CRFU Cornwall Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1896; 128 years ago (1896)
Number of teams13
Country England
HoldersWadebridge Camels (4th title) (2018–19)
Most titlesRedruth,[1] Camborne (10 titles)
WebsiteCornwall RFU

The CRFU Cornwall Cup (currently sponsored by Tribute Ales[2]) is an annual rugby union knock-out cup club competition organised by the Cornwall Rugby Football Union first played for in 1896 but only regularly since 1969. It is open for teams based in Cornwall that are ranked below the national leagues (tier 6–8) but above the Cornish regional divisions (tier 9–10). Tier 9 to 10 clubs have their own competition in the Cornish Clubs Cup.

Until 2006–07 all of the top rugby union teams in Cornwall including the Cornish Pirates, Launceston and Redruth played in the competition, up until the formation of the Cornwall Super Cup in 2007–08. Although the Cornwall Super Cup is now a two-legged competition between only two sides, the national Cornish clubs have kept away from the CRFU Cornwall Cup as the demands of the modern game have increased over the years.

The current format is as a knock-out cup with a 1st round, quarter-final, semi-final and final which is held at a neutral venue in April. Due to the odd numbers of teams involved, several teams receive byes during the early stages.

CRFU Cornwall Cup

CRFU Cornwall Cup Honours
Season Champion Score Runner–up Venue Cup Name/Sponsor
1896–97 Penzance School of Mines Cornwall Rugby Cup
1897–98 Penzance Cornwall Rugby Cup
1888–1968 No competition for 71 years
1967–68[3][4] Penryn 5–0 Redruth Recreation Ground, Falmouth Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1968–69[5] St Ives 6–3 Penryn Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1969–70[5] St Ives / Penryn 8–8[a 1] Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1970–71[5] St Ives 18–3 Redruth Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1971–72[5] Penryn 11–7 St Ives Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1972–73[5] Penryn 21–0 St Ives Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1973–74[5] Falmouth 13–6 St Ives Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1974–75[6] Penryn 11–0 Penzance/Newlyn Recreation Ground, Camborne[7] Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1975–76[6] Penzance/Newlyn 4–3 Redruth Recreation Ground, Camborne Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1976–77[8] Falmouth 20–9 Hayle Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1977–78[9][10] Camborne 7–6 St Austell Recreation Ground, Redruth Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1978–79[5] St Ives 22–6 Camborne Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1979–80[8] Redruth 29–0 Penryn Recreation Ground, Falmouth Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1980–81[5] St Ives 9–6 Camborne Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1981–82[5] St Ives 22–18 Camborne Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1982–83[9][11] Launceston 9–7 Camborne Recreation Ground, Redruth Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1983–84[8] Redruth 27–12 Hayle Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1984–85[5] Camborne 13–12 St Ives Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1985–86[5] St Ives 4–0 Camborne Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1986–87[8][9] Camborne 18–3 Redruth Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1987–88[8] Redruth 9–7 Launceston Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1988–89[8][9] Redruth 12–3 Camborne Cornwall Senior Knockout Cup
1989–90[6][12] Camborne 4–0 Redruth Bass CRFU Cup
1990–91[8][9] Redruth 6–4 Camborne Bass CRFU Cup
1991–92[8][9] Camborne 7–6 Launceston Bass CRFU Cup
1992–93[5] Redruth 28–6 St Ives Bass CRFU Cup
1993–94[8][11] Launceston 24–14 Redruth Bass CRFU Cup
1994–95[8] Redruth 26–20 Launceston Bass CRFU Cup
1995–96[11] Launceston 22–13 Redruth Bass CRFU Cup
1996–97[5] Launceston 52–12 St Ives Bass CRFU Cup
1997–98[11][13] Launceston 18–16 Redruth Worthington Draught Bitter CRFU Cup
1998–99[6] Penzance/Newlyn 34–16 Launceston Worthington Draught Bitter CRFU Cup
1999–00[6] Penzance/Newlyn 30–27 Launceston Worthington Draught Bitter CRFU Cup
2000–01 Launceston Walkover[a 2] N/A Recreation Ground, Redruth Worthington Draught Bitter CRFU Cup
2001–02[15] Truro 27–20 Penryn Recreation Ground, Redruth Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Cup
2002–03[16] Redruth 39–20 Launceston Recreation Ground, Camborne Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Cup
2003–04[17] Redruth 22–0 Truro Recreation Ground, Camborne[18] Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Cup
2004–05[13][19] Launceston 49–28 Penryn Recreation Ground, Camborne Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Cup
2005–06[20] Launceston 15–10 Redruth Recreation Ground, Camborne Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Cup
2006–07[1] Redruth 43–7 Mounts Bay Recreation Ground, Camborne Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Cup[a 3]
2007–08[21] Wadebridge Camels 15–5 Bude Tregorrick Park, St Austell Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Cup
2008–09[1][22] St Ives 10–3 Camborne Tregorrick Park, St Austell Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Cup
2009–10[5][23] Wadebridge Camels 21–16 St Ives Recreation Ground, Camborne Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Cup
2010–11[24] Camborne 16–13 Wadebridge Camels Recreation Ground, Redruth Tribute Cornwall Cup
2011–12[25] Wadebridge Camels 20–17 St Austell The Memorial Ground, Penryn Tribute Cornwall Cup
2012–13[26] Camborne 22–0 Wadebridge Camels The Memorial Ground, Penryn Tribute Cornwall Cup
2013–14[27] Camborne 24–10 St Austell Recreation Ground, Redruth Tribute Cornwall Cup
2014–15[28] Camborne 23–13 (aet) St Austell St Clements Hill, Truro Tribute Cornwall Cup
2015–16[29] Camborne 62–8 Penryn Tregorrick Park, St Austell Tribute Cornwall Cup
2016–17[30] St Austell 35–22 Wadebridge Camels Recreation Ground, Redruth Tribute Cornwall Cup
2017–18[31] St Ives 20–19 Wadebridge Camels Recreation Ground, Camborne Tribute Cornwall Cup
2018–19[32] Wadebridge Camels 30 – 26 St Ives Recreation Ground, Redruth Tribute Cornwall Cup

