Devon RFU Senior Cup explained

Devon Senior Cup
Sport:Rugby Union
Teams:8 (Cup)
4 (Shield)
Champion:Exeter University (five titles)
Season:2021-22
Most Champs:Exeter
Count:16
Website:Devon RFU

The Devon Senior Cup is an annual rugby union league and cup club competition organized by the Devon Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced in the 1886-87 season and the inaugural competition was won by Tiverton.[1] During the early years of the cup the format changed several times from a knock-out competition to a league format, then to hybrid league/cup, then back to being a knock-out cup once again. The competition also was had periods of inactivity, with World War I preventing play for a number of seasons and then the cup being cancelled in the 1930s before being reintroduced for the 1969-70 season when it was won by St. Luke's College (now University of Exeter). The Havill Plate was introduced in the 1970s for teams knocked out of the first round of the cup which would continue until 1999. Competitions similar to the Havill Plate were introduced in 2009 for teams that got knocked out of the earlier stages of the cup were introduced - plate (semi finals) and vase (quarter finals) - but these were discontinued due to a lack of interest by the clubs involved.[2]

The Devon Senior Cup is currently the premier county cup competition for club sides based in Devon that play in tier 5 (South West One) of the English rugby union league system. For 2022-23 the format was two conference divisions of four teams playing three games to determine the top two in each pool, who go through to the semi-finals. The bottom two teams in the pools go through to the Devon Senior Shield, where two semi-finals are played to determine the finalists.

Devon Senior Cup winners

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Devon Senior Cup Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
1885-86 2-0 (Unofficial)
1886-87 Plainmoor (Unofficial)
1887-88[3] 3-0
1888-89[4] 11-0 County Ground, Exeter
1889-90[5] 10-6 County Ground, Exeter
1890-91[6] N/A
1891-92
1892-93
1893-94
1894-95 6-2
1895-96
1896-97[7] 3-0 County Ground, Exeter
1897-98 5-3 South Devon Cricket Ground, Marsh Road, Newton Abbot
1898-1903 No competition
1904-05[8] 3-0 Rectory Field, Plymouth
1905-06 12-4 County Ground
1906-07 5-0 South Devon Cricket Ground, Marsh Road, Newton Abbot
1907-08 5-0
1908-09[9] 3-0 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1909-10 6-3 Home Park
1910-11 10-0 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1911-12 27-0
1912-13 5-3 Devonport
1913-14 15-3 County Ground
1914-20 No competition due to World War I
1920-21 11-3 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1921-22[10] 3-0 South Devon Cricket Ground, Marsh Road, Newton Abbot
1922-23 7-0 South Devon Cricket Ground, Marsh Road, Newton Abbot
1923-24 7-4 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1924-25[11] 10-0 South Devon Cricket Ground, Marsh Road, Newton Abbot
1925-26 11-3 County Ground, Exeter
1926-27 17-0 County Ground, Exeter
1927-28 6-3 County Ground, Exeter
1928-29 6-3 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1929-30 3-0 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1930-31 6-0
1931-32[12] 9-0 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1932-68 No competition
1968-69[13] Recreation Ground, Torquay
1969-70[14] 12-9
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74 16-6 Rectory Field, Plymouth
1974-75[15] 25-10
1975-76 18-12 Torquay Athletic
1976-77 10-0
1977-78 28-13 County Ground, Exeter
1978-79 15-8 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1979-80
1980-81[16]
1981-82 9-4 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1982-83 30-13
1983-84 22-7
1984-85 12-4 County Ground, Exeter
1985-86 15-6 County Ground, Exeter
1986-87 47-12
1987-88[17] 32-6 Showfield, Okehampton
1988-89 17-9 Pottington Road, Barnstaple
1989-90 26-10 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1990-91 18-12
1991-92 30-10 County Ground, Exeter
1992-93 35-21 County Ground, Exeter
1993-94 22-12
1994-95 22-3 Astley Park, Brixham
1995-96 32-6 Pottington Road, Barnstaple
1996-97 31-18 Showfield, Okehampton
1997-98[18] 23-14 Recreation Ground, Torquay
1998-99 20-14 Pottington Road, Barnstaple
1999-00 9-3 Pottington Road, Barnstaple
2000-01 30-18 Pottington Road, Barnstaple
2001-02 30-18 Pottington Road, Barnstaple
2002-03[19] Pottington Road, Barnstaple
2003-04[20] 33-31 Astley Park, Brixham
2004-05[21] 21-0 Stafford Park, Cullompton
2005-06 22-13 Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth
2006-07 6-16 Queen's Park, Paignton
2007-08[22] 23-19 Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth
2008-09[23] 21-0 Stafford Park, Cullompton
2009-10[24] 28-25
2010-11[25] 20-15
2011-12[26] 28-15 Astley Park, Brixham
2012-13[27] 39-3
2013-14[28] 31-12 Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth
2014-15[29] 39-31 Rackerhayes, Kingsteignton
2015-16[30] 31-25 Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth
2016-17[31] 35-20 Astley Park, Brixham
2017-18[32] 38-31 Cross-in-Hand, Ivybridge
2018-19[33] 61-22 Pottington Road, Barnstaple
2021-22Exeter University54-32ExmouthImperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth
2022-23Rectory Field, Plymouth
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Devon Senior Plate winners

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Devon Senior Plate Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
2009-10[36] 28-3 Stafford Park, Cullompton
2010-11[37] 50-12 Pottington Road, Barnstaple
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Devon Senior Shield winners

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Devon Senior Plate Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
2018-19[38] 24–20 Showground, Okehampton
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Devon Senior Vase winners

