The RSRU Shield has been invented way back in 1996 by John Williams, even though it was Craig Harris who worked it out later on.
It is a virtual challenge competition, in which the Shield is at stake every time the holder plays an international match. The winner of that match takes, or retains, the Shield. The idea of the RSRU Shield is, in a way, similar to the Ranfurly Shield in New Zealand rugby. One crucial difference is that the Ranfurly Shield is only at stake when the holder plays at home, while the RSRU Shield is at stake during every international match.
The Shield is not at stake when the holder plays against a non-IRB member team, such as a club team, a provincial team, an U21-team or an invitational team (e.g. British and Irish Lions, Barbarians). In case of a draw, the original holder retains the Shield. The Shield was first awarded to the winners of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, South Africa.
The Shield history is as follows (handovers are printed bold):
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2015 31/10/2015 (Twickenham) 25/10/2015 (Twickenham) 18/10/2015 (Twickenham) 10/10/2015 (Twickenham) 01/10/2015 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 26/09/2015 (Twickenham) 20/09/2015 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 05/09/2015 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 29/08/2015 (Lansdowne Road, Dublin) 08/08/2015 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 21/03/2015 (Stadio Olimpico, Roma) 14/03/2015 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 01/03/2015 (Lansdowne Road, Dublin) 18/02/2015 (Lansdowne Road, Dublin) 07/02/2015 (Stadio Olimpico, Rome) 2014 22/11/2014 (Lansdowne Road, Dublin) 16/11/2014 (Lansdowne Road, Dublin) 08/11/2014 (Lansdowne Road, Dublin) 04/10/2014 (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) 27/09/2014 (Estadio Ciudad La Plata) 13/09/2014 (Westpac Stadium, Wellington) 06/09/2014 (McLean Park, Napier) 23/08/2014 (Eden Park, Auckland) 16/08/2014 (Stadium Australia, Sydney) 21/06/2014 (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton) 14/06/2014 (Dunedin) 07/06/2014 (Eden Park, Auckland) 2013 24/11/2013 (Lansdowne Road, Dublin) 16/11/2013 (Twickenham) 09/11/2013 (Stade de France, Paris) 02/11/2013 (Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo) 23/06/2013 (Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo) 19/06/2013 (Mizuho Ground, Nagoya) 15/06/2013 (Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, Tokyo) 08/06/2013 (Hanazono, Osaka) 06/03/2013 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 10/03/2013 (Twickenham) 23/02/2013 (Twickenham) 10/02/2013 (Landsdowne Road, Dublin) 02/02/2013 (Twickenham) 2012 01/12/2012 (Twickenham) 24/11/2012 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 17/11/2012 (Stadio Flaminio, Rome) 20/10/2012 (Ballymore, Brisbane) 07/10/2012 (Soccer City, Johannesburg) 30/09/2012 (Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata) 15/09/2012 (Dunedin) 08/09/2012 (Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington) 25/08/2012 (Eden Park, Auckland) 18/08/2012 (Stadium Australia, Sydney) 23/06/2012 (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton) 16/06/2012 (Jade Stadium, Christchruch) 09/06/2012 (Eden Park, Auckland) 2011 23/10/2011 (Eden Park, Auckland) 16/10/2011 (Eden Park, Auckland) 09/10/2011 (Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington) 30/09/2011 (North Harbour Stadium, Auckland) 22/09/2011 (North Harbour Stadium, Auckland) 17/09/2011 (Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington) 11/09/2011 (Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington) 20/08/2011 (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth) 06/08/2011 (Eden Park, Auckland) 23/07/2011 (Stadium Australia, Sydney) 2010 27/11/2010 (Twickenham) 20/11/2010 (Twickenham) 13/11/2010 (Twickenham) 06/11/2010 (Millennium Stadium, Wales) 30/10/2010 (Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong) 11/09/2010 (Stadium Australia, Sydney) 22/08/2010 (Soccer City, Johannesburg) 07/08/2010 (Jade Stadium, Christchurch) 24/07/2010 (Docklands Stadium, Melbourne) 17/07/2010 (Athletic Park, Wellington) 10/07/2010 (Eden Park, Auckland) 26/06/2010 (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 19/06/2010 (Carisbrook, Dunedin) 12/06/2010 (Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth) 2009 28/11/2009 (Vélodrome, Marseille) 21/11/2009 (Twickenham) 14/11/2009 (San Siro, Milan) 07/11/2009 (Milennium Stadium, Cardiff) 30/10/2009 (Olympic Stadium, Tokyo) 19/09/2009 (Athletic Park, Wellington) 05/09/2009 (Ballymore, Brisbane) 29/08/2009 (Subiaco Oval, Perth) 08/08/2009 (Newlands, Cape Town) 01/08/2009 (Kings Park, Durban) 25/07/2009 (Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein) 18/07/2009 (Eden Park, Auckland) 27/06/2009 (Jade Stadium Christchurch) 20/06/2009 (Athletic Park, Wellington) 13/06/2009 (Carisbrook, Dunedin) 2008 29/11/2008 (Twickenham) 22/11/2008 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 15/11/2008 (Croke Park, Dublin) 09/11/2008 (Murrayfield, Edinburgh) 13/09/2008 (Lang Park, Brisbane) 03/09/2008 (Athletic Park, Wellington) 16/08/2008 (Newlands's, Cape Town) 02/08/2008 (Eden Park, Auckland) 26/07/2008 (Stadium Australia, Sydney) 19/07/2008 (Subiaco, Perth) 12/07/2008 (Carisbrook, Dunedin) 05/07/2008 (Athletic Park, Wellington) 21/06/2008 (Newlands, Cape Town) 14/06/2008 (Loftus Fairfeld, Pretoria) 07/06/2008 (Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein) 2007 24/11/2007 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 20/10/2007 (Stade de France, Paris) 13/10/2007 (Stade de France, Paris) 06/10/2007 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 29/09/2007 (Le Stadium, Toulouse) 23/09/2007 (Murrayfield, Edinburgh) 15/09/2007 (Stade Gerland, Lyon) 08/09/2007 (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille) 21/07/2007 (Eden Park, Auckland) 07/07/2007 (Stadium Autralia, Sydney) 30/06/2007 (Melbourne Cricket Ground) 23/06/2007 (Kings Park, Durban) 16/06/2007 (Newlands, Cape Town) 09/06/2007 (Subiaco, Perth) 02/06/2007 (Ballymore, Brisbane) 26/05/2007 (Stadium Australia, Sydney) 17/03/2007 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) 11/03/2007 (Twickenham, London) 24/02/2007 (Stade de France, Paris) 11/02/2007 (Croke Park, Dublin) 04/02/2007 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)
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