North Midlands Cup

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North Midlands Cup
Sport Rugby Union
Instituted 1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Number of teams 10
Country  England
Holders Birmingham & Solihull (2015–16)
Most titles Stourbridge (7 titles)
Website North Midlands RFU

The North Midlands Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out cup club competition organised by the North Midlands Rugby Football Union and was first contested during the 1971-72 season with the inaugural cup being won by the now defunct Birmingham Police, who beat Evesham at the final held at The Reddings in Birmingham (formerly home of Moseley RFC).[1] It is currently open for clubs ranked in tier 5-6 of the English rugby union system that fall under the North Midlands RFU umbrella, including sides based in Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire.[2] Originally the North Midlands Cup was the sole cup competition in the region but in 2001 and 2005, the North Midlands Shield and North Midlands Vase competitions were introduced for lower ranked clubs.[3] A further change in 2014 saw the introduction of a 'Plate' competition for sides eliminated in the early stages of the cup.[4]

The current format is as a knock-out cup with a preliminary round, quarter-final, semi-final and final which is held at a neutral venue in May (currently Heathbrook, home of Dudley Kingswinford RFC) along with the shield and vase finals. Due to the disjointed numbers of teams several teams have play in the preliminary round. Teams that lose in either the preliminary or quarter final stage then contest the plate while winners go on to contest the cup proper.

2015-16

Participating teams

North Midlands Cup

Preliminary Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final (8 May 2016)
   
       Newport Salop 38  
       Dudley Kingswinford 10  
         Bridgnorth 8  
         Newport Salop 14  
       Bournville 13  
 Worcester Wanderers 27      Bridgnorth 22  
 Bournville 31        Newport Salop 20
         Birmingham & Solihull 20
       Bromsgrove 32  
       Birmingham & Solihull 37  
         Birmingham & Solihull 13  
         Old Halesonians 12  
       Old Halesonians W/O       
 Hereford 30      Hereford       
 Whitchurch 10  

[5]

North Midlands Cup Plate

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final (8 May 2016)
   
       Bromsgrove W/O  
       Hereford  
         Bromsgrove 22
 Worcester Wanderers W/O        Whitchurch 24
 Bournville      Worcester Wanderers
 Whitchurch 31      Whitchurch W/O    
 Dudley Kingswinford 15  

[6]

North Midlands Cup winners

North Midlands Cup winners[7]
Season Cup Winner Score Cup Runners–up Plate Winner[a 1] Score Plate Runners–up Venue
1971-72[1] Birmingham City Police Evesham The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands
1972-73[8] Evesham Old Edwardians The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands
1973-74[8] Old Edwardians Old Dixonians
1974-75[9] Old Dixonians 21-3 Luctonians The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands
1975-76[9] Old Dixonians 21-9 Stourbridge The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands
1976-77[10] Dudley Kingswinford 13-10 Worcester
1977-78[10] Worcester
1978-79[11][12] Dudley Kingswinford 11-0 Stourbridge The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands
1979-80[13][14] Camp Hill 19-15 Hereford The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands
1980-81[15] Stourbridge 7-3 Dudley Kingswinford Sixways, Worcester, Worcestershire
1981-82 Bromsgrove
1982-83 Stourbridge
1983-84 Stourbridge
1984-85 Stourbridge
1985-86 Stourbridge
1986-87[9] Old Dixonians 26-0 Droitwich The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands
1987-88 Hereford
1988-89[11][16] Dudley Kingswinford 11-6 Old Yardleians The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands
1989-90[17] Hereford 22-9 Old Yardleians The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands
1990-91 Stourbridge
1991-92 Hereford
1992-93[18] Birmingham & Solihull 35-0 Hereford The Reddings, Birmingham, West Midlands
1993-94[13] Camp Hill 17-11 Worcester
1994-95 Stourbridge
1995-96 Worcester
1996-97[19] Whitchurch Worcester
1997-98[20] Worcester 60-7 Stourbridge Sixways, Worcester, Worcestershire
1998-99[21][22] Whitchurch 19-15 Stourbridge Sixways, Worcester, Worcestershire
1999-00[23] Dudley Kingswinford 15-13 Hereford Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2000-01[24] Bromsgrove 34-10 Newport (Salop) Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2001-02[25][26] Malvern 47-8 Aston Old Edwardians Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2002-03[27][28] Aston Old Edwardians 24-12 Luctonians Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2003-04[29][30] Aston Old Edwardians 12-9 Malvern Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2004-05[31][32] Luctonians 14-13 Whitchurch Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2005-06[32] Luctonians 10-9 Dudley Kingswinford Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2006-07[33] Solihull 27-3 Malvern Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2007-08[34][35] Luctonians 20-3 Hereford Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2008-09[36] Luctonians 35-19 Dudley Kingswinford Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2009-10[37] Bromsgrove 25-18 Bournville Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2010-11[38][39] Newport (Salop) 25-12 Bromsgrove Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2011-12[40] Dudley Kingswinford 26-20 Newport (Salop) Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2012-134[41] Bournville 14-13 Worcester Wanderers Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2013-14[42] Newport (Salop) 20-18 Worcester Wanderers Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2014-15[43][44] Old Halesonians 52 - 6 Whitchurch Bromsgrove 29-17 Dudley Kingswinford Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2015-16[45] Birmingham & Solihull 20-20[a 2] Newport (Salop) Whitchurch 24-22 Bromsgrove Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
  1. ↑ Plate competition introduced for 2014-15 season for teams that were knocked out of the first round of the North Midlands Cup.[4]
  2. ↑ After 80 minutes the game was tied 20-20 when Newport having received a penalty kicked for touch not realizing that extra time was not allowed in this cup competition, resulting in Birmingham & Solihull winning by virtue of scoring 3 tries to Newport's 2. This caused some controversy amongst players and supporters who felt that the referee had not made this clear hence Newport kicking off the field instead of going all out for a winner.[45][46]

Number of wins

See also

References

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