March 28, 2021

Women’s 6 Nations Rugby Championship 2017-2020

Guinness Women’s 6 Nations Logo [References: 1]

Women’s Six Nations 2017

Women’s Six Nations 2017	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
England (C)	5	5	0	0	216	35	4	0	24
Ireland	5	4	0	1	81	69	2	0	18
France	5	3	0	2	145	63	3	1	16
Scotland	5	2	0	3	44	167	0	1	9
Wales	5	1	0	4	60	137	0	2	6
Italy	5	0	0	5	43	118	0	1	1

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2018

Women’s Six Nations 2018	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
France (C)	5	5	0	0	163	23	4	0	24
England	5	4	0	1	187	44	4	1	21
Ireland	5	2	0	3	79	92	1	1	10
Italy	5	2	0	3	67	127	1	1	10
Scotland	5	1	0	4	55	125	0	1	5
Wales	5	1	0	4	48	164	0	1	5

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2019

Women’s Six Nations 2019	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
England (C)	5	5	0	0	278	45	5	0	25
Italy	5	3	1	1	91	104	3	0	17
France	5	3	0	2	178	102	4	0	16
Wales	5	2	1	2	59	126	1	0	11
Ireland	5	1	0	4	78	156	2	1	7
Scotland	5	0	0	5	37	188	0	1	1

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2020

6 Nations Women 2020	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
England (C)	5	5	0	0	219	20	4	0	24
France	4	2	1	1	211	42	2	1	13
Ireland	4	3	0	1	70	60	2	0	13
Italy	4	1	0	3	36	135	1	0	4
Scotland	3	0	1	2	27	84	0	1	2
Wales	4	0	0	4	34	166	0	1	1

[References: 2]

Report

After the highs of winning the 6 Nations Rugby Union Championship in 2013 and 2015, Ireland’s Women finished runners-up to England in 2017, then third in 2018, with a big drop to fifth in 2019, their worst performance in over a decade, before recovering in 2020 to again finish third on points difference behind France.

References

Logos

[1] 6 Nations Rugby (2020) Logo_better_res-3 [Internet] Available from: https://d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudfront.net/sixnations/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/06221720/Logo_better_res-3.png [Accessed 21 November 2020]

Websites

[2] 6 Nations Rugby (2020) Women’s 6 Nations Historic Tables [2007-2020] [Internet] Available from: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/women/historic-womens-six-nations-tables/ [Accessed 28 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sarah Masterson.

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Pro14 Rugby 2020-21

Guinness Pro14 Logo {Reference: 1]

Table

Pro14 Rugby 2020-21	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB-LB	Pts
Conference A
Leinster (Q)	16	14	0	2	576	285	14-1	71
Ulster	16	14	0	2	469	263	8-0	64
Ospreys	16	8	0	8	301	318	1-3	36
Glasgow Warriors	16	6	0	10	335	377	2-4	30
Dragons	16	6	0	10	315	394	2-3	29
Zebre	16	4	0	12	237	508	0-1	17
Conference B
Munster (Q)	16	14	0	2	413	250	6-2	64
Connacht	16	8	0	8	396	353	7-6	45
Scarlets	16	8	0	8	319	333	3-4	39
Cardiff Blues	16	8	0	8	265	284	3-1	36
Edinburgh	15	5	0	10	247	344	1-4	25
Benetton	15	0	0	15	251	415	1-6	7

Celtic Rugby Pro14 Rugby Table 2020-21 {Referece: 2]

Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final Series
27.03.2021	Leinster	16	Munster	6

