The Trophy was first awarded in 2018, the centenary of the end of World War I, to commemorate the French and Scottish rugby players who were killed during the conflict, in particular the captains of the two nations in the last matches played before the First World War – Eric Milroy (Scotland) and Marcel Burgun (France).

[1] The Trophy was carried on to the pitch at Murrayfield before the Six Nations match by Lachlan Ross and Romain Cabanis, 11-year-old descendants of the Milroy and Burgun families.

In October 2022, a descendant of Eric Milroy was identified in Ollie Smith, a player for the Glagows Warriors and the Scottish national team The name of the trophy is a reference to the 13th century Auld Alliance between France and Scotland.

[5] There have been three Rugby World Cup meetings, each time in the initial pool stage, with the first fixture ending in a draw (20–20 in 1987) and France winning both of the others (22–19 in 1995, and 51–9 in 2003).

In addition, the teams played two 'warm-up' test matches in preperation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.