List of oldest rugby union competitions
Introduction The following article lists the oldest known '''rugby union competitions'''. 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   Shute Shield    1874  Waratah    3  Ulster Schools' Cup  Ulster  1876  The Royal School, Armagh  Royal Belfast Academical Institution   4  Yorkshire Cup  Recreation Ground, Holbeck  1877  Halifax  York   5  Calcutta Cup  Raeburn Place  1879       6  Dublin Hospitals Rugby Cup  Ireland  1881      7  Home Nations Championship    1883       8  Leinster Towns Cup  Ireland  1888      9  Currie Cup  South Africa  1889  Western Province    10  French Championship  Bagatelle, Paris  1892       11Mallett CupCardiff 1893Cardiff RFC ReservesCanton RFC 12  Mulock Cup (University of Toronto Intramural Championship)  Toronto  1895  Faculty of Medicine    13  River Plate Rugby Championship  Argentina  1899  Lomas Athletic Club  Buenos Aires Football Club   14  Bottle Match  United Kingdom  1902  Camborne School of Mines  Royal School of Mines   15  Ranfurly Shield  New Zealand  1904  Wellington  Auckland   16  Clifford Cup  Sri Lanka  1911  United Services  All Ceylon   17  Siam Cup    1920   Jersey Reds   Guernsey
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