Cumbria Shield

Cumbria Shield
Sport Rugby Union
Instituted 1888 (1888) (Cumberland Challenge Shield)
1974 (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.[1] 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.[2] 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 Shield Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1888-89Millom
1889-90Egremont II
1890-91Millom
1891-92Millom
1892-93Whitehaven Recreation
1893-94Maryport II
1894-95Millom
1895-96Wath Brow
1896-97Workington
1897-98Workington
1898-99High Moor Rovers Dearham
1900-06No competition
1906-07Aspatria II
1907-08Wigton
1908-09Workington Trades
1909-10Cockermouth
1910-11Wigton
1911-12Whitehaven II
1912-13Blennerhasset II
1913-14Workington II
1914-18No competition due to World War I
1919-20Workington II
1920-21Clifton
1921-22Aspatria II
1922-23Silloth
1923-24Aspatria II
1924-25Aspatria II
1925-26Workington II
1926-27Cockermouth II
1927-28Wigton Hornets
1928-29Aspatria II
1929-30Aspatria II
1930-31Workington II
1931-32Whitehaven II
1932-33Aspatria II
1933-34Cockermouth II
1934-35Workington II
1935-36Workington II
1936-37Moresby
1937-38Aspatria II
1938-39Egremont II
1940-45No competition due to World War II
1946-47Silloth
1947-48Cockermouth II
1948-49Workington II
1949-50Workington II
1950-51Workington II
1951-52Egremont II
1952-53Egremont II
1953-54Workington II
1954-55Egremont II
1955-56Workington II
1956-57Millom
1957-58Workington II
1958-59Border Regiment
1959-60Workington II
1960-61United Steels S.O
1961-62Cumberland & Westmorland Police
1962-63Whitehaven II
1963-64Netherhall Old Boys
1964-65Netherhall Old Boys
1965-66Netherhall Old Boys
1966-67Netherhall Old Boys
1967-68Whitehaven II
1968-69Netherhall Old Boys
1969-70Netherhall Old Boys
1970-71Wigton II
1971-72Workington II
1972-73Wigton II
1973-74Wigton II
1974-75Cockermouth II
1975-76Wigton II
1976-77Millom II
1977-78Netherhall Old Boys
1978-79Netherhall Old Boys
1979-80Wigton II
1980-81Aspatria II
1981-82Aspatria II
1982-83Aspatria II
1983-84St Benedict's
1984-85St Benedict's
1985-86St Benedict's
1986-87St Benedict's
1987-88St Benedict's
1988-89Carlisle 'A'
1989-90St Benedict's
1990-91Silloth
1991-92Silloth
1992-93Aspatria II
1993-94Aspatria II
1994-95Netherhall II
1995-96Kendal II
1996-97Wigton II
1997-98Wigton II
1998-99Aspatria II
1999-00Workington II
2000-01Kirkby Lonsdale II
2001-02Aspatria II
2002-03Workington IIPenrith II[3]
2003-04Penrith II
2004-05Penrith II
2005-06[4]Aspatria II34-25Carlisle IISycamore Lane, Carlisle
2006-07Penrith IIWigton IISycamore Lane, Carlisle[5]
2007-08SillothPenrith IIILowmoor Road, Wigton[6]
2008-09SillothSt Benedict's II
2009-10St Benedict's II
2010-11St Benedict's II
2011-12[7]Moresby12-10CockermouthNetherhall Road, Maryport
2012-13[8]Moresby14-5CreightonGrassmoor Sports Centre, Cockermouth
2013-14Penrith III
2014-15[9]Penrith III30-12St Benedict's IIDavidson Park, Keswick
2015-16[10]St Benedict's IINo final as league competition[a 1]
2017-18[11]Wigton II

Cumbria Vase winners

Cumbria Vase Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
2007-08Kendal 'A'
2008-09Kendal 'A'
2009-10Carlisle 'A'
2010-11Carlisle 'A'
2011-12Kendal 'A'
2012-13No final
2013-14Creighton
2014-15Penrith III
2015-16[10]St Benedicts II14-11Cockermouth

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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.[10]
  2. ↑ Workington have won 19 Challenge Shield titles if you count the 1909 win by Workington Trades RUFC - the side that would merge with Workington RUFC in 1910 to form the current club.[13]
  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.[14]
  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.[15][16]
  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.
  10. ↑ A year after winning the Challenge Shield, Workington Trades RUFC would merge with Workington RUFC in 1910 to form the current club.[13]

See also

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. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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.
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