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Cumbria Shield

Sport	Rugby Union
Instituted	1888; 136 years ago (1888) (Cumberland Challenge Shield) 1974; 50 years ago (1974) (Cumbria Shield)
Country	England
Holders	Wigton II (10th title) (2017–18)
Most titles	Workington (18 titles)
Website	Cumbria Rugby Union

The Cumbria Shield is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Cumbria Rugby Union. It was introduced during the 1888–89 season, when it was known as the Cumberland Challenge Shield, and the inaugural winners were Millom. Initially it was open only to junior club sides in Cumberland (senior sides played in the Challenge Cup) 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 would ultimately be renamed as the Cumbria Shield. It is the third most important cup competition in Cumbria, behind the Cumbria Cup and Cumbria League Cup.

Originally the Shield was a knock-out cup played by the 1st teams of junior clubs, along with the 2nd teams of senior clubs, before becoming mostly a 2nd team competition. In later years the format switched back and forth between a knock-out cup and league cup-hybrid, but has most recently switched to being awarded to the winners of the Cumbria Shield League – a regional league for 2nd and 3rd teams in Cumbria. A secondary competition known as the Cumbria Vase was introduced in 2007 initially for sides knocked out of the early rounds of the Shield competition, although in recent years it seems to have become a stand-alone cup competition for 2nd teams in the region.

Cumbria Shield winners

Cumbria Vase winners

Number of wins

Notes

1. 2016 Shield was awarded to the winner of the Raging Cumbria 2 League - a regional 2nd and 3rd team competition.
2. Workington have won 19 Challenge Shield titles including the 1909 win by Workington Trades RUFC - the side that would merge with Workington RUFC in 1910 to form the current club. Figure also includes titles won by the 1st XV.
3. Includes 8 titles won by Netherhall Old Boys.
4. Includes both 1st and 2nd team titles.
5. Includes titles won by both the 2nd and 3rd teams.
6. No relation to the better known Clifton RFC who are based in Bristol.
7. Maryport were Challenge Shield winners during the 1890s before they switched over to Rugby League in 1898-99.
8. Whitehaven Recreation won a Challenge Shield during the 1890s before switching to Rugby league in 1898. Despite being based in the same town they do not seem to have any connection with Whitehaven R.L.F.C., who were formed much later in 1948.
9. It is not clear if Wigton Hornets were in any way related to Wigton RUFC - they could possibly have been the name for the Wigton 2nd team or even a separate club.

See also

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

References

1. "History". Angelfire. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
2. "Cumbria Shield second team tournament set for revival". News & Star. 29 May 2004.
3. "Club reputation enhanced after one of finest ever seasons". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 21 June 2003.
4. "Aspatria fight back to win Shield". News & Star. 27 April 2006.
5. "Seconds AIM for Shield SUCCESS". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 27 April 2007.
6. "Vags in final countdown". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 25 April 2008.
7. "Moresby rise from the ashes to lift Cumbria Shield". News & Star. 8 May 2012.
8. "Moresby rally to the Rowell revival bid". News & Star. 2 April 2013.
9. "Vags celebrate shield win". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 1 May 2015.
10. ^ "Cumbria Rugby Union Newsletter Issue 54 (June 2016)" (PDF). Cumbria RU. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
11. "Cumbria Shield League - Cumbria RFU". Cumbria RU. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
12. "Cumbria Vase - Previous Winners (Word Doc)". Cumbria RU. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
13. "History". Workington RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 10 July 2017.
14. "History 3". Maryport ARLFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 10 July 2017.
15. "Foundation". Whitehaven Rugby League Football Club. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
16. "Calling RL historians". Total Rugby League Fans Forum. 8 March 2016.

External links

• Cumbria RU

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