International Rugby Union

Weeks 749Longest 509Last 2025-09-08

Weeks 329Longest 98Last 2026-07-27

Weeks 74Longest 65Last 2024-11-04

Weeks 36Longest 30Last 2019-10-28

Weeks 2Longest 2Last 2019-08-26

Weeks 1Longest 1Last 2022-07-11

Team	Weeks	Longest	Last
New Zealand	749	509	2025-09-08
South Africa	329	98	2026-07-27
Ireland	74	65	2024-11-04
England	36	30	2019-10-28
Wales	2	2	2019-08-26
France	1	1	2022-07-11

Championship rolls of honour

Northern hemisphere (Home, Five & Six Nations since 1883) and southern hemisphere (Tri Nations & Rugby Championship since 1996), side by side per year. GS Grand Slam, TC Triple Crown.

2026

Six Nations

FranceTC Ireland

Rugby Championship

—

2025

Six Nations

FranceTC Ireland

Rugby Championship

2024

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

2023

Six Nations

Ireland^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

2022

Six Nations

France^GSTC Ireland

Rugby Championship

2021

Six Nations

Wales^TC

Rugby Championship

2020

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

2019

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

2018

Six Nations

Ireland^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

2017

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

2016

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

2015

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

2014

Six Nations

IrelandTC England

Rugby Championship

2013

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

2012

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

2011

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

2010

Six Nations

France^GS

Rugby Championship

2009

Six Nations

Ireland^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

2008

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

2007

Six Nations

FranceTC Ireland

Rugby Championship

2006

Six Nations

FranceTC Ireland

Rugby Championship

2005

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

2004

Six Nations

France^GSTC Ireland

Rugby Championship

2003

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

2002

Six Nations

France^GSTC England

Rugby Championship

2001

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

2000

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

1999

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

1998

Six Nations

France^GSTC England

Rugby Championship

1997

Six Nations

France^GSTC England

Rugby Championship

1996

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

1995

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1994

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1993

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1992

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1991

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1990

Six Nations

Scotland^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1989

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1988

Six Nations

Wales / France^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1987

Six Nations

France^GS

Rugby Championship

—

1986

Six Nations

France / Scotland

Rugby Championship

—

1985

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1984

Six Nations

Scotland^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1983

Six Nations

France / Ireland

Rugby Championship

—

1982

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1981

Six Nations

France^GS

Rugby Championship

—

1980

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1979

Six Nations

Wales^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1978

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1977

Six Nations

France^GSTC Wales

Rugby Championship

—

1976

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1975

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1974

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1973

Six Nations

Wales / France / Ireland / Scotland / England

Rugby Championship

—

1971

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1970

Six Nations

France / Wales

Rugby Championship

—

1969

Six Nations

Wales^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1968

Six Nations

France^GS

Rugby Championship

—

1967

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1966

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1965

Six Nations

Wales^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1964

Six Nations

Wales / Scotland

Rugby Championship

—

1963

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1962

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1961

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1960

Six Nations

France / England^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1959

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1958

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1957

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1956

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1955

Six Nations

Wales / France

Rugby Championship

—

1954

Six Nations

Wales / England / France^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1953

