Surrey Shield

The Surrey Shield is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Surrey Rugby Football Union. It was introduced in 1998 and the inaugural winners were Cobham. It is the third most important rugby union cup competition in Surrey, behind the Surrey Cup and Surrey Trophy but ahead of the Surrey Bowl.

Surrey Shield
SportRugby Union
Instituted1998 (1998)
Number of teams11
CountryEngland
HoldersOld Freemen's (5th title) (2016–17)
Most titlesOld Freemen's (5 titles)
WebsiteSurrey RFU

The Surrey Shield is currently open to club sides based in Surrey and parts of south London, that play in tier 9 (Surrey 1) and tier 10 (Surrey 2) of the English rugby union league system. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, quarter-final, semi-finals and final to be held at Molesey Road (Esher's home ground) in May on the same date and same venue as the other Surrey finals.[1]

Surrey Shield winners
Surrey Shield Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1998–99CobhamChobham
1999-00ChobhamMerton
2000–01KCS Old BoysKingston
2001–02[2]KCS Old Boys21–3Old WhitgiftianCroham Road, South Croydon, London
2002–03[3]Old Whitgiftian24–12KCS Old BoysArthur Road, Motspur Park, London[4]
2003–04CranleighOld Reigatian
2004–05Old Freemen'sChipstead
2005–06Old Freemen'sOld Haileyburians
2006–07[5]Old Whitgiftian13–12CranleighImber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey
2007–08KingstonOld EmanuelImber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey[6]
2008–09[7]Old Walcountians27–24Old WhitgiftianImber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey[8]
2009–10[9]Chipstead27–12CranleighImber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey[10]
2010–11[11][12]Old Freemen's43–5Old BluesImber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey
2011–12[13]Old Wimbledonians31–17Old WhitgiftianImber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey
2012–13[14]Battersea Ironsides39–26Old Freemen'sMolesey Road, Hersham
2013–14[15]Old Wimbledonians18–17Old WalcountiansMolesey Road, Hersham[16]
2014–15[17]Battersea Ironsides26–20CamberleyMolesey Road, Hersham
2015–16[18]Old Whitgiftian53–33CranleighMolesey Road, Hersham
2016–17[19]Old Freemen's27–10Old WalcountiansMolesey Road, Hersham
2017–18[20]Old Freemen's30–24Old Mid-WhitgiftianMolesey Road, Hersham
2018–19

[21]

Number of wins
  • Old Freemen's (5)
  • Old Whitgiftian (3)
  • Battersea Ironsides (2)
  • KCS Old Boys (2)
  • Old Wimbledonians (2)
  • Chipstead (1)
  • Chobham (1)
  • Cobham (1)
  • Cranleigh (1)
  • Kingston (1)
  • Old Walcountians (1)

See also

References
  1. "Incentive FM Surrey Shield 2016 – 2017". Surrey RFU. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. "OWs denied Shield win..." Old Whitgiftian RFC. 25 April 2002.
  3. "Old Whit's Dethrone Kings in Shield Final". Old Whitgiftian RFC. 12 May 2003.
  4. "Whits gunning for Revenge against KCS". Old Whitgiftian RFC. 8 May 2003.
  5. "It's a double celebration for Whits!". Old Whitgiftian RFC. 1 May 2007.
  6. "Below-par Kingston slip to defeat". Croydon Guardian. 31 May 2008.
  7. "Walcountians take Shield". Surrey Mirror. 6 May 2009.
  8. "Recruitment key to OWs". Croydon Advertiser. 1 May 2009.
  9. "Chipstead triumph in 50th birthday year". Surrey Mirror. 7 May 2010.
  10. "Floodgate wants Chips silverware". Surrey Mirror. 23 April 2010.
  11. "League and cup double for Streatham-Croydon". Wandsworth Guardian. 10 May 2012.
  12. "InPlay" (PDF). Surrey RFU. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  13. "League and cup double for Streatham-Croydon". Wandsworth Guardian. 10 May 2012.
  14. The Ashtead Link (Issue 28). Old Freeman's. 29 July 2013.
  15. "Surrey Shield Slips Away". Old Walcountians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  16. "Finals day at Esher Rugby Club". Esher Rugby. 30 April 2014.
  17. "Surrey Rugby Finals Day". Incentive FM Group. 14 October 2015.
  18. "Incentive FM Surrey Rugby Finals Day another resounding success!". Surrey RFU. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  19. "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS – SURREY SHIELD FINAL 2017". Old Freemen's RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2017.
  20. "Old Freemans 30–24 Old Mid-Whitgiftian RFC". Old Freemen's RFC (Pitchero). 7 May 2018.
  21. Finals Day Programme 2016/17. Surrey RFU. 2017. p. 26.
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