This annual tournament was first held as Home Nations Championship
featuring ENG, IRL, SCO and WAL in 1882/83. Including FRA it became the
Five Nations Championship in 1910. Excluding FRA in 1932 - 1939 the competition was
named again Home Nations Championship in that time.
The Five Nations Championship expanded to the Six Nations Championship by
inclusion of ITA since 2000 onwards.
Organized by the Six Nations Committee the competition has
been accepted meanwhile as the official European Championship by IRB
and FIRA-AER.
The format of the competition was never changed: Each
team plays every other team once with home soil advantage changing from
year to year. Since 1995, teams equal on match points do not longer
share the ranking, but ties have been broken by considering the points
difference.
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | |
---|---|---|---|
Home Nations Championship | |||
1882, Dec 16 - 1883, Mar 03 | ENG | SCO | IRL, WAL |
1884, Jan 05 - Apr 12 | ENG | SCO | WAL |
1885, Jan 03 - Mar 07 | ENG | SCO | WAL |
1886, Jan 02 - Mar 13 | SCO, ENG | --- | IRL, WAL |
1887, Jan 08 - Mar 12 | SCO | WAL | IRL, ENG |
1888, Feb 04 - Mar 10 | IRL, SCO, WAL | --- | --- |
1889, Feb 02 - Mar 02 | SCO | IRL | WAL |
1890, Feb 01 - Mar 15 | ENG, SCO | --- | WAL |
1891, Jan 03 - Mar 07 | SCO | ENG | WAL |
1892, Jan 02 - Mar 05 | ENG | SCO | IRL |
1893, Jan 17 - Mar 11 | WAL | SCO | ENG |
1894, Jan 06 - Mar 17 | IRL | ENG, SCO, WAL | --- |
1895, Jan 05 - Mar 16 | SCO | ENG | WAL |
1896, Jan 04 - Mar 14 | IRL | SCO | ENG, WAL |
1897, Jan 09 - Mar 13 | WAL, IRL, SCO, ENG | --- | --- |
1898, Feb 05 - Apr 02 | SCO, ENG | --- | WAL, IRL |
1899, Jan 05 - Mar 18 | IRL | SCO | WAL |
1900, Jan 06 - Mar 17 | WAL | ENG | SCO |
1901, Jan 05 - Mar 16 | SCO | WAL | IRL |
1902, Jan 11- Mar 15 | WAL | ENG | IRL |
1903, Jan 10 - Mar 21 | SCO | WAL | IRL |
1904, Jan 09 - Mar 19 | SCO | WAL, ENG | --- |
1905, Jan 14 - Mar 18 | WAL | IRL | SCO |
1906, Jan 13 - Mar 17 | WAL, IRL | --- | SCO, ENG |
1907, Jan 12 - Mar 16 | SCO | WAL | IRL |
1908, Jan 18 - Mar 21 | WAL | SCO, ENG, IRL | --- |
1909, Jan 16 - Mar 20 | WAL | SCO | ENG |
Five Nations Championship | |||
1910, Jan 01 - Mar 28 | ENG | WAL | SCO |
1911, Jan 02 - Mar 25 | WAL | IRL | ENG |
1912, Jan 01 - Apr 08 | ENG, IRL | --- | SCO, WAL |
1913, Jan 01 - Mar 24 | ENG | WAL | SCO |
1914, Jan 01 - Apr 13 | ENG | WAL | IRL |
1915 - 1919 | not played | ||
1920, Jan 01 - Apr 03 | WAL, SCO, ENG | --- | --- |
1921, Jan 15 - Apr 09 | ENG | FRA, WAL | --- |
1922, Jan 02 - Apr 08 | WAL | ENG | SCO |
1923, Jan 20 - Apr 14 | ENG | SCO | WAL, FRA, IRL |
1924, Jan 01 - Mar 27 | ENG | SCO, IRL | --- |
1925, Jan 01 - Apr 13 | SCO | IRL, ENG | --- |
1926, Jan 02 - Apr 05 | SCO, IRL | --- | WAL |
1927, Jan 01 - Apr 02 | SCO, IRL | --- | ENG |
1928, Jan 02 - Apr 09 | ENG | IRL | WAL, FRA, SCO |
