The Millennium Trophy () is a rugby union award contested annually by England and Ireland as part of the Six Nations Championship. It was initiated in 1988 as part of Dublin's millennial celebrations. The trophy has the shape of a horned Viking helmet. As of 2026, England have won it 21 times and Ireland 18 times. It was made by an American silversmith, Charles Zanoni, in his studio in Bray, Co.Wicklow.
Ireland are the current holders after beating England at Twickenham Stadium on 21 February 2026.
Summary As of 21 February 2026. Overall HostMatchesWon byWon byDrawsEnglandpointsIrelandpoints191270479321209110370338Overall3921180849659
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set. RecordEnglandIrelandLongest winning streak6 (21 Jan 1995–19 Oct 2001)4 (6 Mar 2004–14 Mar 2008)Largest points forHome57 (24 August 2019)43 (24 February 2007)Away46 (15 February 1997)42 (21 February 2026)Largest winning marginHome42 (24 August 2019)30 (24 February 2007)Away40 (15 February 1997)21 (21 February 2026)
Team Wins Years 21 1988–92, 1995–2000, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2012–14, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2024 18 1993, 1994, 2001, 2004–07, 2009–11, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021–23, 2025, 2026
Smallest winning margin: 1 point – England 12–13 Ireland, 1994; Ireland 14–13 England, 2009; England 23–22 Ireland, 2024 Highest aggregate: 68 points – England 50–18 Ireland, 2000 Lowest aggregate: 18 points – Ireland 6–12 England, 2013
Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Match report123 April 1988Lansdowne Road, Dublin10–21Exhibition218 February 1989Lansdowne Road, Dublin3–16 1989 Five Nations Championship320 January 1990Twickenham Stadium, London23–0 1990 Five Nations Championship 42 March 1991Lansdowne Road, Dublin7–16 1991 Five Nations Championship 51 February 1992Twickenham Stadium, London38–9 1992 Five Nations Championship 620 March 1993Lansdowne Road, Dublin17–3 1993 Five Nations Championship 719 February 1994Twickenham Stadium, London12–131994 Five Nations Championship 821 January 1995Lansdowne Road, Dublin8–20 1995 Five Nations Championship 916 March 1996Twickenham Stadium, London28–15 1996 Five Nations Championship 1015 February 1997Lansdowne Road, Dublin6–46 1997 Five Nations Championship 114 April 1998Twickenham Stadium, London35–17 1998 Five Nations Championship 126 March 1999Lansdowne Road, Dublin15–27 1999 Five Nations Championship 135 February 2000Twickenham Stadium, London50–18 2000 Six Nations Championship 1420 October 2001Lansdowne Road, Dublin20–142001 Six Nations Championship1516 February 2002Twickenham Stadium, London45–11 2002 Six Nations Championship 1630 March 2003Lansdowne Road, Dublin6–422003 Six Nations Championship176 March 2004Twickenham Stadium, London13–19 2004 Six Nations Championship1827 February 2005Lansdowne Road, Dublin19–132005 Six Nations Championship1918 March 2006Twickenham Stadium, London24–28 2006 Six Nations Championship 2024 February 2007Croke Park, Dublin43–132007 Six Nations Championship2115 March 2008 Twickenham Stadium, London33–10 2008 Six Nations Championship 2228 February 2009Croke Park, Dublin14–132009 Six Nations Championship2327 February 2010 Twickenham Stadium, London16–20 2010 Six Nations Championship 2419 March 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin24–8 2011 Six Nations Championship2517 March 2012 Twickenham Stadium, London30–9 2012 Six Nations Championship2610 February 2013Aviva Stadium, Dublin6–12 2013 Six Nations Championship2722 February 2014Twickenham Stadium, London13–10 2014 Six Nations Championship281 March 2015Aviva Stadium, Dublin19–92015 Six Nations Championship2927 February 2016Twickenham Stadium, London21–102016 Six Nations Championship3018 March 2017Aviva Stadium, Dublin13–92017 Six Nations Championship3117 March 2018Twickenham Stadium, London15–242018 Six Nations Championship322 February 2019Aviva Stadium, Dublin20–322019 Six Nations Championship3323 February 2020Twickenham Stadium, London24–122020 Six Nations Championship3420 March 2021Aviva Stadium, Dublin32–182021 Six Nations Championship3512 March 2022Twickenham Stadium, London15–322022 Six Nations Championship 3618 March 2023Aviva Stadium, Dublin29–162023 Six Nations Championship 379 March 2024Twickenham Stadium, London23–222024 Six Nations Championship 381 February 2025Aviva Stadium, Dublin27–222025 Six Nations Championship 3921 February 2026 Twickenham Stadium, London21–422026 Six Nations Championship
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