Cumbria League Cup
The Cumbria League Cup is an annual rugby union knockout club competition organized by the Cumbria Rugby Union. It was first introduced during the 2011-12 season and the inaugural winners were Keswick. It is the second most important cup competition in Cumbria, behind the Cumbria Cup but ahead of the Cumbria Shield.
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2011 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Whitehaven (1st title) (2017-18) |
| Most titles | Keswick (2 titles) |
| Website | Cumbria Rugby Union |
The Cumbria League Cup is currently open to club sides playing at tier 8 (Cumbria League) of the English rugby union league system. The present format is a knockout cup with a preliminary round, first round, semi-finals and final to be held at a neutral venue in April-May.[1]
Cumbria League Cup winners
| |||||||
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12[2] | Keswick[a 1] | N/A | Whitehaven | N/A | |||
| 2012-13 | No competition | ||||||
| 2013-14[3] | Furness | 46-22 | Egremont | ||||
| 2014-15[4] | Silloth | 35-24 | Moresby | Grassmoor Sports Centre, Cockermouth[5] | |||
| 2015-16[6] | Egremont | 25-17 | Furness | Wilson Park, Haverigg, Millom | |||
| 2016-17[7] | Keswick | 23-11 | Whitehaven | Grassmoor Sports Centre, Cockermouth | |||
| 2017-18[8] | Whitehaven | 20-15 (aet) | Upper Eden | Lowmoor Road, Wigton | |||
Number of wins
- Keswick (2)
- Egremont (1)
- Furness (1)
- Silloth (1)
- Whitehaven (1)
Notes
- The 2012 League Cup featured a 3 team round-robin between the top sides in the Cumbria League that season. Keswick finished top of this mini league after 4 games to finish as League Cup champions.[2]
References
- "Cup Fixtures for Season 2015/16 (Word Doc)". Cumbria RU. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "Fine finish to a record-breaking year". Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 27 April 2012.
- "Sport Review of the Year: April to June". North West Evening Mail. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "Silloth beat Moresby to secure league and cup double". News & Star. 12 May 2015.
- "Cumbria League Cup Final Confirmed 9th May 3pm Cockermouth". Silloth Tigers (Twitter). 24 March 2015.
- "Cup Final Winners". Egremont RUFC (Pitchero). 16 May 2016.
- "Keswick lift the Cumbria League Cup and complete the double". News & Star. 18 April 2017.
- "Congratulations @WhitehavenRUFC". BBC Cumbria (Twitter). 28 April 2018.
- "Cumbria League Cup - Previous Winners (Word Doc)". Cumbria RU. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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