The following article lists the oldest known rugby union competitions.

RankCompetitionLocationDateFirst winnerFirst Runner-upRef
1United Hospitals Challenge CupThe Oval1874Guy's HospitalSt George's Hospital[1]
Shute ShieldSydney1874Waratah
3Ulster Schools' CupUlster1876The Royal School, ArmaghRoyal Belfast Academical Institution[2]
4Yorkshire CupRecreation Ground, Holbeck1877HalifaxYork[3]
5Calcutta CupRaeburn Place1879 Scotland England[4]
6Dublin Hospitals Rugby CupIreland1881Meath HospitalSir Patrick Dun's Hospital[5]
7Home Nations ChampionshipEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Italy1883 England Scotland[6]
8Leinster Towns CupIreland1888Blackrock College RFC[7]
9Currie CupSouth Africa1889Western Province[8]
10French ChampionshipBagatelle, Paris1892Racing Club de FranceStade Français[9]
11 Mallett Cup Cardiff 1893 Cardiff RFC Reserves Canton RFC
12Mulock Cup (University of Toronto Intramural Championship)Toronto1895Faculty of Medicine[10]
13River Plate Rugby ChampionshipArgentina1899Lomas Athletic ClubBuenos Aires Football Club[11]
14Bottle MatchUnited Kingdom1902Camborne School of MinesRoyal School of Mines[12]
15Ranfurly ShieldNew Zealand1904WellingtonAuckland[13]
16Clifford CupSri Lanka1911United ServicesAll Ceylon[14]
17Siam CupChannel Islands1920Jersey Jersey RedsGuernsey Guernsey

References

  1. ↑ "United Hospitals RFC Club History". United Hospitals RFC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) ()
  2. ↑ "Past Winners of Ulster Schools' Cup". BBC. 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  3. ↑ Yorkshire Cup final programmes, including the 1978 Centenary Programme.
  4. ↑ "The Origin of the Calcutta Cup". RFU. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  5. ↑ "The Dublin Hospitals Rugby Cup – the Oldest Trophy in World Rugby" (PDF). The Irish Medical Journal. October 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-27."
  6. ↑ "Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby: History". Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  7. ↑ "Domestic News".
  8. ↑ "ABSA Currie Cup Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  9. ↑ "Bagatelle, Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 20 mars 1892". TOP 14 Orange : Histoire (in French). Ligue Nationale de Rugby. 2004-01-22. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  10. ↑ "University of Toronto Intramurals - Mulock Cup History". Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  11. ↑ "National Competitions". Union Argentina de Rugby. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  12. ↑ "Anger at Cornish 'inbreds' remark". BBC News. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  13. ↑ "National Competitions". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  14. ↑ "Clifford Cup, the oldest club rugby tourney in SL". Daily News. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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