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1952

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1951

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1950

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1949

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1948

Six Nations

Ireland^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1947

Six Nations

England / Wales

Rugby Championship

—

1939

Six Nations

Wales / Ireland / England

Rugby Championship

—

1938

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1937

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1936

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1935

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1934

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1933

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1932

Six Nations

Wales / Ireland / England

Rugby Championship

—

1931

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1930

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1929

Six Nations

Scotland

Rugby Championship

—

1928

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1927

Six Nations

Scotland / Ireland

Rugby Championship

—

1926

Six Nations

Scotland / Ireland

Rugby Championship

—

1925

Six Nations

Scotland^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1924

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1923

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1922

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1921

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1920

Six Nations

Wales / Scotland / England

Rugby Championship

—

1914

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1913

Six Nations

England^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1912

Six Nations

England / Ireland

Rugby Championship

—

1911

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1910

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1909

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1908

Six Nations

Wales^GS^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1907

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1906

Six Nations

Wales / Ireland

Rugby Championship

—

1905

Six Nations

Wales^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1904

Six Nations

Scotland

Rugby Championship

—

1903

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1902

Six Nations

Wales^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1901

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1900

Six Nations

Wales^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1899

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1896

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1895

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1894

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1893

Six Nations

Wales^TC

Rugby Championship

—

1892

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1891

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1890

Six Nations

England / Scotland

Rugby Championship

—

1887

Six Nations

Scotland

Rugby Championship

—

1886

Six Nations

Scotland / England

Rugby Championship

—

1884

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

1883

Six Nations

Rugby Championship

—

Season	Six Nations	Rugby Championship
2026	FranceTC Ireland	—
2025	FranceTC Ireland	South Africa
2024	Ireland	South Africa
2023	Ireland^GS^TC	New Zealand
2022	France^GSTC Ireland	New Zealand
2021	Wales^TC	New Zealand
2020	England^TC	New Zealand
2019	Wales^GS^TC	South Africa
2018	Ireland^GS^TC	New Zealand
2017	England	New Zealand
2016	England^GS^TC	New Zealand
2015	Ireland	Australia
2014	IrelandTC England	New Zealand
2013	Wales	New Zealand
2012	Wales^GS^TC	New Zealand
2011	England	Australia
2010	France^GS	New Zealand
2009	Ireland^GS^TC	South Africa
2008	Wales^GS^TC	New Zealand
2007	FranceTC Ireland	New Zealand
2006	FranceTC Ireland	New Zealand
2005	Wales^GS^TC	New Zealand
2004	France^GSTC Ireland	South Africa
2003	England^GS^TC	New Zealand
2002	France^GSTC England	New Zealand
2001	England	Australia
2000	England	Australia
1999	England	New Zealand
1998	France^GSTC England	South Africa
1997	France^GSTC England	New Zealand
1996	England^TC	New Zealand
1995	England^GS^TC	—
1994	Wales	—
1993	France	—
1992	England^GS^TC	—
1991	England^GS^TC	—
1990	Scotland^GS^TC	—
1989	France	—
1988	Wales / France^TC	—
1987	France^GS	—
1986	France / Scotland	—
1985	Ireland^TC	—
1984	Scotland^GS^TC	—
1983	France / Ireland	—
1982	Ireland^TC	—
1981	France^GS	—
1980	England^GS^TC	—
1979	Wales^TC	—
1978	Wales^GS^TC	—
1977	France^GSTC Wales	—
1976	Wales^GS^TC	—
1975	Wales	—
1974	Ireland	—
1973	Wales / France / Ireland / Scotland / England	—
1971	Wales^GS^TC	—
1970	France / Wales	—
1969	Wales^TC	—
1968	France^GS	—
1967	France	—
1966	Wales	—
1965	Wales^TC	—
1964	Wales / Scotland	—
1963	England	—
1962	France	—
1961	France	—
1960	France / England^TC	—
1959	France	—
1958	England	—
1957	England^GS^TC	—
1956	Wales	—
1955	Wales / France	—
1954	Wales / England / France^TC	—
1953	England	—
1952	Wales^GS^TC	—
1951	Ireland	—
1950	Wales^GS^TC	—
1949	Ireland^TC	—
1948	Ireland^GS^TC	—
1947	England / Wales	—
1939	Wales / Ireland / England	—
1938	Scotland^TC	—
1937	England^TC	—
1936	Wales	—
1935	Ireland	—
1934	England^TC	—
1933	Scotland^TC	—
1932	Wales / Ireland / England	—
1931	Wales	—
1930	England	—
1929	Scotland	—
1928	England^GS^TC	—
1927	Scotland / Ireland	—
1926	Scotland / Ireland	—
1925	Scotland^GS^TC	—
1924	England^GS^TC	—
1923	England^GS^TC	—
1922	Wales	—
1921	England^GS^TC	—
1920	Wales / Scotland / England	—
1914	England^GS^TC	—
1913	England^GS^TC	—
1912	England / Ireland	—
1911	Wales^GS^TC	—
1910	England	—
1909	Wales^GS^TC	—
1908	Wales^GS^TC	—
1907	Scotland^TC	—
1906	Wales / Ireland	—
1905	Wales^TC	—
1904	Scotland	—
1903	Scotland^TC	—
1902	Wales^TC	—
1901	Scotland^TC	—
1900	Wales^TC	—
1899	Ireland^TC	—
1896	Ireland	—
1895	Scotland^TC	—
1894	Ireland^TC	—
1893	Wales^TC	—
1892	England^TC	—
1891	Scotland^TC	—
1890	England / Scotland	—
1887	Scotland	—
1886	Scotland / England	—
1884	England^TC	—
1883	England^TC	—

