List of oldest rugby union competitions

The following article lists the oldest known rugby union competitions.

Rank Competition Location Date First winner First Runner-up Source(s)
1 United Hospitals Challenge Cup The Oval 1874 Guy's Hospital St George’s Hospital [1]
2 Ulster Schools' Cup Ulster 1876 The Royal School, Armagh Royal Belfast Academical Institution [2]
3 Calcutta Cup Raeburn Place 1879  Scotland  England [3]

Other long established rugby union competitions include:

Competition Location Date First winner First Runner-up Source(s)
Home Nations Championship United Kingdom 1883  England  Scotland [4]
Leinster Towns Cup Ireland 1888 Blackrock College RFC [5]
Currie Cup South Africa 1889 Western Province [6]
French Championship Bagatelle, Paris 1892 Racing Club de France Stade Français [7]
Ranfurly Shield New Zealand 1904 Wellington Auckland [8]
Clifford Cup Sri Lanka 1911 United Services All Ceylon
Siam Cup Channel Islands 1920 Jersey Jersey Guernsey Guernsey

References

  1. ↑ "United Hospitals RFC Club History". United Hospitals RFC. Retrieved 2009-12-08. (WaybackMachine archived copy 1 March 2010)
  2. ↑ "Past Winners of Ulster Schools' Cup". BBC. 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  3. ↑ "The Origin of the Calcutta Cup". RFU. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  4. ↑ "Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby: History". Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  5. ↑ http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic/clubs/provincial_towns_cup/index.php. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "ABSA Currie Cup Records". Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "National Competitions". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2009-12-18.