Bouclier de Brennus

The Bouclier de Brennus (German Brennus Shield ) is a trophy for winning the Rugby Union Championship in France, of today's top 14 It is not, as is often assumed, named after a Gallic warrior named Brennus, but according to the artist Charles Brennus, a founding member of the USFSA Sports Association (predecessor of the Fédération Française de Rugby).

Charles Brennus created the award in 1892 after an original draft of his friend Pierre de Coubertin, who was a founding member of the USFSA also and two years later, the modern Olympic Games founded. The most coveted award in the French Rugby consists of a shield and a plaque made ​​of brass; both are enclosed in a frame made ​​of ash wood. The nickname of the shield reads PLANCHOT, which means in Occitan "board ".

Was first played for the trophy on 20 March 1892 the first French champion was the Racing Club de France. Although the Sporting Club Universitaire de France ( SCUF ) is from Paris ( Charles Brennus co-founded ), the official founder of the trophy, but it never could even win. The team lost in 1911 and 1913 respectively, the championship game. The trophy will be presented to each of the juniors of SCUF.

Since 2003 there is an exact copy of the trophy, since the original sign was in very bad condition after more than a century masters celebrations. The original was restored and is on display in the Museum of the Fédération Française de Rugby. So far, 27 different clubs won the trophy.