Centenary Quaich

The Centenary Quaich (/ˈkweɪx/; 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.

Centenary Quaich
SportRugby union
Instituted1989
Number of teams2
Country Ireland
 Scotland
Holders Ireland (2023)
Most titles Ireland (20 titles)

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 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 sixth successive contest after beating Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium on 12 March 2023.[4]

Matches
Host Played Wins for Draws Points for
 Ireland  Scotland  Ireland  Scotland
Ireland Ireland 17 11 5 1 413 245
Scotland Scotland 18 9 9 0 443 349
Overall 35 20 14 1 856 594

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

See also

References
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  2. "sportinglife.com". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  3. "The Scrum.com trophy guide - Part One". ESPN scrum.
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  13. "Six Nations - Murrayfield, 14 March 2021, 15:00 local, 15:00 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  14. "Ireland claim Triple Crown by beating Scots as all eyes now turn towards Paris". the42. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  15. "Ireland 26-5 Scotland". Six Nations Guide. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  16. "Scotland v Ireland as it happened: Ireland claim crucial Six Nations victory at Murrayfield". Irish Times. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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