Surrey Cup

The Surrey Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Surrey Rugby Football Union. The original cup competition was first played for back in 1890, the inaugural winners being Lennox, but was discontinued in 1909, having been held intermittently over 20 seasons, due to cup competitions being considerable 'undesirable'. The cup was reintroduced around 50 years later for the 1970–71 season, with the first winners of the modern competition being Guildford & Godalming.[1] It is the most important rugby union cup competition in Surrey, ahead of the Surrey Trophy, Surrey Shield and Surrey Bowl.

For the football competition, see Surrey Senior Cup.

Surrey Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1890 (1890)
Number of teams2
Country England
HoldersWeybridge Vandals RFC (1st title) (2018-19)
Most titlesSutton & Epsom (10 titles)
WebsiteSurrey RFU

At present the Surrey Cup is a much smaller competition than it used to be with only a few clubs based in tier 5 (National League 3 London & SE) of the English rugby union league system taking part along with 2nd teams of teams in tiers 3-4 (National League 1 and National League 2 South). The final is held at Molesey Road, Hersham (home of Esher RFC) in May - on the same date and venue as the other Surrey finals.[2]

Surrey Cup winners
Surrey Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1889-90Lennox
1891-92No competition
1893-94Streatham
1894-95Streatham
1895-96Streatham
1896-97Sutton
1897-98Sutton
1898-99Battersea
1899-1900Surbiton
1901-02No competition
1902-03Streatham
1903-04Kingston
1904-05Old Whitgiftian
1905-06Customs Sports
1906-07London Devonians
1907-08London Devonians
1908-09Sutton
1910-69No competition
1970-71Guildford & GodalmingOld Reigatians
1971-72Guildford & GodalmingOld Alleynians
1972-73CamberleyGuildford & Godalming
1973-74Streatham-CroydonEsher
1974-75Streatham-CroydonEsher
1975-76EsherOld Surbitonians
1976-77EsherOld Whitgiftian
1977-78EsherOld Reigatians
1978-79EsherOld Walcountians
1979-80Guildford & GodalmingSutton & Epsom
1980-81London IrishStreatham-Croydon
1981-82London IrishOld Emanuel
1982-83KCS Old BoysGuildford & Godalming
1983-84Sutton & EpsomKCS Old Boys
1984-85Old Mid-WhitgiftianGuildford & Godalming
1985-86London IrishOld Reigatians
1986-87London IrishOld Alleynians
1987-88Old Mid-WhitgiftianGuildford & Godalming
1988-89Old AlleyniansStreatham-Croydon
1989-90Sutton & EpsomOld Mid-Whitgiftians
1990-91Sutton & EpsomOld Mid-Whitgiftians
1991-92Old AlleyniansOld Blues
1992-93Old Mid-WhitgiftianDorking
1993-94EsherSutton & Epsom
1994-95CamberleyOld Blues
1995-96EsherSutton & Epsom
1996-97Sutton & EpsomWimbledon
1997-98CamberleyWimbledon
1998-99[3]Effingham & Leatherhead23-9DorkingRugby Lane, Cheam, London
1999-2000Sutton & EpsomCamberley
2000-01RichmondDorkingThe Avenue, Sunbury-on-Thames[4]
2001-02RichmondSutton & Epsom
2002-03RichmondSutton & Epsom
2003-04RichmondEsher
2004-05Rosslyn ParkGuildford
2005-06RichmondGuildford
2006-07RichmondSutton & Epsom
2007-08Sutton & EpsomChobhamImber Court Sports Club, East Molesey[5]
2008-09[6]Sutton & Epsom41-27DorkingImber Court Sports Club, East Molesey
2009-10[7]Dorking32-10RichmondImber Court Sports Club, East Molesey
2010-11[8]Esher26-12DorkingImber Court Sports Club, East Molesey
2011-12[9]Esher24-17DorkingImber Court Sports Club, East Molesey
2012-13[10]London Irish Wild Geese33-12DorkingMolesey Road, Hersham
2013-14[11]Dorking22-8EsherMolesey Road, Hersham[12]
2014-15[13]Guildford22-19KCS Old BoysMolesey Road, Hersham[14]
2015-16No competition
2016-17[15]Dorking32-5GuildfordMolesey Road, Hersham[16]
2017-18[17]Wimbledon II19-17Esher IIMolesey Road, Hersham
2018-19[18]Weybridge Vandals31-25Old Mid-WhifgiftianMolesey Road, Hersham

[1]

Number of wins

Notes
  1. Includes 3 titles won by Sutton FC.[19]
  2. Includes 4 titles won by Streatham RFC.
  3. Includes 3 titles won when known as Guildford & Godalming.

See also

References
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  2. "Incentive FM Surrey Cup 2016 - 2017". Surrey RFU. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. "EFFINGHAM DESPATCH NEIGHBOURS IN SURREY CUP". Get Surrey. 23 April 1999.
  4. "Surrey Cup semi-final news Dorking's Rich prize : DORKING 22pts WIMBLEDON 12". Get Surrey. 30 March 2001.
  5. "Famous victory for Sutton & Epsom". Croydon Guardian. 17 March 2008.
  6. "Dorking beaten but not bowed in Surrey Cup final". Surrey Mirror. 7 May 2009.
  7. "Dorking win Surrey Cup". Surrey Mirror. 5 May 2010.
  8. "InPlay" (PDF). Surrey RFU. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  9. "Red & Whites fall just short despite a heroic final effort". Dorking & Leatherhead Advertiser. 11 May 2012.
  10. "Richie Andrews proud of Dorking despite defeat". Surrey Mirror. 24 April 2013.
  11. "Dorking complete league and cup double with victory against Esher". Dorking & Leatherhead Advertiser. 6 May 2014.
  12. "Finals day at Esher Rugby Club". Esher Rugby. 30 April 2014.
  13. "Guildford Trump King's With Their Ace In The Pack". King's Rugby (Pitchero). 4 May 2015.
  14. "InPlay". Surrey RFU. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  15. "Surrey Finals Day - Guildford Results!". Guildford Rugby (Pitchero). 23 May 2017.
  16. "Surrey Cup Finals Day Mon 1st May". Dorking RFC. 28 April 2017.
  17. "Esher 2nd XV 17-19 Wimbledon". Esher RFC. 7 May 2018.
  18. "Category Archives: Sports". IncentiveFM Group. 6 May 2019.
  19. "THE HISTORY OF SUTTON & EPSOM RFC" (PDF). Sutton & Epsom RFC. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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