The Centenary Quaich () 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 and has been presented to the winners of the fixture since 1989. It was introduced to mark the centenary of the founding of the International Rugby Football Board (founded 1887, which later became World Rugby). 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 HostPlayedWins forDrawsPoints for Ireland 19 13 5 1 473 279 Scotland 19 10 9 0 475 367 Overall 38 23 14 1 948 646
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordIrelandScotlandLongest winning streak9 (10 Mar 2018–14 March 2026)5 (4 Feb 1995–18 Feb 2000)Largest points forHome44 (19 February 2000)38 (1 March 1997)Away40 (21 March 2015)25 (19 March 2016)Largest winning marginHome22 (14 March 2026)28 (1 March 1997)Away30 (16 February 2003)/(21 March 2015)8 (15 February 1992)
Results Year Date Venue Home Score Away TrophyWinner Report19894 MarchMurrayfield, Edinburgh37–21 19903 FebruaryLansdowne Road, Dublin10–13199116 MarchMurrayfield, Edinburgh28–25199215 FebruaryLansdowne Road, Dublin10–18199316 JanuaryMurrayfield, Edinburgh15–319945 MarchLansdowne Road, Dublin6–6Draw retain19954 FebruaryMurrayfield, Edinburgh26–13199620 JanuaryLansdowne Road, Dublin10–1619971 MarchMurrayfield, Edinburgh38–1019987 FebruaryLansdowne Road, Dublin16–17199920 MarchMurrayfield, Edinburgh30–13200019 FebruaryLansdowne Road, Dublin44–22200122 SeptemberMurrayfield, Edinburgh32–1020022 MarchLansdowne Road, Dublin43–22200316 FebruaryMurrayfield, Edinburgh6–36200427 MarchLansdowne Road, Dublin37–16200512 FebruaryMurrayfield, Edinburgh13–40200611 MarchLansdowne Road, Dublin15–9200710 MarchMurrayfield, Edinburgh18–19200823 February Croke Park, Dublin34–13200914 MarchMurrayfield, Edinburgh15–22201020 MarchCroke Park, Dublin20–23201127 FebruaryMurrayfield, Edinburgh18–21201210 MarchAviva Stadium, Dublin32–14201324 FebruaryMurrayfield, Edinburgh12–820142 FebruaryAviva Stadium, Dublin28–6201521 MarchMurrayfield, Edinburgh10–40201619 MarchAviva Stadium, Dublin35–2520174 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh27–22 201810 MarchAviva Stadium, Dublin28–820199 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh13–2220201 FebruaryAviva Stadium, Dublin19–12 202114 MarchMurrayfield, Edinburgh24–27202219 MarchAviva Stadium, Dublin26–5202312 MarchMurrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 7–22202416 MarchAviva Stadium, Dublin 17–1320259 FebruaryMurrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh18–32202614 MarchAviva Stadium, Dublin43–21
See also History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Scotland
References
External links Scotland vs Ireland Head-to-Head Rugby Data