[References: 2]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
02.10.2020	Zebre	6	Cardiff Blues	16
02.10.2020	Leinster	35	Dragons	5
02.10.2020	Ulster	35	Benetton	24
03.10.2020	Scarlets	27	Munster	30
03.10.2020	Connacht	28	Glasgow Warriors	24
03.10.2020	Edinburgh	10	Ospreys	25
	Round 2
09.10.2020	Dragons	26	Zebre	18
10.10.2020	Ospreys	12	Ulster	24
10.10.2020	Benetton	25	Leinster	37
10.10.2020	Munster	25	Edinburgh	23
10.10.2020	Cardiff Blues	29	Connacht	7
11.10.2020	Glasgow Warriors	20	Scarlets	7
	Round 3
23.10.2020	Leinster	63	Zebre	8
23.10.2020	Benetton	3	Scarlets	10
24.10.2020	Ospreys	23	Glasgow Warriors	15
25.10.2020	Ulster	40	Dragons	17
25.10.2020	Edinburgh	26	Connacht	37
26.10.2020	Munster	38	Cardiff Blues	27
	Round 4
01.11.2020	Dragons	16	Munster	28
01.11.2020	Scarlets	3	Edinburgh	6
02.11.2020	Cardiff Blues	7	Ulster	11
02.11.2020	Zebre	23	Ospreys	17
02.11.2020	Glasgow Warriors	19	Leinster	32
04.12.2020	Connacht	31	Benetton	14
	Round 5
08.11.2020	Ospreys	7	Leinster	26
08.11.2020	Scarlets	18	Zebre	17
09.11.2020	Edinburgh	18	Cardiff Blues	0
09.11.2020	Ulster	40	Glasgow Warriors	15
30.01.2021	Benetton	16	Munster	18
05.02.2021	Dragons	20	Connacht	30
	Round 6
14.11.2020	Connacht	14	Scarlets	20
15.11.2020	Munster	38	Ospreys	22
16.11.2020	Zebre	14	Ulster	57
16.11.2020	Cardiff Blues	22	Benetton	5
16.11.2020	Leinster	50	Edinburgh	10
05.12.2020	Glasgow Warriors	22	Dragons	23
	Round 7
22.11.2020	Ospreys	24	Benetton	22
22.11.2020	Zebre	12	Connacht	47
22.11.2020	Leinster	40	Cardiff Blues	5
22.11.2020	Ulster	26	Scarlets	24
23.11.2020	Glasgow Warriors	13	Munster	27
28.03.2021	Dragons	24	Edinburgh	17
	Round 8
29.11.2020	Benetton	19	Dragons	26
29.11.2020	Cardiff Blues	10	Glasgow Warriors	19
30.11.2020	Edinburgh	14	Ulster	43
30.11.2020	Munster	52	Zebre	3
24.01.2021	Connacht	20	Ospreys	26
30.01.2021	Scarlets	25	Leinster	52
	Round 9
26.12.2020	Dragons	12	Cardiff Blues	13
26.12.2020	Ospreys	14	Scarlets	16
27.12.2020	Connacht	19	Ulster	32
09.01.2020	Zebre	22	Bendetton	19
16.01.2020	Glasgow Warriors	23	Edinburgh	22
23.01.2020	Munster	10	Leinster	13
	Round 10
01.01.2021	Scarlets	20	Dragons	3
01.01.2021	Cardiff Blues	3	Ospreys	17
02.01.2021	Benetton	15	Zebre	24
02.01.2021	Edinburgh	10	Glasgow Warriors	7
02.01.2021	Ulster	15	Munster	10
02.02.2021	Leinster	24	Connacht	35
	Round 11
08.01.2021	Leinster	24	Ulster	12
09.01.2021	Dragons	20	Ospreys	28
09.01.2021	Cardiff Blues	29	Scarlets	20
09.01.2021	Connacht	10	Munster	16
23.01.2021	Zebre	10	Edinburgh	26
27.01.2021	Glasgow Warriors	46	Benetton	25
	Round 12
19.02.2021	Glasgow Warriors	13	Ulster	19
19.02.2021	Dragins	29	Leinster	35
20.02.2021	Scarlets	41	Benetton	17
20.02.2021	Ospreys	10	Zebre	0
20.02.2021	Connacht	32	Cardiff Blues	17
20.02.2021	Edinburgh	10	Munster	22
	Round 13
26.02.2021	Benetton	17	Connacht	19
26.02.2021	Ulster	21	Ospreys	7
26.02.2021	Cardiff Blues	11	Munster	20
27.02.2021	Edinburgh	25	Scarlets	27
27.02.2021	Zebre	26	Dragons	15
28.02.2021	Leinster	40	Glasgow Warriors	21
	Round 14
22.01.2021	Scarlets	10	Cardiff Blues	13
05.03.2021	Munster	20	Connacht	17
06.03.2021	Zebre	20	Glasgow Warriors	31
06.03.2021	Ospreys	20	Dragons	31
06.03.2021	Ulster	19	Leinster	38
N/A	Benetton	c	Edinburgh	c
	Round 15
12.03.2021	Zebre	31	Leinster	48
12.03.2021	Glasgow Warriors	30	Ospreys	25
12.03.2021	Munster	28	Scarlets	10
13.03.2021	Connacht	14	Edinburgh	15
13.03.2021	Dragons	22	Ulster	26
14.03.2021	Benetton	14	Cardiff Blues	29
	Round 16
19.03.2021	Munster	31	Benetton	17
19.03.2021	Leinster	19	Ospreys	24
19.03.2021	Ulster	49	Zebre	3
21.03.2021	Dragons	26	Glasgow Warriors	17
22.03.2021	Cardiff Blues	34	Edinburgh	15
22.03.2021	Scarlets	41	Connacht	36