1928, Dec 31 - 1929, Apr 01 | SCO | WAL, IRL | --- |
1930, Jan 01 - Apr 12 | ENG | WAL, IRL, FRA | --- |
1931, Jan 01 - Apr 06 | WAL | SCO, IRL, FRA | --- |
Home Nations Championship | |||
1932, Jan 16 - Mar 19 | IRL, WAL, ENG | --- | --- |
1933, Jan 21 - Apr 01 | SCO | ENG, IRL, WAL | --- |
1934, Jan 20 - Mar 17 | ENG | WAL | SCO |
1935, Jan 19 - Mar 16 | IRL | ENG, WAL | --- |
1936, Jan 18 - Mar 21 | WAL | IRL | ENG |
1937, Jan 16 - Apr 03 | ENG | IRL | SCO |
1938, Jan 15 - Mar 19 | SCO | WAL | ENG |
1939, Jan 21 - Mar 18 | WAL, IRL, ENG | --- | --- |
Five Nations Championship | |||
1940 - 1946 | not played | ||
1947, Jan 01 - Apr 19 | WAL, ENG | --- | IRL, FRA |
1948, Jan 01 - Mar 29 | IRL | FRA, SCO | --- |
1949, Jan 15 - Mar 26 | IRL | ENG, FRA, SCO | --- |
1950, Jan 14 - Mar 25 | WAL | SCO | IRL, FRA |
1951, Jan 13 - Apr 07 | IRL | FRA | WAL |
1952, Jan 12 - Apr 05 | WAL | ENG | IRL |
1953, Jan 10 - Mar 28 | ENG | WAL | IRL |
1954, Jan 09 - Apr 10 | WAL, ENG, FRA | --- | --- |
1955, Jan 08 - Mar 26 | WAL, FRA | --- | SCO |
1956, Jan 14 - Apr 14 | WAL | ENG, FRA, IRL | --- |
1957, Jan 12 - Mar 23 | ENG | WAL, IRL, SCO | --- |
1958, Jan 11 - Apr 19 | ENG | WAL | FRA |
1959, Jan 10 - Apr 18 | FRA | IRL, WAL, ENG | --- |
1960, Jan 09 - Apr 09 | FRA, ENG | --- | WAL |
1961, Jan 07 - Apr 15 | FRA | WAL, SCO | --- |
1962, Jan 13 - Nov 17 | FRA | SCO | ENG, WAL |
1963, Jan 12 - Mar 23 | ENG | FRA, SCO | --- |
1964, Jan 04 - Apr 11 | WAL, SCO | --- | FRA, ENG |
1965, Jan 09 - Mar 27 | WAL | FRA, IRL | --- |
1966, Jan 15 - Mar 26 | WAL | FRA, SCO | --- |
1967, Jan 14 - Apr 15 | FRA | ENG, IRL, SCO | --- |
1968, Jan 13 - Mar 23 | FRA | IRL | ENG |
1969, Jan 11 - Apr 12 | WAL | IRL | ENG |
1970, Jan 10 - Apr 18 | FRA, WAL | --- | IRL |
1971, Jan 16 - Mar 27 | WAL | FRA | IRL, ENG |
1972, Jan 15 - Apr 29 | WAL | IRL, SCO | --- |
1973, Jan 13 - Apr 14 | WAL, FRA, IRL, SCO, ENG | --- | --- |
1974, Jan 19 - Mar 16 | IRL | SCO, FRA, WAL | --- |
1975, Jan 18 - Mar 15 | WAL | SCO, IRL, FRA | --- |
1976, Jan 10 - Mar 20 | WAL | FRA | SCO |
1977, Jan 15 - Mar 19 | FRA | WAL | ENG |
1978, Jan 21 - Mar 18 | WAL | FRA | ENG |
1979, Jan 20 - Mar 17 | WAL | FRA | IRL |
1980, Jan 19 - Mar 15 | ENG | IRL, WAL | --- |
1981, Jan 19 - Mar 15 | FRA | ENG, SCO, WAL | --- |
1982, Jan 16 - Mar 20 | IRL | ENG, SCO | --- |
1983, Jan 15 - Mar 19 | FRA, IRL | --- | WAL |
1984, Jan 21 - Mar 17 | SCO | FRA | WAL |
1985, Feb 02 - Apr 20 | IRL | FRA | WAL |
1986, Jan 18 - Mar 15 | FRA, SCO | --- | WAL, ENG |
1987, Feb 07 - Apr 04 | FRA | IRL, SCO | --- |
1988, Jan 16 - Mar 19 | WAL, FRA | --- | ENG |
1989, Jan 21 - Mar 18 | FRA | ENG, SCO | --- |
1990, Jan 20 - Mar 24 | SCO | ENG | FRA |
1991, Jan 19 - Mar 16 | ENG | FRA | SCO |
1992, Jan 18 - Mar 21 | ENG | FRA, SCO, WAL | --- |
1993, Jan 16 - Mar 20 | FRA | SCO, ENG, IRL | --- |
1994, Jan 15 - Mar 19 | WAL | ENG | FRA |
1995, Jan 21 - Mar 18 | ENG | SCO | FRA |
