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 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yorkshire Cup | Recreation Ground, Holbeack | 1877 | Halifax | York | [3] |
| 4 | Calcutta Cup | Raeburn Place | 1879 |  Scotland |  England | [4] |
Other long established rugby union competitions include:
| Competition | Location | Date | First winner | First runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shute Shield | Sydney | 1874 | Waratah | ||
| Home Nations Championship | United Kingdom | 1883 | England | Scotland | [5] |
| Leinster Towns Cup | Ireland | 1888 | Blackrock College RFC | [6] | |
| Currie Cup | South Africa | 1889 | Western Province | [7] | |
| French Championship | Bagatelle, Paris | 1892 | Racing Club de France | Stade Français | [8] |
| Mulock Cup (University of Toronto Intramural Championship) | Toronto | 1895 | Faculty of Medicine | [9] | |
| River Plate Rugby Championship | Argentina | 1899 | Lomas Athletic Club | Buenos Aires Football Club | [10] |
| Bottle Match | United Kingdom | 1902 | Camborne School of Mines | Royal School of Mines | [11] |
| Ranfurly Shield | New Zealand | 1904 | Wellington | Auckland | [12] |
| Clifford Cup | Sri Lanka | 1911 | United Services | All Ceylon | |
| Siam Cup | Channel Islands | 1920 |  Jersey Reds |  Guernsey |
References
- "United Hospitals RFC Club History". United Hospitals RFC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-08.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) ()
- "Past Winners of Ulster Schools' Cup". BBC. 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- Yorkshire Cup final programmes, including the 1978 Centenary Programme.
- "The Origin of the Calcutta Cup". RFU. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- "Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby: History". Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- "Domestic News".
- "ABSA Currie Cup Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- "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.
- "University of Toronto Intramurals - Mulock Cup History". Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- "National Competitions". Union Argentina de Rugby. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- "Anger at Cornish 'inbreds' remark". BBC News. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- "National Competitions". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
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