Cheshire RFU

Full name	Cheshire Rugby Football Union
Union	RFU
Founded	1880; 143 years ago (1880)
Region	Cheshire  Isle of Man
Team kit
Official website
www.cheshirerfu.co.uk

The Cheshire Rugby Football Union (CRFU) is a rugby union governing body in the historic county of Cheshire and the Isle of Man. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for Cheshire. The CRFU administers and organises rugby union clubs and competitions in the county and administers the Cheshire county rugby representative teams.

Cheshire senior men's county team

Honours

• County Championship Cup winners (3): 1950, 1961, 1998
• County Championship Plate winners (2): 2006, 2009

Affiliated clubs

There are currently 52 clubs affiliated with the union, with teams at both senior and junior level.

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County club competitions

The Cheshire RFU currently helps run the following club competitions for club sides based in Cheshire, parts of Merseyside and Manchester, and the Isle of Man:

Leagues

All leagues are by both the Cheshire RFU and Lancashire RFU and feature clubs based in Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and the Isle of Man.

• Lancs/Cheshire 1 - league ranked at tier 7 of the English rugby union system
• South Lancs/Cheshire 2 - tier 8 league
• Lancs/Cheshire Division 3 - tier 9 league

Cups

• Cheshire Cup - first played for in 1877 open to clubs playing at tiers 4-5 of the English rugby union league system
• Cheshire Vase - founded in 2005 open to clubs playing at tiers 6-7
• Cheshire Bowl - founded in 2009, open to clubs playing in tier 8
• Cheshire Plate - founded in 1980, open to clubs in tier 9

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Discontinued competitions

• South Lancs/Cheshire 4 - a tier 10 league for regional sides that was discontinued at the end of the 2008-09 season
• Cheshire (South) / Merseyside (West) - tier 8 leagues for sides from Cheshire and Merseyside that briefly replaced South Lancs/Cheshire 2 and South Lancs/Cheshire 3 for the 2015-16 season
• South Lancs/Cheshire 3 - tier 9 league for regional sides that was abolished in 2017
• North West 1 - tier 7 league for Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria clubs that was abolished in 2000
• North West 2 - tier 8 league for Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria clubs that was abolished in 2000
• North West 3 - tier 9 league for Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria clubs that was abolished in 2000