Misplaced Pages

Cumbria Cup

Sport	Rugby Union
Instituted	1882; 142 years ago (1882) (Cumberland Challenge Cup) 1974; 50 years ago (1974) (Cumbria Cup)
Number of teams	16
Country	England
Holders	Kendal (5th title) (2017-18)
Most titles	Aspatria (32 titles)
Website	Cumbria Rugby Union

The Cumbria Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Cumbria Rugby Union. It was first introduced during the 1882-83 season, when it was known as the Cumberland Challenge Cup, and the inaugural winners were Aspatria. Originally it was open only to club sides in Cumberland, but in 1974, as a result of the 1972 Local Government Act, Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness merged to form what we now know as Cumbria, and the competition was renamed as the Cumbria Cup, although the Westmorland & Furness Cup continued intermittently up until 2008. It is the most important cup competition in the county ahead of the Cumbria League Cup and Cumbria Shield.

The Cumbria Cup is currently open to the top club sides based in Cumbria, typically playing in tier 5 (National League 3 North), tier 6 (North 1 West) and tier 7 (North Lancashire/Cumbria), of the English rugby union league system. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at a neutral venue between April–May. Between 2006-14 there was also a Cumbria Plate competition for sides knocked out of the first round of the main cup competition but this has been discontinued in recent years.

Winners

Cumbria Plate winners

Number of wins

Notes

1. The 2000 final score was not clear from the press report available. However, as it was stated it was a low scoring game in which Simon Veitch is stated to have scored 4/5 kicks (penalties) and Penrith won by 1 point, then a 12-11 scoreline is a reasonable conclusion.
2. The 2012 cup final score was not particularly clear in the press report but Penrith are likely to have scored 27 points as two of their second half tries were scored in between the posts while the final try was the result of a line-out, with a successful conversion not mentioned (if it had the final score would have been 29-17).
3. The 2012 final score was not clear from the press report available. The press report mentions all tries and penalties but does not mention any conversions (other than several missed), leading to 24-13 being a reasonable estimation of the final score.
4. Seaton won the cup several times in the 1890s but switched over to Rugby League in 1898-99.
5. Maryport won the cup several times in the 1890s but switched over to Rugby League in 1898-99.

See also

• Cumbria Rugby Union
• Cumbria League Cup
• Cumbria Shield
• Westmorland & Furness Cup

References

1. "Cumbria Cup Draw". Cumbria RU. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
2. "CUMBRIA CUP DRAW". Aspatria RUFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
3. ^ "NOT often have Penrith had successful runs in the Cumbria Cup". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 25 December 1999.
4. ^ "NOT often have Penrith had successful runs in the Cumbria Cup". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 8 April 2000.
5. "Honours". St Benedicts RUFC. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
6. ^ "CUP TRIUMPH IS ICING ON CAKE OF A MEMORABLE SEASON". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 29 April 2000.
7. ^ "History". Workington RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 3 July 2017.
8. "Emotional day as Wigton aim for Cup Final glory". News & Start. 23 April 2005.
9. "PENRITH LOOK FOR THIRD RU COUNTY CUP WIN". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 13 April 2005.
10. "WINTERS PARK MEN LAND LEAGUE AND CUP DOUBLE". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 13 May 2006.
11. "CARLISLE ARE REAL HEROES OF STORY". News & Star. 23 April 2007.
12. "Carlisle aim to Stoke up cup final fire". News & Star. 13 April 2007.
13. "Rugby - Kendal retain Cumbria Cup". News Shopper. 26 April 2008.
14. "Holders Kendal ease past Penrith to reach Story Cumbria Cup final". News & Star. 7 April 2008.
15. "Penrith add Cumbria Cup to league title". News & Star. 30 April 2009.
16. "CARLISLE MAKE PENRITH WORK HARD TO RETAIN CUMBRIA CUP". News & Star. 3 May 2010.
17. "Penrith beat Kendal to retain Cumbria Cup". News & Star. 4 May 2011.
18. ^ "Penrith claim fourth consecutive county title Cup winners again!". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 10 May 2012.
19. "Underdogs Aspatria beat Carlisle to win Cumbria Cup". News & Star. 3 April 2013.
20. "County Champions!". Wigton RUFC (Pitchero). 19 April 2014.
21. "ST BENEDICTS 24 PENRITH 23". Penrith RUFC (Pitchero). 25 April 2015.
22. "St. Benedict's will not start as cup final". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 24 April 2015.
23. "St Benedict's romp to win to retain Cumbria Cup". News & Star. 25 May 2016.
24. "Cumbria Cup Final Whitehaven Vs St.Benedict's". Whitehaven RUFC (Pitchero). 10 May 2016.
25. "Carlisle claim Cumbria Cup win over St Benedict's at Aspatria's Bower Park". News & Star. 10 May 2017.
26. "Carlisle lose in close County Cup final match at a damp Keswick". Carlisle RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2018.
27. "Cumbria Cup - Previous Winners (Word Doc)". Cumbria RU. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
28. "Super Zebras storm back to lift Plate and land historic double". News & Star. 3 May 2007.
29. "Millom seal Netherhall's Plate fate". News & Star. 8 May 2008.
30. "Champions Whitehaven beat Millom to win Cumbria Plate". News & Star. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
31. "St Benedict's complete Shield and Plate double". News & Star. 11 May 2011.
32. ^ "Cumbrian Plate glory for Keswick". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 13 April 2012.
33. "Eden save their best until last". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 2 May 2014.
34. "Upper Eden 19 13 Aspatria". Upper Eden RUFC (Pitchero). 29 April 2014.
35. "Cumbria Plate - Previous Winners (Word Doc)". Cumbria RU. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
36. "SEATON RANGERS ARLFC CLUB HISTORY". Seaton Rangers ARLFC. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
37. "History 3". Maryport ARLFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 2 July 2017.