1996, Jan 20 - Mar 16 | ENG | SCO | FRA |
1997, Jan 18 - Mar 15 | FRA | ENG | WAL |
1998, Feb 07 - Apr 05 | FRA | ENG | WAL |
1999, Feb 06 - Apr 11 | SCO | ENG | WAL |
Six Nations Championship | |||
2000, Feb 05 - Apr 02 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2001, Feb 03 - Oct 20 | ENG | IRL | SCO |
2002, Feb 02 - Apr 07 | FRA | ENG | IRL |
2003, Feb 15 - Mar 30 | ENG | IRL | FRA |
2004, Feb 14 - Mar 27 | FRA | IRL | ENG |
2005, Feb 05 - Mar 19 | WAL | FRA | IRL |
2006, Feb 04 - Mar 18 | FRA | IRL | SCO |
2007, Feb 03 - Mar 17 | FRA | IRL | ENG |
2008, Feb 04 - Mar 19 | WAL | ENG | FRA |
2009, Feb 07 - Mar 21 | IRL | ENG | FRA |
2010, Feb 06 - Mar 20 | FRA | IRL | ENG |
2011, Feb 04 - Mar 19 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2012, Feb 04 - Mar 17 | WAL | ENG | IRL |
2013, Feb 02 - Mar 16 | WAL | ENG | SCO |
2014, Feb 01 - Mar 15 | IRL | ENG | WAL |
2015, Feb 06 - Mar 21 | IRL | ENG | WAL |
2016, Feb 06 - Mar 19 | ENG | WAL | IRL |
2017, Feb 04 - Mar 18 | ENG | IRL | FRA |
2018, Feb 03 - Mar 17 | IRL | WAL | SCO |
2019, Feb 01 - Mar 16 | WAL | ENG | IRL |
2020, Feb 01 - Oct 31 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2021, Feb 06 - Mar 20 | WAL | FRA | IRL |
2022, Feb 05 - Mar 19 | FRA | IRL | ENG |
2023, Feb 04 - Mar 19 | IRL | FRA | SCO |
1885: not
completed; The 1885 Championship was notable for the disputes occurring
between the Home Nation Unions which prevented a full tournament to be
completed. ENG and SCO refused to face each other due to the refereeing
disagreement from their 1884 encounter, and WAL and IRL also failed to
meet due to union disputes. The 1885 Championship also experienced a
rare replay, when the IRL vs. SCO game at Ormeau was abandoned after
bad weather stopped play. The replay was played in Scotland.
1886: The game IRL vs. WAL was not played.
1888 - 1889: ENG
was excluded from the Championship due to their refusal to join the
IRFB.
1897: not completed; WAL only completed one match during this championship as the
Welsh Rugby Union withdrew from the International Rugby Football Board
in February 1897 due to the Gould Affair (The Welsh team captain Arthur
Gould should get financial compensation which the IRFB had seen as
illegal professionalism. Only the resignation of Gould resolved this
problem.) and was therefore ineligible to play any further
international matches.
1898: For the second year running, ENG claimed
the title solely on the fact that the other Home Nation Unions were
still in bitter dispute. The Scottish Rugby Union was still aggrieved
at the situation caused by the Gould Affair and decided not to
participate in a match against Wales. This decision meant ENG led the
scoring table as the winner of a SCO vs. WAL encounter would have taken
the Championship. Due to the
dispute, most source list the result of the 1898 championship as "not
completed."
