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The Inter Service Championship is the rugby competition between the UK's armed services, and on navyrugbyunion.co.uk it is the section that frames the Royal Navy's biggest representative fixtures. The headline event listed on the site is Army v Navy, played at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham on Saturday 1 May 2027, with tickets advertised as on sale. If you are looking for the Navy's senior representative rugby rather than unit-level or club fixtures, this is the part of the site to follow.
Which teams take part
The championship is contested between the three services:
- Royal Navy — represented by the Senior Men and Senior Women XVs
- Army — the Army Senior XV and Army Women
- Royal Air Force — the RAF Senior Men and RAF Senior Women
Alongside the senior sides, the site also lists matches for the Mariners (Navy Masters), U23 XV, and Royal Marines, who appear against service and civilian opposition through the same season.
The Army v Navy fixture
Army v Navy is the showpiece of the Inter Service calendar and the fixture the site promotes most prominently.
| Detail | Information from the site |
|---|---|
| Match | Army v Navy |
| Venue | Allianz Stadium, Twickenham |
| Date | Saturday 1 May 2027 |
| Status | Tickets on sale now |
The same Twickenham double-header date also carries the women's fixture, with Senior Women v Army Women listed at Allianz Stadium. In the 2026 round, the men's and women's Army matches kicked off at 14:00 and 16:45 respectively, which gives a sense of how the day is normally structured.
How the season fits together
Beyond the Inter Service matches, the site's fixtures list shows the wider representative programme:
- Navy Cup rounds, contested between shore establishments such as HMS Collingwood, HMS Prince of Wales, HMNB Devonport and HMS Seahawk
- U23 XV fixtures against club sides including Havant RFC, Brixham RFC and Redruth
- Senior Women XV matches, including a development fixture against WRU Dev
- Royal Marines fixtures against the Fleet Air Arm and Plymouth & Exeter Medics RFC
- UK Armed Forces Men in a Remembrance fixture at Kingsholm Stadium
Results and reports for these matches sit alongside the Inter Service fixtures, so the championship is best read as the top tier of a broader Navy rugby season rather than an isolated event.
Following results and news
The site groups this content into a few clear areas:
- Fixtures — upcoming matches with dates, kick-off times and venues
- Match Reports — post-match write-ups, including Inter Service games and tour fixtures such as HMS PWLS v Stavanger RFC
- Latest news — announcements such as coaching courses, sevens squad updates and charity activity linked to the service game
If your interest is specifically the Inter Service Championship, the Army v Navy listing and the Senior Men and Senior Women fixtures are the entries to watch; the Navy Cup, U23 and Royal Marines fixtures run in parallel but sit outside the three-service competition itself.