Cumbria Shield

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Cumbria Shield
SportRugby Union
Instituted1888; 134 years ago (1888) (Cumberland Challenge Shield)
1974; 48 years ago (1974) (Cumbria Shield)
Country England
Holders (10th title) (2017-18)
Most titlesWorkington (18 titles)
WebsiteCumbria 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 . 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
1888-89
1889-90
1890-91
1891-92
1892-93
1893-94
1894-95
1895-96
1896-97 Workington
1897-98 Workington
1898-99
1900-06 No competition
1906-07 Aspatria II
1907-08
1908-09 Workington Trades
1909-10
1910-11
1911-12 Whitehaven II
1912-13
1913-14 Workington II
1914-18 No competition due to World War I
1919-20 Workington II
1920-21
1921-22 Aspatria II
1922-23
1923-24 Aspatria II
1924-25 Aspatria II
1925-26 Workington II
1926-27
1927-28
1928-29 Aspatria II
1929-30 Aspatria II
1930-31 Workington II
1931-32 Whitehaven II
1932-33 Aspatria II
1933-34
1934-35 Workington II
1935-36 Workington II
1936-37
1937-38 Aspatria II
1938-39
1940-45 No competition due to World War II
1946-47
1947-48
1948-49 Workington II
1949-50 Workington II
1950-51 Workington II
1951-52
1952-53
1953-54 Workington II
1954-55
1955-56 Workington II
1956-57
1957-58 Workington II
1958-59
1959-60 Workington II
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63 Whitehaven II
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68 Whitehaven II
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72 Workington II
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81 Aspatria II
1981-82 Aspatria II
1982-83 Aspatria II
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89 Carlisle 'A'
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93 Aspatria II
1993-94 Aspatria II
1994-95
1995-96 Kendal II
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99 Aspatria II
1999-00 Workington II
2000-01 Kirkby Lonsdale II
2001-02 Aspatria II
2002-03 Workington II Penrith II[3]
2003-04 Penrith II
2004-05 Penrith II
2005-06[4] Aspatria II 34-25 Carlisle II Sycamore Lane, Carlisle
2006-07 Penrith II Sycamore Lane, Carlisle[5]
2007-08 Penrith III Lowmoor Road, Wigton[6]
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12[7] 12-10 Netherhall Road, Maryport
2012-13[8] 14-5 Grassmoor Sports Centre, Cockermouth
2013-14 Penrith III
2014-15[9] Penrith III 30-12 Davidson Park, Keswick
2015-16[10] No final as league competition[a 1]
2017-18[11]

Cumbria Vase winners[]

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

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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 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.[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.

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.[permanent dead link]
  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. ^ a b c "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.

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