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Number of wins

1896–97

1896–97 Cornwall Rugby Championship[34]
Pos Team P W D L Goals for Tries for Goals against Tries against Pts Notes
1 Penzance 8 6 0 2 6 9 4 3 12
2 School of Mines 8 5 0 3 3 5 2 1 10 [a 7]
3 Redruth 8 3 2 3 8 5 4 2 8
4 Falmouth 8 3 2 3 4 7 2 8 8
5 Penryn 8 1 0 7 1 3 10 17 2

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 points for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss

1897–98

1897–98 Cornish Senior League[35]
Pos Team P W D L Goals for Tries for Goals against Tries against Pts Notes
1 Penzance 10 10 0 0 x x 3 4 20 [a 8]
2 Redruth 10 5 0 5 14 10 5 6 10
3 Falmouth 9 5 0 4 7 12 3 10 10
4 School of Mines 9 3 0 6 7 4 6 6 6
5 Camborne 9 3 0 6 8 7 8 11 6
6 Penryn 8 2 0 6 2 5 16 10 4

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 points for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss

1898–99

1898–99 Cornish Senior Rugby Table[36]
Pos Team Played Won Draw Lost Points for Points against Pts Notes
1 Penzance 8 5 1 2 35 15 16 [a 9]
2 Falmouth 7 5 0 2 50 2x 10 [a 10]
3 Redruth 6 5 0 1 68 6 11
4 Camborne 8 1 2 5 12 86 4
5 Penryn 6 0 1 5 17 35 1

Points are awarded as follows:

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 points for a draw
  • 0 points for a loss

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Final ended in a draw so both teams would share the cup.
  2. ^ Concerns over foot and mouth affected the competition at the semi-final and final stages. Launceston would ultimately be named as victors by walkover.[14]
  3. ^ Due to the creation of the Cornwall Super Cup this was the last season in which the higher profile Cornish sides such as Cornish Pirates, Launceston, Mounts Bay and Redruth would take part in the CRFU Cornish Cup.
  4. ^ St Ives wins includes 1 shared title.
  5. ^ Penryn's wins includes 1 shared title.
  6. ^ Parent club of Penzance & Newlyn (now Cornish Pirates).
  7. ^ Penryn failed to play the return game with School of Mines who were awarded 2 points
  8. ^ x – unclear in reference
  9. ^ Penryn refused to play Penzance on 14 January and the points were awarded to Penzance.
  10. ^ x – unclear in reference

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  33. ^ "RESULTS OF CORNWALL CUP COMPETITIONS". Cornwall RFU. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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  35. ^ Impartial (24 March 1898). "Football". The Cornishman. No. 1029. p. 8.
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