Millennium Trophy

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 2025, England have won it 21 times, and Ireland 17 times.

Millennium Trophy

Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1988
Number of teams	2
Country	England  Ireland
Holders	Ireland (17th title) (2025)
Most titles	England (21 titles)

Ireland are the current holders after beating England at the Aviva Stadium on 1 February 2025.^[2]

Summary

Overall

Host	Matches	Won by  England	Won by  Ireland	Draws	England points	Ireland points
England	18	12	6	0	458	279
Ireland	20	9	11	0	370	338
Overall	38	21	17	0	828	617

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	17	1993–1994, 2001, 2004–2007, 2009–2011, 2015, 2017–2018, 2021–2023, 2025

• 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][4][5]
2	18 February 1989	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	3–16	England	1989 Five Nations Championship	[6][7][8]
3	20 January 1990	Twickenham Stadium, London	23–0	England	1990 Five Nations Championship	[9]
4	2 March 1991	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	7–16	England	1991 Five Nations Championship	[10]
5	1 February 1992	Twickenham Stadium, London	38–9	England	1992 Five Nations Championship	[11]
6	20 March 1993	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	17–3	Ireland	1993 Five Nations Championship	[12]
7	19 February 1994	Twickenham Stadium, London	12–13	Ireland	1994 Five Nations Championship	[13]
8	21 January 1995	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	8–20	England	1995 Five Nations Championship	[14]
9	16 March 1996	Twickenham Stadium, London	28–15	England	1996 Five Nations Championship	[15]
10	15 February 1997	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	6–46	England	1997 Five Nations Championship	[16]
11	4 April 1998	Twickenham Stadium, London	35–17	England	1998 Five Nations Championship	[17]
12	6 March 1999	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	15–27	England	1999 Five Nations Championship	[18]
13	5 February 2000	Twickenham Stadium, London	50–18	England	2000 Six Nations Championship	[19]
14	20 October 2001	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	20–14	Ireland	2001 Six Nations Championship	[20]
15	16 February 2002	Twickenham Stadium, London	45–11	England	2002 Six Nations Championship	[21]
16	30 March 2003	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	6–42	England	2003 Six Nations Championship	[22]
17	6 March 2004	Twickenham Stadium, London	13–19	Ireland	2004 Six Nations Championship	[23]
18	27 February 2005	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	19–13	Ireland	2005 Six Nations Championship	[24]
19	18 March 2006	Twickenham Stadium, London	24–28	Ireland	2006 Six Nations Championship	[25]
20	24 February 2007	Croke Park, Dublin	43–13	Ireland	2007 Six Nations Championship	[26]
21	15 March 2008	Twickenham Stadium, London	33–10	England	2008 Six Nations Championship	[27]
22	28 February 2009	Croke Park, Dublin	14–13	Ireland	2009 Six Nations Championship	[28]
23	27 February 2010	Twickenham Stadium, London	16–20	Ireland	2010 Six Nations Championship	[29]
24	19 March 2011	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	24–8	Ireland	2011 Six Nations Championship	[30]
25	17 March 2012	Twickenham Stadium, London	30–9	England	2012 Six Nations Championship	[31]
26	10 February 2013	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	6–12	England	2013 Six Nations Championship	[32]
27	22 February 2014	Twickenham Stadium, London	13–10	England	2014 Six Nations Championship	[33]
28	1 March 2015	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	19–9	Ireland	2015 Six Nations Championship	[34]
29	27 February 2016	Twickenham Stadium, London	21–10	England	2016 Six Nations Championship	[35]
30	18 March 2017	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	13–9	Ireland	2017 Six Nations Championship	[36]
31	17 March 2018	Twickenham Stadium, London	15–24	Ireland	2018 Six Nations Championship	[37]
32	2 February 2019	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	20–32	England	2019 Six Nations Championship	[38]
33	23 February 2020	Twickenham Stadium, London	24–12	England	2020 Six Nations Championship	[39]
34	20 March 2021	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	32–18	Ireland	2021 Six Nations Championship	[40]
35	12 March 2022	Twickenham Stadium, London	15–32	Ireland	2022 Six Nations Championship	[41]
36	18 March 2023	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	29–16	Ireland	2023 Six Nations Championship	[42]
37	9 March 2024	Twickenham Stadium, London	23–22	England	2024 Six Nations Championship	[43]
38	1 February 2025	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	27–22	Ireland	2025 Six Nations Championship	[2]

1. This was the only Millennium Trophy match not to be part of the Five/Six Nations Championship.