Celtic Rugby Pro14 Rugby Results 2020-21 {Referece: 3-9]

Report

Leinster, Ulster and Munster all won their opening fixtures in the first six rounds of the 2020-21 Pro14 Rugby Competition, with Connacht winning two of their four matches played. Leinster topped Conference A on bonus points with wins over Dragons, Benetton, Zebre, Glasgow Warriors, Ospreys and Edinburgh. Ulster defeated Benetton, Ospreys, Dragons, Cardiff Blues, Glasgow Warriors and Zebre to lie in second place in Conference A. In Conference B, Munster led with wins over Scarlets, Edinburgh, Cardiff Blues, Dragons and Ospreys. Connacht, meanwhile, were in fourth place in Conference B with victories over Scottish sides Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh, but losses to Welsh teams Cardiff Blues and Scarlets.

By the end of the season Leinster had won Conference A with 14 wins from 16 matches, the same as Ulster, although Leinster’s 15 Bonus Points compared to Ulster’s 8 saw them through to the Final on 71 points, with Ulster in second on 64. Leinster’s two losses came against Connacht in Round 10 and Ospreys in Round 16. Both of Ulster’s defeats came against Leinster – in Rounds 11 and 14 – which gave the Conference Title to Leinster. Conference B meanwhile was a lot easier for Munster, who qualified for the Final with a 14-2 Wins-Losses Record and 64 Points. Connacht were runners-up with 8 wins and 8 losses but 13 Bonus Points to finish on 45 Points, the Bonus Points giving them the edge over Cardiff Blues and Scarlets who also won 8 and lost 8. The Final proved to be a low-scoring affair with Leinster winning 16-6 over Munster.

About Pro14 Rugby

14 Clubs from accross five Nations: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and South Africa compete for the Guinness Pro14 Rugby Championship. The Leagues Origins lie in the formation of a competition for Welsh and Scottish clubs, which in 2001 became the Celtic League after the addition of the four Irish Provinces. In 2010 the Competition added two Italian Clubs to bring the number of countries involved to four, reflected in the name change to Pro12 in later seasons. In what was an historic move in 2017, the Competition became the most diverse yet, with the addition of two South African Provinces, becoming a Cross-Hemisphere Competiton for the first time.

Home Venues

Team	Home Venue
Irish Provinces
Connacht	The Sportsground, Galway
Leinster	RDS Arena, Dublin
Munster	Thomond Park, Limerick
Ulster	Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Welsh Regions
Cardiff Blues	Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Dragons	Rodney Parade, Newport
Ospreys	St. Helen’s Rugby & Cricket Ground, Swansea
Scarlets	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Scottish Districts
Edinburgh	BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Glasgow Warriors	Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Italian Cities
Benetton	Stadio Communale di Monigo, Treviso
Zebre	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma

[References: 2-18]

References

Logos

[1] Fandom Logopedia (2020) Guinness_Pro14_logo [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/4/44/Guinness_Pro14_logo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20180124194323 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Websites

