Auld Alliance Trophy

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Auld Alliance Trophy
AAT Murrayfield.jpg
Sport Rugby union
Instituted2018;7 years ago (2018)
Number of teams2
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
HoldersFlag of France.svg  France (2024)
Most titlesFlag of France.svg  France (4 titles)

The Auld Alliance Trophy is a trophy in rugby union awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between France and Scotland.

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The Trophy was first awarded in 2018, the centenary of the end of World War I, to commemorate the French and Scottish rugby players who were killed during the conflict, in particular the captains of the two nations in the last matches played before the First World War – Eric Milroy (Scotland) and Marcel Burgun (France). [1] The Trophy was carried on to the pitch at Murrayfield before the Six Nations match by Lachlan Ross and Romain Cabanis, 11-year-old descendants of the Milroy and Burgun families. [2] In all, 30 Scottish and 22 French internationals were killed in the war.

Manufactured from solid silver by Thomas Lyte & Co. and featuring a design of poppies and cornflowers for remembrance, [3] the Trophy was promoted to the Scottish Rugby Union and the Fédération française de rugby by Patrick Caublot of Amiens Rugby Club and by David Anderson, Milroy's great-great-nephew. [4]

The Trophy is inscribed, in English and French, with the words: "In memory of Eric Milroy, Marcel Burgun and all the French and Scottish rugby players who fell during World War I". In October 2022, a descendant of Eric Milroy was identified in Ollie Smith, a player for the Glagows Warriors and the Scottish national team

The name of the trophy is a reference to the 13th century Auld Alliance between France and Scotland.

Overall, as of 2024 there have been 103 matches between the two countries. [5] There have been three Rugby World Cup meetings, each time in the initial pool stage, with the first fixture ending in a draw (20–20 in 1987) and France winning both of the others (22–19 in 1995, and 51–9 in 2003). In addition, the teams played two 'warm-up' test matches in preperation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Matches

Host nationPlayedFlag of France.svg  France winsFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland winsDrawnFrance pointsScotland points
Flag of France.svg France32108258
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland42209993
Overall7430181151

Results

YearDateVenueHomeScoreAwayTrophy
Winner
2018 11 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg32–26Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Scotland.svg
2019 23 February Stade de France, Paris France  Flag of France.svg27–10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of France.svg
2020 8 March Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg28–17Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Scotland.svg
2021 26 March Stade de France, Paris France  Flag of France.svg23–27Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg
2022 26 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg17–36Flag of France.svg  France Flag of France.svg
2023 26 February Stade de France, Paris France  Flag of France.svg32–21Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of France.svg
2024 10 February Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg16–20Flag of France.svg  France Flag of France.svg
2025 15 March Stade de France, Paris France  Flag of France.svgFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland

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References

  1. ↑ "Auld Alliance Trophy unveiled". www.scottishrugby.org. Scottish Rugby Union. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Shute, Joe (10 February 2018). "Scotland v France, 2018: how the heroism of two fallen rugby rivals lives on". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Kennedy, Laurina (10 February 2018). "The Auld Alliance Trophy". Thomas Lyte. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ↑ McPartlin, Patrick (9 February 2018). "Six Nations: Scotland and France to contest new Auld Alliance Trophy". The Scotsman. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Games played between Scotland and France". Rugby Data. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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