Rugby union annual contest
The Centenary Quaich (; Scottish Gaelic : Cuach nan Ceud Bliadhna ; Irish : Corn na Céad Bliain ) is an international rugby union award contested annually by Ireland and Scotland as part of the Six Nations Championship .
A "Quaich " is a Gaelic drinking vessel[ 1] and has been presented to the winners of the fixture since 1989.[ 2] It was introduced to mark the centenary of the founding of the International Rugby Football Board (founded 1887, which later became World Rugby).[ 3] Since the introduction of the cup, Ireland have won it twenty-one times while Scotland have won it fourteen times, with one drawn fixture.
The Quaich is one of a number of similar cups contested for between individual teams as part of their international fixture list. Other examples within the Six Nations Championship include the Calcutta Cup (Scotland vs. England ), the Millennium Trophy (England vs. Ireland), the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy (France vs. Italy ) and the Auld Alliance Trophy between France and Scotland.
The contest for the Quaich has been notable for periods of dominance by one or other team; Scotland held the trophy for eleven years when first contested, while Ireland have dominated from 2000 onwards.
The current holders are Ireland who won a seventh successive contest after beating Scotland at Aviva Stadium on 16 March 2024.[ 4]
Summary
Overall
Host
Played
Wins for
Draws
Points for
Ireland
Scotland
Ireland
Scotland
Ireland
18
12
5
1
430
258
Scotland
18
9
9
0
443
349
Overall
36
21
14
1
873
607
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record
Ireland
Scotland
Longest winning streak
8 (2 Mar 2002–19 Mar 2010)
5 (4 Feb 1995–18 Feb 2000)
Largest points for
Home
44 (19 February 2000)
38 (1 March 1997)
Away
40 (21 March 2015)
25 (19 March 2016)
Largest winning margin
Home
22 (2 February 2014)
28 (1 March 1997)
Away
30 (16 February 2003)/(21 March 2015)
8 (15 February 1992)
Results
Year
Date
Venue
Home
Score
Away
Trophy Winner
Report
1989
4 March
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
37–21
Ireland
[ 5]
1990
3 February
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
10–13
Scotland
[ 6]
1991
16 March
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
28–25
Ireland
[ 7]
1992
15 February
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
10–18
Scotland
[ 8]
1993
16 January
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
15–3
Ireland
[ 9]
1994
5 March
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
6–6
Scotland
Draw
[ 10]
1995
4 February
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
26–13
Ireland
[ 11]
1996
20 January
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
10–16
Scotland
[ 12]
1997
1 March
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
38–10
Ireland
[ 13]
1998
7 February
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
16–17
Scotland
[ 14]
1999
20 March
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
30–13
Ireland
[ 15]
2000
19 February
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
44–22
Scotland
[ 16]
2001
22 September
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
32–10
Ireland
[ 17]
2002
2 March
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
43–22
Scotland
[ 18]
2003
16 February
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
6–36
Ireland
[ 19]
2004
27 March
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
37–16
Scotland
[ 20]
2005
12 February
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
13–40
Ireland
[ 21]
2006
11 March
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
Ireland
15–9
Scotland
[ 22]
2007
10 March
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
18–19
Ireland
[ 23]
2008
23 February
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
34–13
Scotland
[ 24]
2009
14 March
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
15–22
Ireland
[ 25]
2010
20 March
Croke Park , Dublin
Ireland
20–23
Scotland
[ 26]
2011
27 February
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
18–21
Ireland
[ 27]
2012
10 March
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
32–14
Scotland
[ 28]
2013
24 February
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
12–8
Ireland
[ 29]
2014
2 February
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
28–6
Scotland
[ 30]
2015
21 March
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
10–40
Ireland
[ 31]
2016
19 March
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
35–25
Scotland
[ 32] [ 33]
2017
4 February
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
27–22
Ireland
[ 34]
2018
10 March
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
28–8
Scotland
[ 35]
2019
9 February
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
13–22
Ireland
[ 36]
2020
1 February
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
19–12
Scotland
[ 37]
2021
14 March
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
Scotland
24–27
Ireland
[ 38]
2022
19 March
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
26–5
Scotland
[ 39] [ 40]
2023
12 March
Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh
Scotland
7–22
Ireland
[ 41] [ 42]
2024
16 March
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
Ireland
17–13
Scotland
[ 4]
See also
References
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^ "Ireland (12) 15 - 9 (9) Scotland (FT)" . espnscrum . Retrieved 31 August 2023 .
^ "Scotland (9) 18 - 19 (13) Ireland (FT)" . espnscrum . Retrieved 31 August 2023 .
^ "Match report: Ireland heap woe on Scots" . espnscrum . Retrieved 21 March 2023 .
^ "Ireland keep Grand Slam dream alive" . espnscrum . Retrieved 16 July 2023 .
^ "Gutsy Scotland deny Ireland a Triple Crown" . espnscrum . Retrieved 21 March 2023 .
^ "Ireland hang on against battling Scots" . espnscrum . Retrieved 16 July 2023 .
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^ "Scots claim gutsy victory over Irish" . espnscrum . Retrieved 16 July 2023 .
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^ "Ireland end on a high against sloppy Scotland" . espnscrum . Retrieved 16 February 2023 .
^ "Ireland finish on a high in Dublin thriller" . Six Nations Rugby . Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016 .
^ "Six Nations - Murrayfield, 4 February 2017, 14:25 local, 14:25 GMT" . espnscrum . Retrieved 13 March 2023 .
^ "Ireland 28-8 Scotland" . six nations guide . 10 March 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2021 .
^ "Six Nations - Murrayfield, 9 February 2019, 14:15 local, 14:15 GMT" . espnscrum . Retrieved 9 March 2023 .
^ "Ireland vs Scotland" . espnscrum . Retrieved 1 February 2020 .
^ "Six Nations - Murrayfield, 14 March 2021, 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT" . espnscrum . Retrieved 9 March 2023 .
^ "Ireland claim Triple Crown by beating Scots as all eyes now turn towards Paris" . the42 . 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022 .
^ "Ireland 26-5 Scotland" . Six Nations Guide . 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022 .
^ Richardson, Charles; Farley, Sam (12 March 2023). "Magnificent Ireland hone in on[sic] Dublin Grand Slam party despite injury chaos" . Telegraph . Retrieved 13 March 2023 .
^ "Scotland v Ireland as it happened: Ireland claim crucial Six Nations victory at Murrayfield" . Irish Times . Retrieved 12 March 2023 .
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