Hillary Shield
Appearance
Sport | Rugby union |
---|---|
Instituted | 2008 |
Number of teams | 2 |
Country | England New Zealand |
Holders | New Zealand (2024) |
Most titles | New Zealand (12 titles) |
The Hillary Shield is contested between England and New Zealand at rugby union. The first match was played on 29 November 2008 at Twickenham Stadium, London.
The trophy is named in memory of the New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, Sir Edmund Hillary. The shield was announced on 23 October 2008 by Jock Hobbs, the Chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union.[1] It was made by silversmiths Thomas Lyte.[2][3]
Matches
[edit]Host | Matches | England wins |
New Zealand wins |
Draws | England points |
New Zealand points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 171 | 227 |
New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 89 | 114 |
Overall | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 260 | 341 |
Results
[edit]- MY – Mid-year International
- AU – Autumn International
Year | Date | Venue | Home | Score | Away | Trophy Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | 29 November | Twickenham, London | England | 6–32 | New Zealand | |
2009 | 21 November | Twickenham, London | England | 6–19 | New Zealand | |
2010 | 6 November | Twickenham, London | England | 16–26 | New Zealand | |
2012 | 1 December | Twickenham, London | England | 38–21 | New Zealand | |
2013 | 16 November | Twickenham, London | England | 22–30 | New Zealand | |
2014 | 7 June | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand | 20–15 | England | |
14 June | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 28–27 | ||||
21 June | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 36–13 | ||||
2014 | 8 November | Twickenham, London | England | 21–24 | New Zealand | |
2018 | 10 November | Twickenham, London | England | 15–16 | New Zealand | |
2022 | 19 November | Twickenham, London | England | 25–25 | New Zealand | |
2024 | 6 July | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | New Zealand | 16–15 | England | |
13 July | Eden Park, Auckland | 24–17 | ||||
2024 | 3 November | Twickenham, London | England | 22–24 | New Zealand |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ PA Sport "England honoured by new trophy" Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Six Nations Site 2008-10-23. Retrieved on 2008-10-27.
- ^ Hillary Shield unveiled for Twickenham test
- ^ Thomas Lyte Silver creates The Hillary Shield to honour New Zealand legend, Sir Edmund Hillary