Rugby World Cup finals

Every final since the inaugural tournament in 1987.

South Africa2023

Score

12-11

Runner-up

Venue

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

South Africa2019

Score

32-12

Runner-up

Venue

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

New Zealand2015

Score

34-17

Runner-up

Venue

Twickenham Stadium, London

New Zealand2011

Score

8-7

Runner-up

Venue

Eden Park, Auckland

South Africa2007

Score

15-6

Runner-up

Venue

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

England2003

Score

20-17

Runner-up

Venue

Telstra Stadium, Sydney

Australia1999

Score

35-12

Runner-up

Venue

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

South Africa1995

Score

15-12

Runner-up

Venue

Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Australia1991

Score

12-6

Runner-up

Venue

Twickenham Stadium, London

New Zealand1987

Score

29-9

Runner-up

Venue

Eden Park, Auckland

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Venue
2023	South Africa	12-11	New Zealand	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
2019	South Africa	32-12	England	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
2015	New Zealand	34-17	Australia	Twickenham Stadium, London
2011	New Zealand	8-7	France	Eden Park, Auckland
2007	South Africa	15-6	England	Stade de France, Saint-Denis
2003	England	20-17	Australia	Telstra Stadium, Sydney
1999	Australia	35-12	France	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
1995	South Africa	15-12	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
1991	Australia	12-6	England	Twickenham Stadium, London
1987	New Zealand	29-9	France	Eden Park, Auckland

The greatest tests

Every men's international since 1871 ranked by a computed Game Score: how close the match was, what was at stake, and how strong both sides were on the day, with team strength measured by a continuous Elo rating spanning the whole history. A star marks a curated all-time classic. Filter by decade; hover a score for its components.