External links

• Cumbria RU

v t e Rugby union in England
Governing body	Rugby Football Union Rugby Football Union for Women (merged into the RFU)
National teams	Men's England England A 7's U-21 U-20 U-18 British & Irish Lions England Counties XV Women's Women's 7's
International competitions	Men's World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens Sevens World Series Sevens Grand Prix Series Commonwealth Games Women's World Cup Six Nations World Series Sevens
Competition divisions	Men's Premiership Championship National Leagues London and SE Division Northern Division Midland Division South West Division United Hospitals Cup Women's Premiership Women's Rugby
European competitions	European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup
National competitions	Premiership Rugby Premiership Cup RFU Championship Championship Cup National League 1 National League 2 East National League 2 North National League 2 West RFU Intermediate Cup RFU Senior Vase RFU Junior Vase Premiership Rugby Sevens Series Women's Premiership Premier 15s
London and South East competitions	Regional 1 South East Regional 1 South Central Regional 2 Anglia Regional 2 South Central Regional 2 South East Regional 2 Thames London 1 North London 2 North East London 2 North West London 2 South East London 2 South West London 3 North West London 3 South East London 3 South West Counties 2 Eastern Counties London 3 Essex Eastern Counties 1 Eastern Counties 2 Eastern Counties 3 Counties 2 Essex Counties 2 Hampshire Counties 3 Hampshire Counties 4 Hampshire Hampshire Cups Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex Herts/Middlesex 2 Hertfordshire Cups Middlesex Cups Counties 3 Kent Counties 4 Kent Counties 5 Kent Kent Cups Counties 1 Surrey/Sussex Counties 2 Surrey Counties 3 Surrey Counties 4 Surrey Counties 5 Surrey Surrey Cups Counties 2 Sussex Sussex 1 Sussex Cups
Midland competitions	Regional 1 Midlands Regional 2 North Midlands Regional 2 West Midlands Regional 2 East Midlands Counties 1 Midlands West (North) Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Midlands 2 East (North) Midlands 2 East (South) Midlands 3 West (North) Midlands 3 West (South) Midlands 3 East (North) Midlands 3 East (South) Midlands 4 West (North) Midlands 4 West (South) Midlands 4 East (North) Midlands 4 East (South) Midlands 5 West (South) Leicestershire Cups North Midlands Cups Staffordshire Cups Warwickshire Cups
Northern competitions	Regional 1 North East Regional 1 North West Regional 2 North Regional 2 North East Regional 2 North West North 1 East North 1 West North 2 West Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire Lancs/Cheshire 1 Lancs/Cheshire 2 Cheshire Cups Lancashire Cups Counties 1 Cumbria Cumbria Cups Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland Durham Cups Northumberland Cups Counties 1 Yorkshire Counties 2 Yorkshire Counties 3 Yorkshire Counties 4 Yorkshire Yorkshire Cups
South West competitions	Regional 1 South West Regional 2 Severn Regional 2 South West Counties 1 Southern North Counties 1 Southern South Counties 1 Western North Counties 1 Western West Counties 2 Cornwall Counties 3 Cornwall Cornwall Cups Counties 2 Devon Counties 3 Devon East Counties 3 Devon West Devon Cups Gloucester Premier Gloucester 1 Gloucester 2 North Gloucester 2 South Gloucestershire Cups Counties 2 Somerset Somerset 1 Somerset 2 North Somerset 2 South Somerset 3 North Somerset 3 South Somerset Cups Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier Oxfordshire Cups Dorset & Wilts 1 North Dorset & Wilts 1 South Dorset & Wilts 2 North Dorset & Wilts 2 South Dorset & Wilts 3 North
County competitions	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3
Discontinued competitions	Anglo-Welsh Cup Cornwall/Devon League Divisional Championship National League 2 South North Premier RFU Knockout Cup South West 1 East
Related articles	International players Clubs Churchill Cup Calcutta Cup Millennium Trophy Ella-Mobbs Trophy Hillary Shield
Other	English rugby union system Timeline of rugby union on UK television

• Recurring sporting events established in 1882
• 1882 establishments in England
• Rugby union cup competitions in England
• Rugby union in Cumbria