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Devon Senior Vase Finals
SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
2009-10[39] 20-15 Coronation Field, Tiverton
2010-11[40] N/A Stafford Park, Cullompton
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Number of wins

Cup

Plate

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Shield

Vase

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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History - Tiverton Rugby Club . Tiverton Rugby Club . 30 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203014512/http://tivertonrugbyclub.co.uk/history/ . 3 February 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: Finalists have no enthusiasm for the Devon Senior Plate . This is Cornwall . 22 April 2011 .
  3. Web site: 16th Season 1887-8 . Exeter Chiefs Supporters Club . 30 January 2017 .
  4. Web site: 17th Season 1888-9 . Exeter Chiefs Supporters Club . 30 January 2017 .
  5. Web site: 18th Season 1889-90 . Exeter Chiefs Supporters Club . 30 January 2017 .
  6. Web site: 19th Season 1890-91 . Exeter Chiefs Supporters Club . 30 January 2017 .
  7. Web site: History Sidmouth RFC . Sidmouth RFC. 31 January 2017 .
  8. Web site: 33rd Season 1904-95 . Exeter Chiefs Supporters Club . 30 January 2017 .
  9. Web site: 37th Season 1908-09 . Exeter Chiefs Supporters Club . 30 January 2017 .
  10. Web site: Brixham Rugby Introduction . Brixham RFC. 30 January 2017.
  11. Web site: Exmouth RFC Club History . Exmouth RFC. 30 January 2017.
  12. Web site: 1900-1939 . BRFC Supporters . 13 November 2018 .
  13. Web site: DEVON CUP FINAL RUGBY PROGRAMME 1969 . ebay . 31 January 2017.
  14. Web site: Steve is still going strong after 50-year association with The Mariners! . Pembrokeshire Sport . 31 January 2017.
  15. Web site: Reunion for Barnstaple's 1975 Devon Cup rugby team . North Devon Journal . 19 March 2015 . 31 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150814235228/http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Reunion-Barnstaple-s-1975-Devon-Cup-rugby-team/story-26193776-detail/story.html . 14 August 2015 . dead .
  16. Web site: Exeter v. Gloucester - Gloucester Rugby Heritage . Gloucester Rugby Heritage. 31 January 2017.
  17. Web site: History Okehampton RFC . Oke Rugby. 5 February 2017 .
  18. News: Wevill. Richard. Rugby club reflecting on two glorious moments. https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112820/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-34557942.html. dead. 7 February 2017. Mid Devon Gazette. 23 April 2013. 2 January 2014.
  19. Web site: Cockles are in a mood to retain grip on cup. Western Morning New . 6 April 2012.
  20. Web site: Brixham win semi-final to set up Devon Cup final showdown . Brixham RFC (Pitchero). 30 January 2017.
  21. Web site: 'Professional' Barum deserve cup triumph . North Devon Journal . 26 April 2005 .
  22. Web site: Exmouth pipped at the post . Exmouth Journal. 10 April 2008.
  23. Web site: Barum win the Devon Senior Cup . North Devon Journal . 25 April 2009 .
  24. Web site: Full-strength Teigns have Force for final . Western Morning News. 11 May 2010.
  25. Web site: Second-half display wins Devon Cup for Exmouth . Western Morning News . 25 April 2011 .
  26. Web site: Exmouth claim second successive County Cup win . Exmouth Journal. 1 May 2012.
  27. Web site: Early end to Barnstaple's Devon Senior Cup final challenge at Exmouth . North Devon Journal . 6 May 2013 .
  28. Web site: RUGBY DEVON CUP FINAL: Exmouth hold on tight to cup as Newton Abbot fade away . Torquay Herald Express . 8 May 2014 . 31 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150104195510/http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Exmouth-hold-tight-cup-Whites-fade-away/story-21072459-detail/story.html . 4 January 2015 . dead .
  29. Web site: RUGBY: Brixham beat Newton Abbot to win Devon Senior Cup for the first in 83 years . Torquay Herald Express . 14 March 2015 . 31 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150318003639/http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/RUGBY-Brixham-beat-Newton-Abbot-win-Devon-Senior/story-26172670-detail/story.html . 18 March 2015 . dead .
  30. Web site: RUGBY: Brixham get into good position but lose Devon Senior Cup to Exmouth at Imperial Ground . Torquay Herald Express . 1 May 2016 .
  31. Web site: Brixham claim Devon Senior Cup with hard-earned win over Okehampton. Devon RFU. 29 April 2017.
  32. Web site: DEVON SENIOR CUP WINNERS. Ivybridge RFC (Pitchero). 13 May 2018.
  33. Web site: Exmouth lose Easter Saturday Devon Cup final at Barnstaple. Exmouth Journal. 20 April 2019.
  34. Web site: DRFU Handbook 2011-12 . Devon RFU. 30 January 2017 .
  35. Web site: Devon Senior Cup winners . Devon RFU. 31 January 2018 .
  36. Web site: Cully beaten by Paignton . Western Morning News . 3 May 2010 .
  37. Web site: Senior Plate date fails to inspire Brixham or Barum . This is Devon . 22 April 2011 .
  38. Web site: GALLERY: Devonport Services so close to cup final upset against Okehampton . Plymouth Gazette . 22 April 2019 .
  39. Web site: Okehampton dig in to edge out determined Crediton and claim inaugural cup victory . This is Cornwall . 3 May 2010 .
  40. Web site: Cullompton win the cup and never win a game! . Cullompton RFC (Pitchero) . 1 February 2017 .

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