Centenary Quaich

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The Centenary Quaich (/ˈkweɪx/) is an international rugby union award contested annually by Ireland and Scotland as part of the Six Nations Championship.

SportRugby union
Instituted1989
Number of teams2
Country Ireland
 Scotland
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Centenary Quaich
Current season or competition:
2026 Six Nations Championship
SportRugby union
Instituted1989
Number of teams2
Country Ireland
 Scotland
Holders Ireland (2026)
Most titles Ireland (23 titles)
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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-three times while Scotland have won it fourteen times, with one drawn fixture. The Quaich is not contested in matches between the two sides outside the Six Nations. For example, the trophy was not awarded for pool matches between the two sides during the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cups.

The Quaich is one of a number of similar cups contested between nations as part of their international fixture list. Several of the other rivalry trophies involve either Ireland or Scotland. Other examples within the Six Nations Championship include the oldest such trophy, the Calcutta Cup (Scotland vs. England), the Millennium Trophy (England vs. Ireland), the Doddie Weir Cup between Scotland and Wales, the Solidarity Trophy between France and Ireland, and the Auld Alliance Trophy between France and Scotland. The Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy (France vs. Italy) is the only current rivalry trophy within the six Nations Championship not involving at least one of the Scotland and Ireland teams.

The contest for the Quaich has been notable for periods of dominance by one or other team. Scotland held the trophy for the first eleven years of the competition, including one draw where they retained the Quaich. On the other Ireland have dominated from 2000 onwards, winning 23 out of 27 contests thereafter.

The current holders are Ireland who won a ninth successive contest after beating Scotland at the Aviva Stadium on 14 March 2026.

Summary

Overall

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Host Played Wins for Draws Points for
 Ireland  Scotland  Ireland  Scotland
Ireland Ireland 19 13 5 1 473 279
Scotland Scotland 19 10 9 0 475 367
Overall 38 23 14 1 948 646
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Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

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Record Ireland Scotland
Longest winning streak 9 (10 Mar 2018–14 March 2026) 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 (14 March 2026) 28 (1 March 1997)
Away 30 (16 February 2003)/(21 March 2015) 8 (15 February 1992)
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Results

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Year Date Venue Home Score Away Trophy
Winner		 Report
1989 4 March Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  37–21  Ireland Scotland [4]
1990 3 February Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland  10–13  Scotland Scotland [5]
1991 16 March Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  28–25  Ireland Scotland [6]
1992 15 February Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland  10–18  Scotland Scotland [7]
1993 16 January Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  15–3  Ireland Scotland [8]
1994 5 March Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland  6–6  Scotland Draw
Scotland retain		 [9]
1995 4 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  26–13  Ireland Scotland [10]
1996 20 January Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland  10–16  Scotland Scotland [11]
1997 1 March Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  38–10  Ireland Scotland [12]
1998 7 February Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland  16–17  Scotland Scotland [13]
1999 20 March Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  30–13  Ireland Scotland [14]
2000 19 February Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland  44–22  Scotland Ireland [15]
2001 22 September Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  32–10  Ireland Scotland [16]
2002 2 March Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland  43–22  Scotland Ireland [17]
2003 16 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  6–36  Ireland Ireland [18]
2004 27 March Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland  37–16  Scotland Ireland [19]
2005 12 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  13–40  Ireland Ireland [20]
2006 11 March Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland  15–9  Scotland Ireland [21]
2007 10 March Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  18–19  Ireland Ireland [22]
2008 23 February Croke Park, Dublin Ireland  34–13  Scotland Ireland [23]
2009 14 March Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  15–22  Ireland Ireland [24]
2010 20 March Croke Park, Dublin Ireland  20–23  Scotland Scotland [25]
2011 27 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  18–21  Ireland Ireland [26]
2012 10 March Aviva Stadium, Dublin Ireland  32–14  Scotland Ireland [27]
2013 24 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  12–8  Ireland Scotland [28]
2014 2 February Aviva Stadium, Dublin Ireland  28–6  Scotland Ireland [29]
2015 21 March Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  10–40  Ireland Ireland [30]
2016 19 March Aviva Stadium, Dublin Ireland  35–25  Scotland Ireland [31][32]
2017 4 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  27–22  Ireland Scotland [33]
2018 10 March Aviva Stadium, Dublin Ireland  28–8  Scotland Ireland [34]
2019 9 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  13–22  Ireland Ireland [35]
2020 1 February Aviva Stadium, Dublin Ireland  19–12  Scotland Ireland [36]
2021 14 March Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  24–27  Ireland Ireland [37]
2022 19 March Aviva Stadium, Dublin Ireland  26–5  Scotland Ireland [38][39]
2023 12 March Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland  7–22  Ireland Ireland [40][41]
2024 16 March Aviva Stadium, Dublin Ireland  17–13  Scotland Ireland [42]
2025 9 February Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland  18–32  Ireland Ireland [43]
2026 14 March Aviva Stadium, Dublin Ireland  43–21  Scotland Ireland [44]
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