Shortly after the 1931 tournament, FRA was expelled from the competition amid allegations
of professionalism in the domestic game (rugby union was officially an
amateur sport until 1995) and perceived administrative deficiencies.
FRA remained expelled through the 1939 competition. They were
readmitted later in 1939, but the outbreak of World War II in Europe
halted international rugby until 1947.
1972: The championship was not completed for the first time since World War II.
SCO and WAL did not want to travel to Dublin to play IRL because of the
escalating political situation. Although the remaining fixtures of the
schedule were fulfilled, as both IRL and WAL won all their matches,
neither could claim the title. To fill the gap of the missing two
fixtures, FRA played a friendly match in Dublin (in addition to the
scheduled match in Paris).
2001: The tournament was marred by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock
disease foot and mouth disease in Britain. As a consequence, there were
severe restrictions on travel especially between Britain and Ireland
and thus it was decided to postpone Ireland's three fixtures against
the home nations until the outbreak was contained.
2020: The last match was played on Mar 08 before the competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
until Oct 24 when the missing match of the 4th round was played.
The competition began as Home Nations
Championship for the four home nations in 1996. In
1999 FRA joined the competition to create the Five Nations
Championship. ESP replaced IRL in 2000. IRL came back
in 2002 expanding the competition to the Six Nations
Championship. ESP was replaced by ITA in 2007 as the Six Nations
committee formally adopts the Women′s Six Nation.
The format of the competition is identically to the men′s
competition: Each team plays every other team once with home soil
advantage changing from year to year. Since 2007, teams equal on match
points do not longer share the ranking, but ties have been broken by
considering the points difference.
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | |
---|---|---|---|
Home Nations Championship | |||
1996, Jan 21 - Mar 17 | ENG | SCO, IRL, WAL | --- |
1997, Jan 12 - Mar 09 | ENG | SCO | WAL |
1998, Feb 08 - Apr 05 | SCO | ENG | WAL |
Five Nations Championship | |||
1999, Feb 07 - Apr 10 | ENG | FRA | SCO |
2000, Feb 04 - Apr 01 | ENG | FRA | ESP |
2001, Feb 03 - Apr 08 | ENG | FRA, ESP | --- |
Six Nations Championship | |||
2002, Feb 02 - Apr 07 | FRA | ENG | SCO |
2003, Feb 15 - Mar 29 | ENG | SCO | FRA |
2004, Feb 14 - Mar 27 | FRA | ENG | ESP |
2005, Feb 04 - Mar 19 | FRA | ENG | SCO |
2006, Feb 04 - Mar 18 | ENG | WAL | FRA |
2007, Feb 03 - Mar 18 | ENG | FRA | WAL |
2008, Feb 01 - Mar 16 | ENG | WAL | FRA |
2009, Feb 06 - Mar 22 | ENG | WAL | IRL |
2010, Feb 05 - Mar 21 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2011, Feb 04 - Mar 20 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2012, Feb 03 - Mar 18 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2013, Feb 13 - Mar 17 | IRL | FRA | ENG |
2014, Jan 31 - Mar 16 | FRA | ENG | IRL |
2015, Feb 06 - Mar 22 | IRL | FRA | ITA |
2016, Feb 05 - Mar 20 | FRA | ENG | IRL |
2017, Feb 03 - Mar 18 | ENG | IRL | FRA |
2018, Feb 02 - Mar 18 | FRA | ENG | IRL |
2019, Feb 01 - Mar 16 | ENG | ITA | FRA |
2020, Feb 02 - Dec 06 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2021, Apr 03 - 24 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2022, Mar 26 - Apr 30 | ENG | FRA | WAL |
2023, Mar 25 - Apr 29 | ENG | FRA | WAL |
2020: The last match was played on Mar 07 before the competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic
until Oct 25. On 10 November, it was announced that the remaining three fixtures would be cancelled.
2021: Due to the restriction during the COVID-19 pandemic the teams played in two groups of three teams followed by placing games: ENG won the final game versus FRA 10:6 in London.
