Rank | Competition | Location | Date | First winner | First Runner-up | Ref |
1 | United Hospitals Challenge Cup | The Oval | 1874 | Guy's Hospital | St George's Hospital | [1] |
Shute Shield | Sydney | 1874 | Waratah | | |
3 | Ulster Schools' Cup | Ulster | 1876 | The Royal School, Armagh | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | [2] |
4 | Yorkshire Cup | Recreation Ground, Holbeck | 1877 | Halifax | York | [3] |
5 | Calcutta Cup | Raeburn Place | 1879 | Scotland | England | [4] |
6 | Dublin Hospitals Rugby Cup | Ireland | 1881 | Meath Hospital | Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital | [5] |
7 | Home Nations Championship | England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France, Italy | 1883 | England | Scotland | [6] |
8 | Leinster Towns Cup | Ireland | 1888 | Blackrock College RFC | | [7] |
9 | Currie Cup | South Africa | 1889 | Western Province | | [8] |
10 | French Championship | Bagatelle, Paris | 1892 | Racing Club de France | Stade Français | [9] |
11 | Mallett Cup | Cardiff | 1893 | Cardiff RFC Reserves | Canton RFC | |
12 | Mulock Cup (University of Toronto Intramural Championship) | Toronto | 1895 | Faculty of Medicine | | [10] |
13 | River Plate Rugby Championship | Argentina | 1899 | Lomas Athletic Club | Buenos Aires Football Club | [11] |
14 | Bottle Match | United Kingdom | 1902 | Camborne School of Mines | Royal School of Mines | [12] |
15 | Ranfurly Shield | New Zealand | 1904 | Wellington | Auckland | [13] |
16 | Clifford Cup | Sri Lanka | 1911 | United Services | All Ceylon | [14] |
17 | Siam Cup | Channel Islands | 1920 | Jersey Reds | Guernsey | |