Yorkshire_Cup_(rugby_union)

Yorkshire Cup (rugby union)

Yorkshire Cup (rugby union)

English Rugby Football Union competition

The Yorkshire Cup is an English Rugby Football Union competition founded in 1878. It is organised by the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union and is open to all eligible clubs in the Yorkshire area. It was initially known as the Yorkshire Challenge Cup.

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The Yorkshire Senior Cup is currently the premier county cup competition for club sides based in Yorkshire that play in tier 4 (National League 2 North), tier 5 (National League 3 North) and tier 6 (North 1 East) of the English rugby union league system. The current format is as a knock-out cup with a first round, second round, quarter-final, semi-final and final, which is to be played at neutral ground in the county. Teams ranked lower than tier 6 play in the Yorkshire Shield or Yorkshire Trophy.[1]

History

Trophy of Yorkshire Cup

In 1877, despite reservations within the Rugby Football Union, the committee of the Yorkshire County Football Club (composed from the clubs of Bradford FC, Huddersfield FC, Leeds FC, Hull FC and York FC) sanctioned a knock-out tournament - the first of its kind in the UK.

The notion of competing for a trophy appealed to the public of Yorkshire as much as it appalled the guardians of amateurism. The proceeds from the final were distributed among local charities.The trophy itself is known as "T'owd Tin Pot", pronounced with a Yorkshire accent.

In the first season, 16 teams battled it out for the T'owd Tin Pot, with York eventually losing out to Halifax in the final.

In its early years the competition was dominated by clubs who now play rugby league. Since the schism of 1895 which led to the formation of the Northern Rugby Football Union and the development of rugby league football, the cup has been competed for by clubs who remained with the Rugby Football Union or were founded after 1895.

According to the Hallmarks on the trophy it was made by Martin, Hall & Co. Sheffield and London, in 1877. It is made of Sterling Silver .925.

The trophy was won by Morley Rugby Club in the two seasons prior to the Second World War, and was kept "in a drawer under the secretary's bed" for the duration of the war.

Finals

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Results

  • § Denotes club now defunct
  • ± Denotes club plays rugby league following the schism
  • Teams in bold are active clubs currently competing in rugby union competitions.
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See also

Bibliography

  • Cup final programmes, including the 1978 Centenary Programme.
  • Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901-2001 A Centenary History. Written and compiled by David Ingall in 2001.
  • Yorkshire Rugby Union Centenary 1869-1969 book produced by Yorkshire RFU.

Notes

  1. Until 1891, the scoring system in place used goals (g), tries (t) and minor points (m) to decide the winners
  2. Skipton contested result on grounds that Castleford had included an ineligible player, therefore a replay was arranged.
  3. Castleford refused to play. Skipton were declared the winners.
  4. Cup awarded to Headingley after Skipton, objecting to one of the referees decisions, walked off the field five minutes before half time.
  5. Harrogate won by walkover as Sheffield Tigers could not agree a date to play the final citing player welware. Final had originally been scheduled for 26 April 2017 at Scatcherd Lane in Morley but was ultimately cancelled.

References

  1. [1]
    "2016-2017 Yorkshire Competitions". Yorkshire RFU. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. [3]
    "Pellow's Praise For Young Chiefs". Exeter Chiefs. 16 April 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Yorkshire Cup 2016-17". Rolling Maul. 19 April 2017.
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