Champions | Runners-up | Third place | |
---|---|---|---|
Five Nations Under 21 Championship | |||
1998, Feb 06 - Apr 03 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
1999, Feb 05 - Apr 09 | WAL | IRL | FRA |
Six Nations Under 21 Championship | |||
2000, Feb 04 - Apr 01 | FRA | WAL | IRL |
2001, Feb 02 - Apr 07 | FRA | ENG | SCO |
2002, Feb 01 - Apr 06 | FRA | WAL | ENG |
2003, Feb 14 - Mar 28 | WAL | IRL | ENG |
2004, Feb 13 - Mar 26 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2005, Feb 04 - Mar 18 | WAL | FRA | SCO |
2006, Feb 03 - Mar 17 | ENG | FRA | WAL |
2007, Feb 02 - Mar 16 | IRL | FRA | ENG |
Six Nations Under 20 Championship | |||
2008, Feb 01 - Mar 14 | ENG | WAL | FRA |
2009, Feb 06 - Mar 20 | FRA | IRL | ENG |
2010, Feb 05 - Mar 21 | IRL | ENG | WAL |
2011, Feb 04 - Mar 18 | ENG | FRA | WAL |
2012, Feb 03 - Mar 16 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2013, Feb 13 - Mar 17 | ENG | WAL | IRL |
2014, Jan 31 - Mar 14 | FRA | ENG | WAL |
2015, Feb 06 - Mar 20 | ENG | FRA | SCO |
2016, Feb 05 - Mar 18 | WAL | FRA | IRL |
2017, Feb 03 - Mar 17 | ENG | FRA | WAL |
2018, Feb 02 - Mar 16 | FRA | ENG | IRL |
2019, Feb 01 - Mar 15 | IRL | FRA | ENG |
2020, Jan 31 - Mar 15 | IRL | SCO | FRA |
2021, Jun 19 - Jul 13 | ENG | FRA | IRL |
2022, Feb 04 - Mar 20 | IRL | FRA | ENG |
2023, Feb 03 - Mar 20 | IRL | FRA | ITA |
2001: The tournament was affected by an outbreak of the highly infectious livestock disease foot and mouth in Great Britain. As a consequence,
there were restrictions on travel and Ireland's three fixtures against the home nations were cancelled and no winners were declared.
2020: The last match was played on Mar 13 before the competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and finally cancelled on Aug 05. No winners were awarded.
2021: The complete tournament was played in Cardiff WAL due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Initiated by the Five Nations Committee this „Champions League of Rugby
clubs” was established in 1995/96. The competition sponsored originally by a brewery was under the management of the IRB-controlled European Rugby Cup Ltd. (ERC). Due
to the stricter alcohol advertising law in France the Heineken Cup wss known there as the H Cup.
In spring 2014 a new system of cross-border competitions in European professional rugby was agreed. Succeeding the Heineken Cup, the European Rugby Champions Cup was introduced. All the new club competitions are organized by the European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) (new association following the former ERC Ltd.).
Participants are the top teams of Europe's top leagues: English Premiership 6 teams, French Top14 6 teams and Pro12 7 teams (at least one team from each participating country IRL, ITA, SCO and WAL) plus one qualifier from a playoff between next ranked teams of these three leagues.
