Pershing Cup

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

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

The cup is named after general US Army General John J. Pershing, for organizing the Inter-Allied Games, where a Romanian team, selected from members of the military, played the first ever international test for Romania, the first match being played against the americans.[1][2]

The Pershing Cup is contested each time USA and Romania meet in a senior international match. The holder retains the cup unless the challenger wins the match in normal time.

The cup was established in 2014 by the action of the FRR. The trophy has been contested three times since then, all in international test matches.

Previous winners
Year Date Home Score Away Cup Winner Venue
2014 8 November Romania 17–27[3] USA  United States Bucharest
2016 12 November Romania 23–10[4] USA  Romania Bucharest
2018 17 November Romania 5–31[5] USA  United States Bucharest

Total wins:

  • USA: 2
  • Romania: 1
  • Draws: 0

In the event of a draw, the previous winner retains the trophy.

References
  1. https://frr.ro/2014/11/08/astazi-se-va-decerna-pentru-prima-oara-cupa-pershing/
  2. "World Rugby". www.facebook.com.
  3. "Rugby Union | 2014 | Romania | Match results". ESPN scrum.
  4. http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/match_results.html?id=2016;team=12;type=year
  5. "Rugby Union | 2018 | Romania | Match results". ESPN scrum.

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