Inter Service Records

Titles by Union

The number of titles won by each Union across the 4 competitions. It also shows the titles that were shared either as a triple tie or between two teams. In 2010 the competitions were changed so that points difference was used to reduce the likelihood of a shared title.

98 21 18 28 165
Union Men Women U23 XV Veterans Total
Army 48 20 9 19 96
Navy 22 0 8 3 33
RAF 16 1 1 5 23
Shared 12 0 0 1 13

Title % by Union

The number of titles won by each Union as a % of the total number of times the comeptition has been played. Includes an aggregate % across all compeitions.

98 21 18 28 165
Union Men Women U23 XV Veterans Total
Army 49% 95% 50% 68% 58%
Navy 22% 0% 44% 11% 20%
RAF 16% 5% 6% 18% 14%

Wins by Union

In this section the 2010 fixture Army v RAF is included for data purposes as an RAF win. It is excluded lower down as there was not a score. The fixture was cancelled due to flight disruption (Icelandic volcano eruption) delaying the Army returning from their training camp.

98 21 18 28 165
Union Men Women U23 XV Veterans Total
Army 125 41 23 44 233
Navy 90 6 21 18 135
RAF 59 16 6 21 102

Win % by Union

98 21 18 28 165
Union Men Women U23 XV Veterans Total
Army 64% 98% 64% 79% 71%
Navy 46% 14% 58% 32% 41%
RAF 30% 38% 17% 38% 31%

Record by Team

Men Army Titles Navy Titles RAF Titles
98 48 22 16
Triple Tie 10
Tie – Army/RAF 2
Points difference introduced in 2010
Army Titles 1926 1928 1929 1930 1932 1933 1934 1936 1937 1946 1950 1952 1953 1957 1960 1963 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1972 1976 1980 1983 1988 1989 1990 1997 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 2019 2022 2024
Navy Titles 1920 1921 1922 1927 1931 1938 1939 1951 1961 1966 1970 1973 1974 1977 1981 1987 1995 2001 2010 2016 2023 2025
RAF Titles 1923 1947 1955 1958 1959 1962 1971 1979 1982 1985 1986 1991 1993 1994 2015 2018
Triple Tie 1924 1935 1948 1954 1956 1975 1978 1984 1992 1996
Tie – Army / RAF 1929 1949
Women Army Titles Navy Titles RAF Titles
21 20 0 1
Army Titles 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2022 2023 2024 2025
RAF Titles 2019
Navy Titles
U23 XV Army Titles Navy Titles RAF Titles
18 9 8 1
Army Titles 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2018 2021 2023
Navy Titles 2007 2010 2015 2016 2017 2019 2022 2024
RAF Titles 2006
Veterans Army Titles Navy Titles RAF Title Triple Tie
28 19 3 5 1
Points difference introduced in 2010
Army Titles 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025
RAF Titles 1997, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2010
Navy Titles 1996, 2015, 2024
Triple Tie 2006

Head to Head since 1920

Men Played Wins Losses Draws Win %
Army-Overall 195 125 57 13 64%
Army v Navy 98 63 31 4 64%
Army v RAF 97 62 26 9 64%
Navy-Overall 196 90 95 11 46%
Navy v Army 98 31 63 4 32%
Navy v RAF 98 59 32 7 60%
RAF-Overall 195 58 121 16 30%
RAF v Army 97 26 62 9 27%
RAF v Navy 98 32 59 7 33%
Women Played Wins Losses Draws Win %
Army-Overall 42 41 1 0 98%
Army v Navy 21 21 0 0 100%
Army v RAF 21 20 1 0 95%
RAF-Overall 42 16 26 0 38%
RAF v Army 21 1 20 0 18%
RAF v Navy 21 15 6 0 71%
Navy-Overall 42 6 36 0 14%
Navy v Army 21 0 21 0 0%
Navy v RAF 21 6 15 0 29%
U23 XV Played Wins Losses Draws Win %
Army-Overall 36 23 11 3 64%
Army v Navy 18 8 8 2 44%
Army v RAF 18 15 2 1 83%
Navy-Overall 36 21 12 3 58%
Navy v Army 18 8 8 2 44%
Navy v RAF 18 13 4 1 72%
RAF-Overall 36 6 28 2 17%
RAF v Army 18 2 15 1 11%
RAF v Navy 18 4 13 1 22%
Veterans Played Wins Losses Draws Win %
Army-Overall 56 44 11 1 79%
Army v Navy 28 22 6 0 79%
Army v RAF 28 22 5 1 79%
RAF-Overall 56 21 34 1 38%
RAF v Army 28 5 22 1 18%
RAF v Navy 28 16 12 0 57%
Navy-Overall 56 18 38 0 32%
Navy v Army 28 6 22 0 21%
Navy v RAF 28 12 16 0 43%

Most Inter Service Appearances

Navy Team Matches Name
Overall Men 31 Bob Armstrong – 1989-2004
31 Dave Pascoe – 2000-2017
v Army Men 17 Dave Pascoe – 2000-2017
v RAF Men 16 Bob Armstrong – 1989-2004
Overall Women 27 Charlie Fredrickson – 2005-2019
v Army Women 13 Charlie Fredrickson – 2005-2019
13 Pam Williams-Wilson – 2003-2017
v RAF Women 14 Charlie Fredrickson – 2005-2019
Army Team Matches Name
Overall Men tbc tbc
v Navy Men tbc tbc
v RAF Men tbc tbc
Overall Women tbc tbc
v Navy Women tbc tbc
v RAF Women tbc tbc
RAF Team Matches Name
Overall Men 32 Rory Underwood – 1983-1999
v Army Men 16 Rory Underwood – 1983-1999
v Navy Men 16 Rory Underwood – 1983-1999
Overall Women tbc tbc
v Army Women tbc tbc
v Navy Women tbc tbc

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