Champions | Final | Runners-up | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Heineken Cup | ||||
1996, Jan 06 | Cardiff WAL | Stade Toulousain FRA | 21:18aet | Cardiff RFC WAL |
1997, Jan 25 | Cardiff WAL | C.A. Brive FRA | 28:9 | Leicester Tigers ENG |
1998, Jan 31 | Bordeaux FRA | Bath Rugby ENG | 19:18 | C.A. Brive FRA |
1999, Jan 30 | Dublin IRL | Ulster Rugby IRL | 21:6 | U.S. Colomiers FRA |
2000, May 27 | London ENG | Northampton Saints ENG | 9:8 | Munster Rugby IRL |
2001, May 19 | Paris FRA | Leicester Tigers ENG | 34:30 | Stade Français Paris FRA |
2002, May 25 | Cardiff WAL | Leicester Tigers ENG | 15:9 | Munster Rugby IRL |
2003, May 24 | Dublin IRL | Stade Toulousain FRA | 22:17 | U.S. Arlequins Perpignan FRA |
2004, May 23 | London ENG | London Wasps ENG | 27:20 | Stade Toulousain FRA |
2005, May 22 | Edinburgh SCO | Stade Toulousain FRA | 18:12aet | Stade Français Paris FRA |
2006, May 20 | Cardiff WAL | Munster Rugby IRL | 23:19 | Biarritz Olympique FRA |
2007, May 20 | London ENG | London Wasps ENG | 25:9 | Leicester Tigers ENG |
2008, May 24 | Cardiff WAL | Munster Rugby IRL | 16:13 | Stade Toulousain FRA |
2009, May 23 | Edinburgh SCO | Leinster Rugby IRL | 19:16 | Leicester Tigers ENG |
2010, May 22 | St. Denis FRA | Stade Toulousain FRA | 21:19 | Biarritz Olympique FRA |
2011, May 21 | Cardiff WAL | Leinster Rugby IRL | 33:22 | Northampton Saints ENG |
2012, May 19 | London ENG | Leinster Rugby IRL | 42:14 | Ulster Rugby IRL |
2013, May 18 | Dublin IRL | RC Toulon FRA | 16:15 | ASM Clermont Auvergne FRA |
2014, May 24 | Cardiff WAL | RC Toulon FRA | 23:6 | Saracens London ENG |
European Rugby Champions Cup | ||||
2015, May 02 | London ENG | RC Toulon FRA | 24:18 | ASM Clermont Auvergne FRA |
2016, May 14 | Lyon FRA | Saracens London ENG | 21:9 | Racing 92 Colombes FRA |
2017, May 13 | Edinburgh SCO | Saracens London ENG | 28:17 | ASM Clermont Auvergne FRA |
2018, May 12 | Bilbao ESP | Leinster Rugby IRL | 15:12 | Racing 92 Colombes FRA |
2019, May 11 | Newcastle ENG | Saracens London ENG | 20:10 | Leinster Rugby IRL |
2020, Oct 17 | Bristol ENG | Exeter Chiefs ENG | 31:27 | Racing 92 Colombes FRA |
2021, May 22 | London ENG | Stade Toulousain FRA | 22:17 | Stade Rochelais FRA |
2022, May 28 | Marseille FRA | Stade Rochelais FRA | 24:21 | Leinster Rugby IRL |
2023, May 20 | Dublin IRL | Stade Rochelais FRA | 27:26 | Leinster Rugby IRL |
Remark: ASM Clermont Auvergne is former A.S. Montferrand
2020: Originally planned on May 23 in Marseille FRA but suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The restart was on Sep 19 with the quarter final matches.
2021: Originally planned in Marseille FRA but relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 1996/97 the European Rugby Cup Ltd. (ERC) established the second-tier European Shield competition for those teams of the three European top
leagues do not qualify for the Heineken Cup and sometimes participants
from countries like ITA, ROU, POR and ESP. It was renamed to European Challenge Cup in 2002/03.
The second tier competition in the new system is the European Rugby Challenge Cup succeeding the European Challenge Cup in 2014/15.
Participants are the remaining 18 teams of the three Europe's top leagues plus two qualifiers from the qualifying competition organized together with Rugby Europe.