[2] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2021 [Accessed 21 November 2020][Last Accessed 28 March 2021]

[3] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 1 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/1 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[4] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 2 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/2 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[5] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 3 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/3 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[6] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 4 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/4 [Accessed 21 November 2020] [Last Accessed 28 March 2021]

[7] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 5 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/5 [Accessed 21 November 2020] [Last Accessed 28 March 2021]

[8] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 6 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/6 [Accessed 21 November 2020] [Last Accessed 28 March 2021]

[9] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 7 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/7 [Accessed 21 November 2020] [Last Accessed 28 March 2021]

[9] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 8 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/8 [Accessed 21 November 2020] [Last Accessed 28 March 2021]

[10] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 9 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/9 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[11] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 10 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/10 [Accessed 21 November 2020]

[12] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 11 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/11 [Accessed 28 March 2021]

[13] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 12 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/12 [Accessed 28 March 2021]

[14] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 13 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/13 [Accessed 28 March 2021]

[15] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 14 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/14 [Accessed 28 March 2021]

[16] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 15 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/15 [Accessed 28 March 2021]

[17] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Round 16 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/16 [Accessed 28 March 2021]

[18] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Final 2020/21 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/2021/17 [Accessed 28 March 2021]

[19] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) About Us [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/about [Accessed 21 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malcolm O’Kelly.

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March 28, 2021

Womens 6 Nations Rugby Championship 2007-2016

Guinness Women’s 6 Nations Logo [References: 1]

Women’s Six Nations 2007

Women’s Six Nations	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
England (C)	5	5	0	0	183	12	0	0	10
France	5	4	0	1	95	75	0	0	8
Wales	5	3	0	2	44	50	0	0	6
Ireland	5	2	0	3	50	73	0	0	4
Scotland	5	1	0	4	42	112	0	0	2
Italy	5	0	0	5	35	127	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2008

Women’s Six Nations 2008	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
England (C)	5	5	0	0	213	18	0	0	10
Wales	5	4	0	1	72	76	0	0	8
France	5	3	0	2	104	72	0	0	6
Ireland	5	2	0	3	66	65	0	0	4
Italy	5	1	0	4	48	167	0	0	2
Scotland	5	0	0	5	39	144	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2009

Women’s Six Nations 2009	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
England (C)	5	4	0	1	237	52	0	0	8
Wales	5	4	0	1	94	69	0	0	8
Ireland	5	3	0	2	88	64	0	0	6
France	5	3	0	2	78	86	0	0	6
Scotland	5	1	0	4	38	161	0	0	2
Italy	5	0	0	5	57	160	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2010

Women’s Six Nations 2010	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
England (C)	5	5	0	0	150	16	0	0	10
France	5	3	0	2	97	47	0	0	6
Ireland	5	3	0	2	69	52	0	0	6
Scotland	5	1	1	3	31	108	0	0	3
Italy	5	1	1	3	44	129	0	0	3
Wales	5	1	0	4	49	105	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2011

Women’s Six Nations 2011	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
England (C)	5	5	0	0	223	8	0	0	10
France	5	4	0	1	113	51	0	0	8
Ireland	5	2	0	3	74	70	0	0	4
Wales	5	2	0	3	64	72	0	0	4
Italy	5	2	0	3	68	130	0	0	4
Scotland	5	0	0	5	20	231	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2012

Women’s Six Nations 2012	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
England (C)	5	5	0	0	161	12	0	0	10
France	5	4	0	1	97	22	0	0	8
Ireland	5	3	0	2	109	41	0	0	6
Wales	5	2	0	3	50	113	0	0	4
Italy	5	1	0	4	55	157	0	0	2
Scotland	5	0	0	5	12	139	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2013

Women’s Six Nations 2013	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
Ireland (C)	5	5	0	0	88	26	0	0	10
France	5	3	0	2	160	48	0	0	6
England	5	3	0	2	150	71	0	0	6
Wales	5	2	0	3	55	79	0	0	4
Italy	5	2	0	3	33	68	0	0	4
Scotland	5	0	0	5	3	203	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2014

