Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 2016 |
No. of teams | 3 |
Most recent champion(s) | Barbarian F.C. (2022) |
Most titles | England Rugby (3) |
The Quilter Cup (formerly the Old Mutual Wealth Cup) is a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual test/non-test match between England and other home nations as well as Barbarians. It is currently the Barbarians since their victory in 2022.
Creation of the trophy was revealed on 2 December 2015 when RFU announced a four-year partnership with Old Mutual Wealth, part of Old Mutual. [1]
The inaugural Old Mutual Wealth Cup match was won by England, who beat Wales 27–13 at Twickenham Stadium on 29 May 2016. [2]
From 2018 the competition was renamed to reflect the new name of the sponsor Quilter plc. [3]
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Opposition | Winner | Match report |
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1 | 29 May 2016 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 27–13 | Wales | England | BBC Sports |
2 | 28 May 2017 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 28–14 | Barbarians | England | BBC Sports |
3 | 27 May 2018 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 45–63 | Barbarians | Barbarians | England Rugby |
4 | 2 June 2019 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 51–43 | Barbarians | England | |
5 | 25 October 2020 [a] | Twickenham Stadium, London | Cancelled | Barbarians | ||
6 | 19 June 2022 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 21–52 | Barbarians | Barbarians |
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