Pershing Cup Trophy.
Romanian prop Ionel Badiu, with the Pershing cup trophy, in 2016.

The Pershing Cup is a trophy contested between the rugby union teams of Romania ("The Oaks") and the United States ("The Eagles").

The cup is named after US Army General John J. Pershing, who organized the Inter-Allied Games, a one-off multi-sport event held from 22 June to 6 July 1919 in Paris.[1] A Romanian team of military personnel, played their first ever international test against American military members.[1][2][3] The USA military were 21-0 winners.[4]

The cup was established in 2014 by the FRR.[1] The Pershing Cup is contested each time USA and Romania meet in a senior international test match. The holder retains the cup unless the challenger wins the match in normal time. In the event of a draw, the previous winner retains the trophy. The trophy has been contested four times since its inception with the USA leading the series 3–1.

Summary

Host P  Romania  United States D Romania points United States points
Romania Romania 4 1 3 0 62 99
United States United States 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overall 4 1 3 0 62 99

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record Romania United States
Longest winning streak 1 (12 Nov 2016 – 16 Nov 2018) 2 (17 Nov 2018 – present)
Largest points for
Home 23 (12 Nov 2016) —
Away — 31 (5 Aug 2023)
Largest winning margin
Home 13 (12 Nov 2016) —
Away — 26 (17 Nov 2018)

Previous winners

Year Date Home Score Away Cup Winner Venue Reference
2014 8 November  Romania 17–27  United States  United States Bucharest [5]
2016 12 November  Romania 23–10  United States  Romania Bucharest [6]
2018 17 November  Romania 5–31  United States  United States Bucharest [7]
2023 5 August  Romania 17–31  United States  United States Bucharest [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Se va decerna pentru prima oara Cupa Pershing". 8 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lamositele Looks to Romanian Scrum Challenge". espnscrum. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "World Rugby". www.facebook.com.
  4. ↑ "RWC Warm-Up – Romania vs USA – ARN Guide". americas rugby news. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Romania (3) 17 - 27 (17) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Romania (20) 23 - 10 (0) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Romania (5) 5 - 31 (12) United States of America (FT)". espnscrum. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "USA start European tour with strong win over Romania". americas rugby news. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

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