Women’s Six Nations 2014	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
France (C)	5	5	0	0	162	21	0	0	10
England	5	4	0	1	145	31	0	0	8
Ireland	5	3	0	2	137	32	0	0	6
Italy	5	2	0	3	57	108	0	0	4
Wales	5	1	0	4	45	88	0	0	2
Scotland	5	0	0	5	5	261	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2015

Women’s Six Nations 2015	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
Ireland (C)	5	4	0	1	139	26	0	0	8
France	5	4	0	1	113	44	0	0	8
Italy	5	3	0	2	82	94	0	0	6
England	5	2	0	3	104	65	0	0	4
Wales	5	2	0	3	64	73	0	0	4
Scotland	5	0	0	5	27	227	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Women’s Six Nations 2016

Women’s Six Nations 2016	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
France (C)	5	4	0	1	106	28	0	0	8
England	5	4	0	1	110	63	0	0	8
Ireland	5	3	0	2	95	49	0	0	6
Wales	5	2	0	3	61	75	0	0	4
Italy	5	2	0	3	65	105	0	0	4
Scotland	5	0	0	5	29	146	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Report

Ireland’s best ever performances in the Women’s Six Nations Rugby came when winning the Championship in 2013 and 2015. In 2013 Ireland won all five matches finishing four points ahead of both France and England. The 2015 Championship was the most competitive, with four points separating the top five countries, Ireland winning on points difference from France after both finished on 8 points. Ireland had been steadily improving, having finished fourth in both 2007 and 2008, the Irish Women then came third four years running from 2009 to 2012 before their big triumph in 2013. In 2014 it was back to third, and again in 2016 after victory in the 2015 Championship. Try and Losing Bonus Bonus Points were brought in from 2017 onwards, with double the amount of points for a win or draw.

References

Logos

Websites

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sarah Masterson.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 28 March 2021

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Guinness 6 Nations 2021

Table

6 Nations 2020	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
Wales	5	4	0	1	164	103	3	1	20
France	5	3	0	2	140	103	2	2	16
Ireland	5	3	0	2	136	88	1	2	15
Scotland	5	3	0	2	130	91	1	2	15
England	5	2	0	3	112	121	1	1	10
Italy	5	0	0	5	55	239	0	0	0

[References: 2]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
06.02.2021	Italy	10	France	50
06.02.2021	England	6	Scotland	11
07.02.2021	Wales	21	Ireland	16
	Round 2
13.02.2021	England	41	Italy	18
13.02.2021	Scotland	24	Wales	25
14.02.2021	Ireland	13	France	15
	Round 3
27.02.2021	Italy	10	Ireland	48
27.02.2021	Wales	40	England	24
28.02.2021	France	23	Scotland	27
	Round 4
13.02.2021	Italy	7	Wales	48
13.02.2021	England	23	France	20
14.02.2021	Scotland	24	Ireland	27
	Round 5
20.02.2021	Scotland	52	Italy	10
20.02.2021	Ireland	32	England	18
27.02.2021	France	32	Wales	30

[References: 3]

Report

Despite a bad start to the Guinness 6 Nations in 2021 losing their first two matches narrowly to Wales (16-21) and France (13-15) Ireland recovered well with a 48-10 victory over Italy giving the confidence to go on and defeat both Scotland (27-24) and then finish off with a big 32-18 win over England.

References

Logos

[1] Guinness 6 Nations (2020) GUINNESS_SIX_NATIONS_LANDSCAPE_STACKED_RGB [Internet] Available from: https://d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudfront.net/sixnations/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/09121742/GUINNESS_SIX_NATIONS_LANDSCAPE_STACKED_RGB.png [Accessed 21 November 2020]

Websites

[2] Guinness 6 Nations (2021) Table [Internet] Available from: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/table/ [Accessed 28 January 2021][Last Accessed 28 March 2021]

[3] Guinness 6 Nations (2021) Fixtures [Internet] Available from: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/fixtures/ [Accessed 28 January 2021][Last Accessed 28 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malcolm O’Kelly.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 March 2021

