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. A Romanian team of military personnel, played their first ever international test against American military members. The USA military were 21-0 winners.
The cup was established in 2014 by the FRR. 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 six times since its inception with the USA leading the series 4–2. Prior to the establishment of the cup, the side had met five times with the USA winning four and Romania winning one.
Summary HostPDRomania pointsUnited States points Romania 5 1 4 0 80 125 United States 1 1 0 0 22 20 Overall 6 2 4 0 102 145 Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. Updated (15 November 2025) RecordRomaniaUnited StatesLongest winning streak1 (5 Jul 2024 – 15 November 2025)2 (17 Nov 2018 – 5 July 2024)Current winning streakUSA 1 MatchLargest points forHome23 (12 Nov 2016)20 (5 Jul 2024)Away22 (5 Jul 2024)31 (5 Aug 2023)Largest winning marginHome13 (12 Nov 2016)Away2 (5 Jul 2024)26 (17 Nov 2018)
Previous winners YearDateHomeScoreAwayCup WinnerVenueRef20148 November17–27Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest201612 November23–10Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest201817 November5–31Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest20235 August17–31Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest20245 July20–22SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois202515 November18–26Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
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