You may not realise but when Ireland play Australia in international rugby union, they play for a cup called The Lansdowne Cup, which was named after the Club in the late 1980s. Whether the test series is in Ireland or Australia the cup travels with the winning team.
Taste Ireland CEO Eamon Eastwood and then Deputy Chairman of The Lansdowne Club Australia had the honour of presenting The Lansdowne Cup before the first test between Australia & Ireland, on Saturday 9th June 2019 at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.
The trophy was commissioned by the Lansdowne Club Australia in 1999 to celebrate the links between Ireland & Australia and donated to the Australian Rugby Union by the Lansdowne Club. It celebrates the special bonds between our two nations in sport and in business throughout the years. The magnificent trophy was made by Ireland’s world famous Waterford Crystal, hand blown by master craftsmen.