March 27, 2021

Canadian Rugby Union 1898-1906

CANADIAN RUGBY UNION 1898-1906

In 1898 the Canadian Rugby Union adopted a Divisional format with a set game schedule and playoffs for the first time. Initially three divisions: Onatrio Rugby Football Union, Quebec Rugby Football Union and Canadian Intercollegiate Union, they were joined in 1902 by the Manitoba Rugby Football Union. In 1907 the Canadian Rugby Union introduced the Alberta Rugby Football Union and in 1909 the first Grey Cup, donated by Earl Grey was played. Irish involvement during this era included the Winnipeg Shamrocks in 1903 and 1905 and Ottawa St. Patrick College in 1906

1898 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION

ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	6	0	0	210	20	12
Hamilton Tigers	6	4	2	0	77	88	8
Osgoode Hall	6	2	4	0	60	118	4
Toronto Argonauts	6	0	6	0	19	140	0
QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Ottawa College	4	2	2	0	23	66	4
Kingston Granites	4	2	2	0	69	43	4
Montréal Amateur Athletic Association	4	2	2	0	72	55	4
CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
University of Toronto	4	3	1	0	48	20	6
McGill University	4	2	2	0	15	29	4
Queen’s University	4	1	3	0	14	28	2

PLAYOFFS

Ottawa College	23	Montréal AAA	1
ROUND 2
Ottawa College	defeated	Kingston Granites	by default

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

CANADIAN RUGBY UNION SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa College

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

1899 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION

ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Kingston Granites	6	5	1	0	81	38	10
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	0	75	27	10
Toronto Argonauts	6	2	4	0	46	91	4
Hamilton Tigers	6	0	6	0	13	59	0
QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Ottawa College	6	4	2	0			8
Brockville	6	4	2	0			8
Montréal Amateur Athletic Association	6	3	3	0	47	69	6
Westmount Britannia Athletic Club	6	1	5	0			2
CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
University of Toronto	4	2	1	1	56	18	5
Queen’s University	4	2	2	0	20	23	4
McGill University	4	1	2	1	21	56	3

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

PLAYOFF

Kingston Granites

Ottawa Rough Riders

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

1900 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION

ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	4	2	0	89	25	8
Toronto Argonauts	6	4	2	0	102	42	8
Kingston Granites	6	3	3	0	25	81	6
Hamilton Tigers	6	1	5	0	32	100	2
QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Brockville	6	6	0	0			12
Montréal Amateur Athletic Association	6	4	2	0	73	87	8
Westmount Britannia Athletic Club	6	1	5	0			2
Ottawa College	6	1	5	0			2
CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Queen’s University	4	2	1	1	43	26	5
McGill University	4	2	2	0			4
University of Toronto	4	1	2	1			3

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

PLAYOFF
Ottawa Rough Riders	30	Toronto Argonauts	12
CANADIAN RUGBY UNION		SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Ottawa Rough Riders	17	Brockville	10

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

1901 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION

ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Toronto Argonauts	6	5	1	0	65	28	10
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	4	2	0	111	34	8
Hamilton Tigers	6	2	4	0	34	69	4
Kingston Granites	6	1	5	0	5	84	2
QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Ottawa College	6	4	2	0	145	32	8
Westmount Britannia Athletic Club	6	4	2	0	53	78	8
Brockville	6	3	3	0	53	72	6
Montréal Amateur Athletic Association	6	1	5	0	20	89	2
CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
University of Toronto	4	4	0	0			8
Queen’s University	4	1	3	0	30	43	2
McGill University	4	1	3	0			2

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

PLAYOFF
Ottawa College	defeated	Westmount Britannia Athletic Club
CANADIAN RUGBY UNION		SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Ottawa College	18	Toronto Argonauts	3 *

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

*(replay of 12-12 tie game)

