North Midlands Vase

The North Midlands Vase is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the North Midlands Rugby Football Union and was first contested during the 2005-06 season when Kings Norton became the first winners when they defeated Oswestry in the final at Stourton Park in Stourbridge.[1] The vase is currently open for clubs ranked in tiers 9-10 of the English rugby union system that fall under the North Midlands RFU umbrella, including sides based in Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire, although one club, Dudley Wasps plays in the Midlands Reserve League, and two others, Bredon Star and Ross Wye, are both based in Gloucestershire and play in Gloucester 1 and Gloucester 2 respectively (tiers 9-10). In 2014 the North Midlands RFU introduced a 'Plate' competition for sides eliminated in the early stages of the vase.[2] It is one of three men's club competitions in the region along with the North Midlands Cup (for tier 5-6 sides) and the North Midlands Shield (for tier 7-8 sides).[3]

North Midlands Vase
SportRugby Union
Instituted2005 (2005)
Number of teams21
Country England
HoldersRoss on Wye (4th title) (2017–18)
Most titlesRoss on Wye (4 titles)
WebsiteNorth Midlands RFU

The current format is as a knock-out cup with a preliminary round, first round, quarter-final, semi-final and final which is held at a neutral venue in May (currently Heathbrook, home of Dudley Kingswinford RFC) along with the cup and shield finals. Due to the disjointed numbers of teams several teams have play in the preliminary round. Teams that lose in either the preliminary or first round stage then contest the plate while winners go on to contest the cup proper.

North Midlands Vase winners
North Midlands Vase Winners[4]
Season Vase Winner Score Vase Runners–up Plate Winner[a 1] Score Plate Runners-up Venue
2005-06[5]Kings Norton15-10OswestryStourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2006-07[6]Kings Norton10-10 (aet)[a 2]BournvilleStourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2007-08[7]Ross on Wye26-13Cleobury MortimerStourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2008-09[8]Ross on Wye12-6EveshamStourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2009-10[9][10]Evesham35-15Yardley & DistrictStourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2010-11[11][12]Dudley Wasps27-18EdwardianStourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2011-12[13]Edwardian24-12Market DraytonHeathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2012-13[14]Old Yardleians10-5Ross on WyeHeathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2013-14[15]Bredon Star34-7WoodrushHeathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2014-15[16]Evesham10-9Cleobury MortimerRedditch12-12[a 3]Church StrettonHeathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2015-16[17]Bredon Star36-7RedditchChurch Streeton41-26GreyhoundHeathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2016-17[18]Ross on Wye23-14BromyardAldridge RFC13-11Aston Old EdwardiansHeathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2017-18Ross on Wye41-12Dudley WaspsYardley & District28-11GreyhoundHeathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands

Number of wins

Notes
  1. Plate competition introduced for 2014-15 season for teams that were knocked out of the first round of the North Midlands Vase.[2]
  2. After extra time and with the game still tied, Kings Norton were announced as winners by virtue of scoring more tries (2-1).
  3. Redditch won by penalty kick decider.

See also

References
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  2. "North Midlands Cup draws made". North Midlands RFU. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. "NORTH MIDLANDS CUP COMPETITIONS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. "NM VASE PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. "Kings celebrate a Vase win". Worcester News. 10 May 2006.
  6. "Holders retain Nth Mids Vase". Worcester News. 16 May 2007.
  7. "Luctonians 20-3 Hereford". BBC Sport. 12 May 2008.
  8. "RUGBY: ROSS RFC RETAIN THE NORTH MIDLANDS VASE". Wye Not News. 12 May 2009.
  9. "North Midlands Vase Final". Yardley & District RFC. 9 May 2010.
  10. "Yardley & District vs. Evesham". Yardley & District RFC. 9 May 2010.
  11. "Dudley Wasps Win North Mids Vase". Dudley Kingswinford RFC. 15 May 2011.
  12. "Edwardians look for cup hat-trick at Twickenham". Birmingham Post. 12 May 2011.
  13. "Edwardians 24 Mkt Drayton 12". Market Drayton RFC. 13 May 2012.
  14. "Gavin Oates scores but Ross-on-Wye slip to 10-5 defeat against Old Yardleians in North Midlands Vase final". Worcester News. 16 May 2013.
  15. "Bridgnorth and Bredon Star win silverware at county finals day". North Midlands RFU. 11 May 2014.
  16. "NORTH MIDS CU 2014/15 Season". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  17. "Bees win North Midlands Cup in tense final". North Midlands RFU. 8 May 2016.
  18. "Ross win North Midlands Vase". North Midlands RFU. 7 May 2017.
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