History
The Army began to field a representative Veterans team in the 1990's,
under the title of Army Veterans. The teams consisted of those players
who were aged 35 and over, many of whom had represented the Army
in their former playing days.
In 1996 a Veteran's Inter-Service Competition was introduced to
run alongside the Senior XV competition that had been in existence
since 1920.
The Army Veterans were silver medallists in the 2005 World Masters
held in Edmonton, Canada; undefeated at the 2004 European Veterans
Championship and finalists at the 2003 Dubai International Veterans
10's Tournament.
The Army Veterans were renamed the Army Masters XV in November
2009 after they had won the 2009 World Masters in Sydney, Australia. |
Veteran's Inter-Services Tournament Champions
| Year |
Champions |
Army v RN |
Army v RAF |
RN v RAF |
| 1996 |
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| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
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| 1999 |
Army |
Army |
Army |
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| Year |
Champions |
Army v RN |
Army v RAF |
RN v RAF |
| 2000 |
Royal Air Force |
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Royal Air Force |
Royal Air Force |
| 2001 |
Army |
Army |
Army |
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| 2002 |
Army |
Army |
Army |
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| 2003 |
Army |
Army |
Army |
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| 2004 |
Army |
Army |
Army |
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| 2005 |
Army |
Army |
Army |
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| 2006 |
Triple-Tie |
Royal Navy 17-16 |
Army 21-5 |
Royal Air Force 24-23 |
| 2007 |
Army |
Army 53-0 |
Army 30-10 |
Royal Air Force |
| 2008 |
Royal Air Force |
Army 18-11 |
Royal Air Force 18-17 |
Royal Air Force 25-22 |
| 2009 |
Army |
Army 36-16 |
Army 38-3 |
Royal Navy 41-13 |
| Year |
Champions |
Army v RN |
Army v RAF |
RN v RAF |
| 2010 |
Royal Air Force |
Army 28-19 |
Royal Air Force 10-6 |
Royal Air Force 16-19 |
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