThe IRB International U19 Player of the Year is awarded by the International Rugby Board in the autumn each year. It was first awarded in 2002.-List of winners:* 2002: Luke McAlister * 2003: Jean-Baptiste Peyras-Loustalet * 2004: Jeremy Thrush...
- IRB International Women’s Personality of the YearIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRB International Women's Player of the YearIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRB International Young Player of the YearIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRB Referee Award for Distinguished ServiceIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRB Spirit of Rugby AwardIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRPA Special Merit AwardIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- IRPA Try of the YearIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
- Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished ServiceIRB AwardsThe IRB Awards are given out annually by the International Rugby Board, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, for major achievement in the sport. They were first awarded in 2001...
Halls of Fame
- IRB Hall of FameIRB Hall of FameThe IRB Hall of Fame is a hall of fame operated by the International Rugby Board that recognises special achievement and contribution to the sport of rugby union. The IRB Hall of Fame covers players, coaches, administrators, match officials, institutions and other individuals...
- International Rugby Hall of FameInternational Rugby Hall of FameThe International Rugby Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for rugby union. It was created in 1997 in New Zealand and is run as a charitable trust with an address at Chiswick in London. Most of the trustees are also inductees. IRHOF accepts new inductees every two years...
- World Rugby Museum Wall of FameWorld Rugby Museum Wall of FameThe World Rugby Museum Wall of Fame , not to be confused with the IRB Hall of Fame, was opened at the World Rugby Museum by Martin Johnson on 3rd June 2005 as a celebration of the best players from all over the world that have played at Twickenham Stadium...