1902 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION

ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Ottawa Rough Riders	4	4	0	0	29	4	8
Toronto Argonauts	4	2	2	0	21	32	4
Hamilton Tigers	4	0	4	0	3	17	0
QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Ottawa College	6	6	0	0	115	20	12
Westmount Britannia Athletic Club	6	2	4	0	21	106	4
Brockville	6	2	4	0	75	47	4
Montréal Amateur Athletic Association	6	2	4	0	34	72	4
CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
McGill University	4	2	1	1	42	18	5
University of Toronto	4	2	2	0	22	32	4
Queen’s University	4	1	2	1	13	27	3
MANITOBA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Winnipeg St. John’s College Rugby Club	2	2	0	0	28	11	4
Winnipeg Rugby Football Club	2	1	1	0	18	29	2
Winnipeg Rowing Club	2	0	2	0	28	34	0

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

Hamilton Tigers defaulted 3 games

CANADIAN RUGBY UNION SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa College

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

1903 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION

ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Hamilton Tigers	4	4	0	0	129	48	8
Toronto Argonauts	4	2	2	0	70	75	4
Hamilton West End Pleasure Club	4	0	4	0	35	111	0
QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	5	1	0	65	28	10
Montréal Amateur Athletic Association	6	4	2	0	76	43	8
Ottawa College	6	3	3	0	47	43	6
Westmount Britannia Athletic Club	6	0	6	0	23	97	0
CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
University of Toronto	4	3	0	1	50	21	7
McGill University	4	2	2	0	39	38	4
Queen’s University	4	0	3	1	28	58	1
MANITOBA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Winnipeg Shamrocks	4	3	1	0			6
Winnipeg Rowing Club	4	2	2	0			4
Winnipeg St. John’s College Rugby Club	4	1	3	3			2

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

1904 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION

ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION
EAST DIVISION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Peterborough	4	2	2	0	61	58	4
Toronto Argonauts	4	2	2	0	39	64	4
Torontos	4	2	2	0	82	60	4
WEST DIVISION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Hamilton Tigers	4	4	0	0	205	21	8
London	4	2	2	0	41	110	4
Toronto Victorias	4	0	4	0	26	141	0
QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Ottawa College	6	5	1	0			10
Montréal Amateur Athletic Association	6	4	2	0	59	54	8
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	3	3	0			6
Westmount Britannia Athletic Club	6	0	6	0	35	105	0
CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Queen’s University	4	3	1	0	64	31	6
McGill University	4	3	1	0	45	32	6
University of Toronto	4	0	4	0			0
MANITOBA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Winnipeg Rowing Club	4	3	1	0	56	34	6
Winnipeg St. John’s College Rugby Club	4	3	1	0	43	21	6
Winnipeg Rugby Football Club	4	0	4	0	23	67	0

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

CITY FINALS

Ottawa College	21	Ottawa Rough Riders	5
Montréal AAA	30	McGill University	18

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

PLAYOFFS

Torontos	14	Toronto Argonauts	4
ROUND 2
Torontos	21	Peterborough	7
Queen’s University	13	McGill University	0
FINAL
Hamilton Tigers	77	the Torontos	15 *

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

* in two games, total points series

1905 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION

ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Hamilton Tigers	6	6	0	0	248	23	12
Toronto Argonauts	6	4	2	0	57	90	8
Toronto Victorias	6	2	4	0	22	112	4
London	6	0	6	0	6	108	0
QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	6	0	0	126	36	12
Montréal Amateur Athletic Association	6	4	2	0	87	66	8
Ottawa St. Patrick College	6	1	5	0			2
Westmount Britannia Athletic Club	6	1	5	0			2

CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
University of Toronto	6	6	0	0	107	57	12
Queen’s University	6	2	3	1	102	99	5
McGill University	6	1	3	2	83	101	4
Ottawa College	6	1	4	1	73	108	3

MANITOBA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Winnipeg Rowing Club	3	3	0	0	72	7	6
Winnipeg Rugby Football Club	3	2	1	0	28	23	4
Winnipeg St. John’s College Rugby Club	2	0	2	0	3	46	0
Winnipeg Shamrocks	2	0	2	0	14	41	0

