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Rugby union award
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
2024 , England have won it 21 times, and Ireland 16 times.
England are the current holders after beating Ireland at Twickenham on 9 March 2024.
[2]
Summary
Overall
Host
Matches
Won by
England
Won by
Ireland
Draws
England points
Ireland points
England
18
12
6
0
458
279
Ireland
19
9
10
0
348
311
Overall
37
21
16
0
806
590
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
Record
England
Ireland
Longest winning streak
6 (21 Jan 1995–19 Oct 2001)
4 (6 Mar 2004–14 Mar 2008)
Largest points for
Home
57 (24 August 2019)
43 (24 February 2007)
Away
46 (15 February 1997)
32 (12 March 2022)
Largest winning margin
Home
42 (24 August 2019)
30 (24 February 2007)
Away
40 (15 February 1997)
17 (12 March 2022)
Team
Wins
Years
England
21
1988–1992, 1995–2000, 2002–2003, 2008, 2012–2014, 2016, 2019–2020, 2024
Ireland
16
1993–1994, 2001, 2004–2007, 2009–2011, 2015, 2017–2018, 2021–2023
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; 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 report
1
23 April 1988
[n 1]
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
10–21
England
[3]
2
18 February 1989
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
3–16
England
1989 Five Nations Championship
[4]
3
20 January 1990
Twickenham Stadium , London
23–0
England
1990 Five Nations Championship
[5]
4
2 March 1991
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
7–16
England
1991 Five Nations Championship
[6]
5
1 February 1992
Twickenham Stadium , London
38–9
England
1992 Five Nations Championship
[7]
6
20 March 1993
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
17–3
Ireland
1993 Five Nations Championship
[8]
7
19 February 1994
Twickenham Stadium , London
12–13
Ireland
1994 Five Nations Championship
[9]
8
21 January 1995
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
8–20
England
1995 Five Nations Championship
[10]
9
16 March 1996
Twickenham Stadium , London
28–15
England
1996 Five Nations Championship
[11]
10
15 February 1997
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
6–46
England
1997 Five Nations Championship
[12]
11
4 April 1998
Twickenham Stadium , London
35–17
England
1998 Five Nations Championship
[13]
12
6 March 1999
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
15–27
England
1999 Five Nations Championship
[14]
13
5 February 2000
Twickenham Stadium , London
50–18
England
2000 Six Nations Championship
[15]
14
20 October 2001
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
20–14
Ireland
2001 Six Nations Championship
[16]
15
16 February 2002
Twickenham Stadium , London
45–11
England
2002 Six Nations Championship
[17]
16
30 March 2003
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
6–42
England
2003 Six Nations Championship
[18]
17
6 March 2004
Twickenham Stadium , London
13–19
Ireland
2004 Six Nations Championship
[19]
18
27 February 2005
Lansdowne Road , Dublin
19–13
Ireland
2005 Six Nations Championship
[20]
19
18 March 2006
Twickenham Stadium , London
24–28
Ireland
2006 Six Nations Championship
[21]
20
24 February 2007
Croke Park , Dublin
43–13
Ireland
2007 Six Nations Championship
[22]
21
15 March 2008
Twickenham Stadium , London
33–10
England
2008 Six Nations Championship
[23]
22
28 February 2009
Croke Park , Dublin
14–13
Ireland
2009 Six Nations Championship
[24]
23
27 February 2010
Twickenham Stadium , London
16–20
Ireland
2010 Six Nations Championship
[25]
24
19 March 2011
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
24–8
Ireland
2011 Six Nations Championship
[26]
25
17 March 2012
Twickenham Stadium , London
30–9
England
2012 Six Nations Championship
[27]
26
10 February 2013
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
6–12
England
2013 Six Nations Championship
[28]
27
22 February 2014
Twickenham Stadium , London
13–10
England
2014 Six Nations Championship
[29]
28
1 March 2015
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
19–9
Ireland
2015 Six Nations Championship
[30]
29
27 February 2016
Twickenham Stadium , London
21–10
England
2016 Six Nations Championship
[31]
30
18 March 2017
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
13–9
Ireland
2017 Six Nations Championship
[32]
31
17 March 2018
Twickenham Stadium , London
15–24
Ireland
2018 Six Nations Championship
[33]
32
2 February 2019
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
20–32
England
2019 Six Nations Championship
[34]
33
23 February 2020
Twickenham Stadium , London
24–12
England
2020 Six Nations Championship
[35]
34
20 March 2021
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
32–18
Ireland
2021 Six Nations Championship
[36]
35
12 March 2022
Twickenham Stadium , London
15–32
Ireland
2022 Six Nations Championship
[37]
36
18 March 2023
Aviva Stadium , Dublin
29–16
Ireland
2023 Six Nations Championship
[38]
37
9 March 2024
Twickenham Stadium , London
23–22
England
2024 Six Nations Championship
[2]
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"Ireland 29-16 England" . Six Nations Guide . Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
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