Centenary Quaich

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

Centenary Quaich

Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1989
Number of teams	2
Country	Ireland  Scotland
Holders	Ireland (2025)
Most titles	Ireland (22 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-one 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, e.g. pool matches in the 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cup.

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, including one draw where they retained the Quaich while Ireland have dominated from 2000 onwards, winning 22 out of 26 contests thereafter.

The current holders are Ireland who won an eighth successive contest after beating Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium on 9 February 2025.^[4]

Summary

Overall

Host	Played	Wins for		Draws	Points for
		Ireland	Scotland		Ireland	Scotland
Ireland	18	12	5	1	430	258
Scotland	19	10	9	0	475	367
Overall	37	22	14	1	905	625

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), (10 Mar 2018–9 Feb 2025)	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 retain	[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		[43]
2025	9 February	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh	Scotland	18–32	Ireland		[4]

See also

• History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Scotland