Cumbria League Cup Explained

Cumbria League Cup
Sport:Rugby Union
Teams:13
Champion:Whitehaven (1st title)
Season:2017-18
Most Champs:Keswick
Count:2
Website:Cumbria Rugby Union

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.

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

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Cumbria League Cup Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
2011-12[2] N/A N/A
2012-13 No competition
2013-14[3] 46-22
2014-15[4] 35-24 Grassmoor Sports Centre, Cockermouth[5]
2015-16[6] 25-17 Wilson Park, Haverigg, Millom
2016-17[7] 23-11 Grassmoor Sports Centre, Cockermouth
2017-18[8] 20-15 (aet) Lowmoor Road, Wigton
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Number of wins

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cup Fixtures for Season 2015/16 (Word Doc). Cumbria RU. 14 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170107053055/http://files.pitchero.com/counties/26/1440677472.docx. 7 January 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Fine finish to a record-breaking year. Cumberland & Westmorland Herald. 27 April 2012 .
  3. Web site: Sport Review of the Year: April to June. North West Evening Mail. 14 July 2017 .
  4. Web site: Silloth beat Moresby to secure league and cup double. News & Star. 12 May 2015 .
  5. Web site: Cumbria League Cup Final Confirmed 9th May 3pm Cockermouth. Silloth Tigers (Twitter). 24 March 2015 .
  6. Web site: Cup Final Winners. Egremont RUFC (Pitchero). 16 May 2016 .
  7. Web site: Keswick lift the Cumbria League Cup and complete the double. News & Star. 18 April 2017 .
  8. Web site: Congratulations @WhitehavenRUFC . BBC Cumbria (Twitter). 28 April 2018 .
  9. Web site: Cumbria League Cup - Previous Winners (Word Doc). Cumbria RU. 14 July 2017 .

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