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

London defaulted 4 games

CANADIAN RUGBY UNION SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

University of Toronto

Ottawa Rough Riders

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

1906 CANADIAN RUGBY UNION

ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Hamilton Tigers	6	6	0	0	205	22	12
Toronto Argonauts	6	4	2	0	75	48	8
Peterborough	6	1	5	0	43	128	2
Toronto Victorias	6	1	5	0	45	170	2
QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Montréal Amateur Athletic Association	6	5	1	0	169	34	10
Ottawa Rough Riders	6	4	2	0	164	82	8
Ottawa St. Patrick College	6	2	3	1	83	151	5
Westmount Britannia Athletic Club	6	0	5	1	44	193	1
CANADIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
McGill University	6	4	2	0	97	72	8
University of Toronto	6	3	3	0	74	36	6
Ottawa College	6	3	3	0			6
Queen’s University	6	2	4	0			4
MANITOBA RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	PTS
Winnipeg Rowing Club	4	4	0	0	59	7	8
Brandon	4	3	1	0	19	31	6
Winnipeg St. John’s College Rugby Club	4	1	3	0	8	52	2
Winnipeg Rugby Football Club	6	1	5	0	26	22	2

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

Winnipeg Rugby Football Club defeated 3 games

CANADIAN RUGBY UNION SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Hamilton Tigers

McGill University

[References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

Report

Irish involvement in the Canadian Rugby Union between 1898 and 1906 included the Winnipeg Shamrocks in 1903 and 1905, who won the Manitoba Rugby Football Union Championship in 1903 with a 3-1 record, although only finished with a 0-2 record in 1905; and the Ottawa St. Patrick College playing the Canadian Intercollegiate Union, posting a 2-3-1 record in 1906.

References (Canadian Football Almanac 1875-2012 – David Stewart-Candy & Dave Clamen)

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Many thanks to Jim Stevenson (Statistician – Ontario Football Conference) for kindly providing OFC material for 1984 to 2000
Many thanks to Mitch Soivenski of Hampton, New Hampshire for submitting errata corrections

Acknowledgements

Thanks to David Stewart-Candy

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Canadian Rugby Football Union 1887

1887 CANADIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

The 1887 Canadian Rugby Football Union (Canadian Football) Senior Chamionship was for the fourth year in a row decided between the Ontario Rugby Football Union Champions and the Quebec Rugby Football Union Champions. The QRFU was a two-game playoff involving three teams, while the ORFU season was again a League Final between the City Champions and College Champions, with the College Championship involving three teams (three less than in 1886) and the City Championship involving three rounds of matches between five teams, one less than in the previous year. There would be no Canadian Senior Championship from 1888 to 1891 as the ORFU and QRFU played separate Championships with no Playoff between them.

ONTARIO RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

CITY PLAYOFFS

Toronto Argonauts	9	Hamilton Tigers	6 *
Hamilton Tigers	10	Toronto Argonauts	8 **
ROUND 2
Hamilton Tigers	14	London	6
Ottawa Football Club	10	Kingston	1
CITY FINAL
Hamilton Tigers	13	Ottawa Football Club	1

References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

*(game called)

**(replay of previous game)

COLLEGE PLAYOFFS

Ottawa College	defeated	Royal Military College	by default
COLLEGE FINAL
Ottawa College	9	University of Toronto	0

References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

LEAGUE FINAL

Ottawa College

Hamilton Tigers

References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

QUÉBEC RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION

PLAYOFFS

Montréal AAA	33	Westmount Britannia AC	15
McGill University	8	Québec	4
FINAL
Montréal AAA	29	McGill University	0

References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

CANADIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Ottawa College

Montréal AAA

References: see Canadian Football Almanac list of Sources]

Report

Ottawa College won the 1887 Canadian Rugby Football Union Senior Championship (Canadian Football) with a close 10-9 victory over Montréal AAA in the CRFU Senior Championship Game. Ottawa College had earlier won both the Ontario Rugby Football Union College Championship 9-0 over the University of Toronto before winning the ORFU League Final 15-0 versus Hamilton Tigers who had won the ORFU City Final 13-1 against Ottawa Football Club. The Quebec Rugby Football Union Championship had been decided between Montréal AAA and McGill University with Montréal AAA winning 29-0.