You don’t need to top the championship table to win a Six Nations trophiy...

The giant cup awarded to the championship victors isn’t the only Six Nations trophy on offer. There’s also a shield awarded to any team that wins a Triple Crown, and numerous other trophies – such as the Calcutta Cup – contested between two specific teams.

This guide explains all of the Six Nations trophies on offer in the 2025 tournament, including details of their origins and the current holders.

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Tournament trophies

Six Nations Championship trophy

The Six Nations trophy

The Six Nations trophy is the ultimate prize in northern hemisphere rugby (Getty Images)

The Six Nations Championship Trophy is the one every team wants to win. Although the tournament dates back to 1883, a trophy wasn’t presented to the winners until 1993, when France topped the old Five Nations Championship table. That Six Nations trophy was used until the 2014 tournament, and was then replaced with a new design when Ireland were crowned winners of the championship the following year. This new cup is still in use today and has six sides to represent each of the competing teams.

Current holders: Ireland

Triple Crown trophy 

Ireland celebrate after winning the Triple Crown in 2022.

Ireland missed out on the Six Nations Championship but still won the consolation prize of a Triple Crown in 2022 (PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)

The trophie awarded for the Triple Crown is the most elusive of the Six Nations prizes, seeing as it’s only presented when England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales complete a clean sweep over the other three home nations. Indeed, for most of the championship’s existence the Triple Crown was a prize without a trophy, and referred to as the “Invisible Cup”. The new shield came into circulation in 2006, when Ireland won the Triple Crown.

But this wasn’t the first attempt to introduce a physical representation of the Triple Crown to the Five/Six Nations trophy cabinet. Back in the 1970s a retired miner named Dave Merrington sculpted a bespoke design from a lump of coal. It was never formally presented to the winners but can still be seen in the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham.

The Triple Crown trophy is also a nice bonus for any of the home nations winning a Grand Slam.

Current holders: No one


Rivalry trophies

There are also several Six Nations trophies which are awarded for victories in specific matches during the tournament. Some are over a century old while others have been up for grabs for less than a decade. All five of Scotland’s Six Nations games now have an associated trophy; England, France, Ireland and Italy have two apiece; and Wales have just the one.

Calcutta Cup

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England and Scotland have been playing for the Calcutta Cup for well over a century (Getty Images)

The oldest Six Nations trophy of them has been contested between England and Scotland since 1879. Named after the Calcutta Rugby Football Club, the Calcutta Cup was forged after the club was disbanded and its members melted down the remaining rupees in the club coffers to make the trophy.

Current holders: Scotland

Millennium Trophy

Jacob Stockdale of Ireland poses with the Millennium Trophy after the Guinness Six Nations match between Ireland and England at Aviva Stadium on March 20, 2021 in Dublin, Ireland.

Ireland’s Jacob Stockdale demonstrates how this particular Six Nations trophy also works as a hat (Charles McQuillan – RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images)

The Millennium Trophy has been contested between England and Ireland since 1988. It was introduced to commemorate Dublin’s millennial celebrations, and its distinctive design is based on a Viking helmet.

Current holders: England

Centenary Quaich Trophy

onathan Sexton of Ireland with the Centenary Quaich after the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Scotland and Ireland at BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland in March 2023.

The Centenary Quaich takes its name from a shallow Scottish cup (Harry Murphy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

This trophy was introduced in 1989 and takes its name from a Gaelic word for a shallow cup – hence the characteristic design. Ireland and Scotland compete for this one.

Current holders: Ireland

Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy

 Italy celebrate victory after the RBS Six Nations match between Italy and France on March 12, 2011 in Rome, Italy.

Italy celebrate a rare victory in the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy in 2011 (Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

France and Italy have been playing for the Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy since 2007. As well as being an Italian national hero and one of the key players in the unification of the country, Garibaldi was born in Nice and fought for France during the Franco-Prussian War. In appearance, this is arguably the most unconventional of all the Six Nations trophies up for grabs.

Current holders: Match drawn in 2024, France won in 2023

Auld Alliance Trophy

Charles Ollivon of France receives the Auld Alliance Trophy as HRH Princess Anne looks on after the Guinness Six Nations 2024 match between Scotland and France at BT Murrayfield Stadium on February 10, 2024

France’s Charles Ollivon collects the Auld Alliance Trophy in 2024 (Stu Forster/Getty Images)

France and Scotland first played for the Auld Alliance Trophy in 2018. It was introduced to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, in memory of the French and Scottish rugby players who died in the conflict.

Current holders: France

Doddie Weir Cup

Finn Russell of Scotland poses for a photo with the Doddie Weir Cup trophy following the teams victory in the Guinness Six Nations 2024 match between Wales and Scotland at Principality Stadium on February 03, 2024

Scotland’s Finn Russell with the Doddie Weir Cup in 2024 (Warren Little/Getty Images)

The Doddie Weir Cup is named after former Scotland international Doddie Weir, who passed away in 2022 after a long battle with motor neurone disease. Wales and Scotland have been contesting this one since a special inaugural match in November 2018.

Current holders: Scotland

Cuttitta Cup

Tommaso Menencello of Italy celebrates with the Cuttitta Cup following the team's victory during the Guinness Six Nations 2024 match between Italy and Scotland at Stadio Olimpico on March 09, 2024

Italy’s Tommaso Menencello makes the most of the Cuttitta Cup after beating Scotland in 2024 (Giampiero Sposito/Getty Images)

The latest addition to the Six Nations trophy roster is the Cuttitta Cup, presented to the winner of the annual Scotland and Italy encounter since 2022. It’s named after a former Italian captain and Scottish scrum coach who died in 2021.

Current holders: Italy

The Wooden Spoon
The Wooden Spoon is the Six Nations “trophy” that nobody wants to win, “awarded” to the team that finishes bottom of the table. Unsurprisingly, this one isn’t presented to the captain at the end of the competition.

Current holders: Wales


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