The Skilball Trophy

Rest of Europe XV[a]
Unions Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur
Federaţia Română de Rugby
French Rugby Federation
Federazione Italiana Rugby
Svenska Rugbyförbundet
Spanish Rugby Federation
Rugby Union of the Soviet Union
First match
Four Home Unions 43-18 Rest of Europe
Largest defeat
None
Four Home Unions XV[a]
Unions Irish Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union
Scottish Rugby Union
Welsh Rugby Union
First match
Four Home Unions 43-18 Rest of Europe
Largest defeat
None

The Skilball Trophy was contested in 1990 by a team titled the "Four Home Unions" against a team titled the "Rest of Europe XV". This was a match to raise money for the rebuilding of Romania following the overthrow of Nicolae Ceauşescu in December 1989.[1] The Four Nations team's logo was that used by the British and Irish Lions, i.e. the crests of the four home unions united in a shield. The Rest of Europe played under the symbol of the Federaţia Română de Rugby. The match was played at Twickenham, and the four home unions won the match 43-18 with England captain Will Carling scoring two tries.

Teams

Four Home Unions


Rest of Europe

Notes

  1. ↑ McMurtrie, Bill (3 April 1990). "Grand Slam men overlooked. Only four Scots to face Europe XV". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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