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Millennium Trophy
SportRugby union
Instituted1988
Number of teams2
Country England
 Ireland
Holders England (20th title)
Most titles England (20 titles)

The Millennium Trophy (Irish: Corn na Mílaoise) 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.[1] As of 2020, England have won it 20 times, and Ireland 13 times.

England are the current holders after beating Ireland at Twickenham Stadium on 23 February 2020.

Overview

Host Matches Won by
 England 		Won by
 Ireland 		Draws England
points 		Ireland
points
England 16 11 5 0 420 225
Ireland 17 9 8 0 314 250
Overall 33 20 13 0 734 475

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Match report
1 23 April 1988[n 1] Lansdowne Road, Dublin 10–21  England
2 18 February 1989 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–16  England 1989 Five Nations Championship
3 20 January 1990 Twickenham Stadium, London 23–0  England 1990 Five Nations Championship
4 2 March 1991 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 7–16  England 1991 Five Nations Championship
5 1 February 1992 Twickenham Stadium, London 38–9  England 1992 Five Nations Championship
6 20 March 1993 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 17–3  Ireland 1993 Five Nations Championship IT
7 19 February 1994 Twickenham Stadium, London 12–13  Ireland 1994 Five Nations Championship
8 21 January 1995 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 8–20  England 1995 Five Nations Championship
9 16 March 1996 Twickenham Stadium, London 28–15  England 1996 Five Nations Championship
10 15 February 1997 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–46  England 1997 Five Nations Championship
11 4 April 1998 Twickenham Stadium, London 35–17  England 1998 Five Nations Championship [2]
12 6 March 1999 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 15–27  England 1999 Five Nations Championship [3]
13 5 February 2000 Twickenham Stadium, London 50–18  England 2000 Six Nations Championship [4]
14 20 October 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 20–14  Ireland 2001 Six Nations Championship [5]
15 16 February 2002 Twickenham Stadium, London 45–11  England 2002 Six Nations Championship [6]
16 30 March 2003 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–42  England 2003 Six Nations Championship [7]
17 6 March 2004 Twickenham Stadium, London 13–19  Ireland 2004 Six Nations Championship [8]
18 27 February 2005 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 19–13  Ireland 2005 Six Nations Championship [9]
19 18 March 2006 Twickenham Stadium, London 24–28  Ireland 2006 Six Nations Championship [10]
20 24 February 2007 Croke Park, Dublin 43–13  Ireland 2007 Six Nations Championship [11]
21 15 March 2008 Twickenham Stadium, London 33–10  England 2008 Six Nations Championship [12]
22 28 February 2009 Croke Park, Dublin 14–13  Ireland 2009 Six Nations Championship [13]
23 27 February 2010 Twickenham Stadium, London 16–20  Ireland 2010 Six Nations Championship [14]
24 19 March 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 24–8  Ireland 2011 Six Nations Championship [15]
25 17 March 2012 Twickenham Stadium, London 30–9  England 2012 Six Nations Championship [16]
26 10 February 2013 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 6–12  England 2013 Six Nations Championship [17]
27 22 February 2014 Twickenham Stadium, London 13–10  England 2014 Six Nations Championship [18]
28 1 March 2015 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 19–9  Ireland 2015 Six Nations Championship [19]
29 27 February 2016 Twickenham Stadium, London 21–10  England 2016 Six Nations Championship [20]
30 18 March 2017 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 13–9  Ireland 2017 Six Nations Championship [21]
31 17 March 2018 Twickenham Stadium, London 15–24  Ireland 2018 Six Nations Championship [22]
32 2 February 2019 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 20–32  England 2019 Six Nations Championship [23]
33 23 February 2020 Twickenham Stadium, London 24–12  England 2020 Six Nations Championship [24]
  1. ^ This was the only Millennium Trophy match not to be part of the Five/Six Nations Championship.

Records

Team Wins Years
 England 20 1988–1992, 1995–2000, 2002–2003, 2008, 2012–2014, 2016, 2019–2020
 Ireland 13 1993–1994, 2001, 2004–2007, 2009–2011, 2015, 2017–2018
  • Longest winning streak: 6 – England, 1995–2000
  • Biggest winning margin: 40 points – Ireland 6–46 England, 1997
  • Smallest winning margin: 1 point – England 12–13 Ireland, 1994; Ireland 14–13 England, 2009
  • Highest aggregate: 68 points – England 50–18 Ireland, 2000
  • Lowest aggregate: 18 points – Ireland 6–12 England, 2013

References

  1. ^ "The Scrum.com trophy guide - Part One". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ Donahue, Bob (6 April 1998). "England Stops Ireland, 35-17, to Take 2d Place : France Crushes Wales For Grand Slam, 51-0". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ "England see off Irish challenge". BBC News. 6 March 1999. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. ^ "England off to record start". BBC News. 7 February 2000. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ireland spoil England's day". BBC Sport. 20 October 2001. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Awesome England brush Ireland aside". BBC Sport. 16 February 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Awesome England clinch Grand Slam". BBC Sport. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  8. ^ "England 13-19 Ireland". BBC Sport. 6 March 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Ireland 19-13 England". BBC Sport. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  10. ^ "England 24-28 Ireland". BBC Sport. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  11. ^ Standley, James (24 February 2007). "Ireland 43-13 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  12. ^ Gordos, Phil (15 March 2008). "England 33-10 Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  13. ^ Jackson, Lyle (28 February 2009). "Ireland 14-13 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  14. ^ Standley, James (27 February 2010). "England 16-20 Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  15. ^ Standley, James (19 March 2011). "2011 Six Nations: Ireland 24-8 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  16. ^ Fordyce, Tom (17 March 2012). "Six Nations: England 30-9 Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  17. ^ Fordyce, Tom (10 February 2013). "Six Nations 2013: Ireland 6-12 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  18. ^ Fordyce, Tom (22 February 2014). "Six Nations 2014: England 13-10 Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  19. ^ Fordyce, Tom (1 March 2015). "Six Nations 2015: Ireland 19-9 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  20. ^ Fordyce, Tom (27 February 2016). "Six Nations 2016: England beat Ireland to go top of table". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  21. ^ Fordyce, Tom (18 March 2017). "Six Nations 2017: Ireland 13-9 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  22. ^ Fordyce, Tom (17 March 2018). "Six Nations: Ireland beat England 24-15 to win Grand Slam". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  23. ^ Fordyce, Tom (2 February 2019). "Six Nations: England beat Ireland 32-20 in Dublin". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  24. ^ Fordyce, Tom (23 February 2020). "Six Nations 2020: England end Ireland's Grand Slam hopes and reignite title hopes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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