Champions | Final | Runners-up | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
European Shield | ||||
1997, Jan 26 | Béziers FRA | C.S. Bourgoin Jallieu FRA | 18:9 | Castres Olympique FRA |
1998, Feb 02 | Toulouse FRA | U.S. Colomiers FRA | 43:5 | S.U. Agen FRA |
1999, Feb 27 | Lyon FRA | A.S. Montferrand FRA | 35:16 | C.S. Bourgoin Jallieu FRA |
2000, May 28 | Toulouse FRA | Section Paloise Rugby Pro Pau FRA | 34:21 | Castres Olympique FRA |
2001, May 20 | Reading ENG | NEC Harlequins London ENG | 42:33aet | RC Narbonne Méditerranée FRA |
2002, May 26 | Oxford ENG | Sale Sharks Stockport ENG | 25:22 | Pontypridd RFC WAL |
European Challenge Cup | ||||
2003, May 25 | Reading ENG | London Wasps ENG | 48:28 | Bath Rugby ENG |
2004, May 22 | Reading ENG | NEC Harlequins London ENG | 27:26 | A.S. Montferrand FRA |
2005, May 21 | Oxford ENG | Sale Sharks Stockport ENG | 27:3 | Section Paloise Rugby Pro Pau FRA |
2006, May 21 | London ENG | Gloucester RC ENG | 36:34 | London Irish ENG |
2007, May 19 | London ENG | ASM Clermont Auvergne FRA | 22:16 | Bath Rugby ENG |
2008, May 25 | Gloucester ENG | Bath Rugby ENG | 24:16 | Worcester Warriors ENG |
2009, May 22 | London ENG | Northampton Saints ENG | 15:3 | C.S. Bourgoin Jallieu FRA |
2010, May 23 | Marseille FRA | Cardiff Blues WAL | 28:21 | RC Toulon FRA |
2011, May 20 | Cardiff WAL | Harlequins London ENG | 19:18 | Stade Français Paris FRA |
2012, May 18 | London ENG | Biartitz Olympique FRA | 21:18 | RC Toulon FRA |
2013, May 17 | Dublin IRL | Leinster Rugby IRL | 34:13 | Stade Français Paris FRA |
2014, May 23 | Cardiff WAL | Northampton Saints ENG | 30:16 | Bath Rugby ENG |
European Rugby Challenge Cup | ||||
2015, May 01 | London ENG | Gloucester RFC ENG | 19:13 | Edinburgh Rugby SCO |
2016, May 13 | Lyon FRA | Montpellier Hérault RC FRA | 26:19 | Harlequins London ENG |
2017, May 12 | Edinburgh SCO | Stade Français Paris FRA | 25:17 | Gloucester RFC ENG |
2018, May 11 | Bilbao ESP | Cardiff Blues WAL | 31:30 | Gloucester RFC ENG |
2019, May 10 | Newcastle ENG | ASM Clermont Auvergne FRA | 36:16 | Stade Rochelais FRA |
2020, Oct 16 | Aix-en-Provence FRA | Bristol Bears ENG | 32:19 | RC Toulon FRA |
2021, May 21 | London ENG | Montpellier Hérault Rugby FRA | 18:17 | Leicester Tigers ENG |
2022, May 27 | Marseille FRA | Lyon Olympique Universitaire FRA | 30:12 | RC Toulon FRA |
2023, May 19 | Dublin IRL | RC Toulon FRA | 43:19 | Glasgow Warriors SCO |
2020: Originally planned on May 22 in Marseille FRA but suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The restart was on Sep 18 with the quarter final matches.
2021: Originally planned in Marseille FRA but relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2002/03 - 2004/05, the losers of the 1st round of the European Challenge Cup continued to play for the European Shield.
Champions | Final | Runners-up | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2003, May 25 | Reading ENG | Castres Olympique FRA | 40:12 | Caerphilly RFC WAL |
2004, May 21 | Parma ITA | Montpellier Hérault R.C. FRA | 25:19 | GS Rugby Viadana 1970 ITA |
2005, May 21 | Oxford ENG | FC Auch Gers FRA | 23:10 | Worcester Warriors ENG |
2010 | Ronan O′Gara IRL | Munster Rugby |
2011 | Sean O′Brian IRL | Leinster Rugby |
2012 | Rob Kearney IRL | Leinster Rugby |
2013 | Jonny Wilkinson ENG | RC Toulon |
2014 | Steffon Armitage ENG | RC Toulon |
2015 | Nick Abendanon ENG | ASM Clermont Auvergne |
2016 | Maro Itoje ENG | Saracens London |
2017 | Owen Farrell ENG | Saracens London |
2018 | Leone Nakarawa FIJ | Racing 92 Colombes |
2019 | Alex Goode ENG | Saracens London |
2020 | Sam Simmonds ENG | Exeter Chiefs |
2021 | Antoine Dupont FRA | Stade Toulousain |
2022 | Josh van der Flier IRL | Leinster Rugby |
2023 | Grégory Alldritt FRA | Stade Rochelais FRA |
2010: Awarded for the previous 15 seasons
Last modified: 07.08.2023