1RWC

100

28 Oct 2023 · 2023 Rugby World Cup · Final · Saint-Denis

12–11▶ Watch

2RWC★

100

24 Jun 1995 · 1995 Rugby World Cup · Final · Johannesburg

15–12▶ Watch

3RWC

New Zealand v France

23 Oct 2011 · 2011 Rugby World Cup · Final · Auckland

8–7▶ Watch

4RWC★

England v Australia

22 Nov 2003 · 2003 Rugby World Cup · Final · Sydney

20–17

5RWC

South Africa v England

21 Oct 2023 · 2023 Rugby World Cup · Semi-Final · Saint-Denis

16–15

6RC★

15 Jul 2000 · 2000 Tri Nations Series · Sydney

39–35

7RWC

24 Oct 2015 · 2015 Rugby World Cup · Semi-Final · London

20–18

8RWC★

South Africa v France

15 Oct 2023 · 2023 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Saint-Denis

29–28

9RWC★

Japan v South Africa

19 Sep 2015 · 2015 Rugby World Cup · Brighton

34–32

10RWC

South Africa v Wales

27 Oct 2019 · 2019 Rugby World Cup · Semi-Final · Yokohama

19–16

11RWC

France v New Zealand

6 Oct 2007 · 2007 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Cardiff

20–18

12RWC

9 Oct 2011 · 2011 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Wellington

11–9

13RWC

France v Wales

15 Oct 2011 · 2011 Rugby World Cup · Semi-Final · Auckland

9–8

14RWC★

France v New Zealand

31 Oct 1999 · 1999 Rugby World Cup · Semi-Final · London

43–31

15RWC★

31 Oct 2015 · 2015 Rugby World Cup · Final · London

34–17

16RWC

England v Australia

11 Jun 1995 · 1995 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Cape Town

25–22

17RWC★

New Zealand v Ireland

14 Oct 2023 · 2023 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Saint-Denis

28–24

18RWC

Wales v France

20 Oct 2019 · 2019 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Oita

20–19

19RWC

South Africa v Wales

17 Oct 2015 · 2015 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · London

23–19

20RWC

South Africa v France

17 Jun 1995 · 1995 Rugby World Cup · Semi-Final · Durban

19–15

21RWC★

Fiji v Wales

29 Sep 2007 · 2007 Rugby World Cup · Nantes

38–34

22RC★

5 Oct 2013 · 2013 Rugby Championship · Johannesburg

38–27

23RC★

15 Sep 2018 · 2018 Rugby Championship · Wellington

36–34

246N★

England v Scotland

16 Mar 2019 · 2019 Six Nations Championship · London

38–38

25RWC

Australia v England

2 Nov 1991 · 1991 Rugby World Cup · Final · London

12–6

26RWC

30 Oct 1999 · 1999 Rugby World Cup · Semi-Final · London

27–21

27RWC★

Australia v Ireland

20 Oct 1991 · 1991 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Dublin

19–18

28RC

South Africa v Australia

18 Jul 1998 · 1998 Tri Nations Series · Perth

14–13

29RC

15 Aug 1998 · 1998 Tri Nations Series · Durban

24–23

30RC

South Africa v Australia

14 Aug 1999 · 1999 Tri Nations Series · Cape Town

10–9

31RC

Australia v New Zealand

5 Aug 2000 · 2000 Tri Nations Series · Wellington

24–23

32RC

26 Aug 2000 · 2000 Tri Nations Series · Durban

19–18

33RC

2 Sep 2006 · 2006 Tri Nations Series · Rustenburg

21–20

34RC

22 Aug 2009 · 2009 Tri Nations Series · Sydney

19–18

35RC

11 Sep 2010 · 2010 Tri Nations Series · Sydney

23–22

36RC

6 Sep 2014 · 2014 Rugby Championship · Perth

24–23

37RC

7 Oct 2017 · 2017 Rugby Championship · Cape Town

25–24

38RWC★

Australia v Scotland

18 Oct 2015 · 2015 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · London

35–34

39RWC

England v Australia

6 Oct 2007 · 2007 Rugby World Cup · Quarter-Final · Marseille

12–10

40RWC

Australia v Ireland

1 Nov 2003 · 2003 Rugby World Cup · Melbourne

17–16

41RWC

Wales v England

26 Sep 2015 · 2015 Rugby World Cup · London

28–25

426N★

France v Wales

18 Mar 2017 · 2017 Six Nations Championship · Paris

20–18

43RWC

England v France

13 Oct 2007 · 2007 Rugby World Cup · Semi-Final · Saint-Denis

14–9

446N

England v Ireland

9 Mar 2024 · 2024 Six Nations Championship · London

23–22

45RC

Australia v New Zealand

3 Aug 2002 · 2002 Tri Nations Series · Sydney

16–14

46RC

5 Aug 2006 · 2006 Tri Nations Series · Sydney

20–18

47RC

12 Jul 2008 · 2008 Tri Nations Series · Dunedin

30–28

48RC

4 Sep 2010 · 2010 Tri Nations Series · Bloemfontein

41–39

49RC

4 Oct 2014 · 2014 Rugby Championship · Johannesburg

27–25

50RC