Middlesex RFU Senior Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Number of teams4
Country England
HoldersCS Rugby 1863 (4th title) (2017–18)
Most titlesWasps (8 titles)
WebsiteMiddlesex RFU

The Middlesex RFU Senior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Middlesex Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1971–72 season, with the inaugural winners being Saracens. It is the most important cup competition organised by the Middlesex RFU ahead of the Senior Bowl and Senior Vase. The cup was originally open to all sides in Middlesex, including such illustrious names as Harlequins, Saracens and Wasps, but after the 1986–87 season and the incorporation of the Courage Leagues the cup was for limited to the smaller clubs in the county (what were considered 'junior' sides).[1]

The Senior Cup is currently open to the top 8 club sides based in the historic county of Middlesex (London/Greater London) that typically play between tiers 6–7 of the English rugby union league system – although only 5 sides entered during the 2016–17 competition. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, semi-finals and a final to be held at one of the finalist's home ground between March–June.[2]

Middlesex Senior Cup winners

Middlesex Senior Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1971–72[3] Saracens 9–0 Metropolitan Police Bramley Road
1972–73 Metropolitan Police Old Gaytonians
1973–74[4] Wasps 14–9 Metropolitan Police
1974–75[4] Wasps 6–0 Saracens
1975–76[4] Saracens 13–6 Wasps
1976–77 Wasps Metropolitan Police
1977–78[4] Wasps 12–4 Saracens Repton Avenue, Sudbury, London[5]
1978–79 Wasps Metropolitan Police
1979–80 Saracens Wasps
1980–81[6] Metropolitan Police 12–10 Saracens
1981–82 Wasps Old Gaytonians
1982–83 Harlequins Wasps
1983–84 Wasps Harlequins
1984–85 Rosslyn Park West London Institute
1985–86 Saracens Wasps
1986–87 Wasps Harlequins
1987–88 Finchley Old Merchant Taylors'
1988–89 Ealing Ruislip
1989–90 Ealing Ruislip
1990–91 Ruislip Ealing
1991–92 Ruislip Ealing
1992–93 Ruislip Grasshoppers
1993–94 Ealing Staines
1994–95 Ruislip Grasshoppers
1995–96 Staines Old Merchant Taylors'
1996–97 Staines Ruislip
1997–98 Staines Ruislip
1998–99 Staines Old Merchant Taylors'
1999-00 London Nigerian Staines
2000–01 London Nigerian Staines
2001–02 Twickenham London Scottish
2002–03 London Nigerian London Scottish
2003–04 Ealing Trailfinders London Scottish
2004–05[7] Ealing Trailfinders 36–23 CS Rugby 1863
2005–06 Ealing Trailfinders London Nigerian
2006–07 Ealing Trailfinders Enfield Ignatians
2007–08 CS Rugby 1863 Ruislip
2008–09[8] Staines 38–12 Hammersmith & Fulham The Reeves, Hanworth, Greater London[9]
2009–10[10] Staines 37–14 Ruislip The Reeves, Hanworth, Greater London
2010–11 Staines 33–27 Ruislip The Reeves, Hanworth, Greater London
2011–12 No competition[a 1]
2012–13 Chiswick 36–20 Staines The Reeves, Hanworth, Greater London
2013–14 No competition
2014–15[11] CS Rugby 1863 20–12 Hammersmith & Fulham Hurlingham Park, Fulham, London
2015–16[12] Chiswick 39–37 (aet) CS Rugby 1863 Dukes Meadow, Chiswick, London
2016–17[13] CS Rugby 1863 53–29 Chiswick Dukes Meadow, Chiswick, London
2017–18 CS Rugby 1863 28-23 H.A.C. Dukes Meadow, Chiswick, London
2018-19

[2]

Number of wins

Notes

  1. ^ The 2011–12 final was supposed to be between Ruislip v Ealing Trailfinders at Snakey Lane (Ruislip RFC) but was cancelled.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cup Rugby on Sunday and The Good Old Days revisited!". CS Rugby 1863 RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Middlesex Cup History". Middlesex RFU. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ "MIDDLESEX RUGBY: THE FIRST 100 YEARS". Middlesex RFU. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "History". Wasps FC. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Wasps v Gloucester" (PDF). Gloucester Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Saracens v Gloucester" (PDF). Gloucester Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. ^ "A Brief Note on the History of the Club". CS Rugby 1863 RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Hammersmith lose cup final but win admirers" (PDF). Hammersmith & Fulham RFC. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  9. ^ "2009–10 Fixtures". Hammersmith & Fulham RFC. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Middlesex Cup 2008–2009". Middlesex RFU. 2 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Hammers go down fighting in Cup Final to Civil Service". Hammersmith & Fulham RFC. 23 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Champagne end to Chiswick's season". Chiswick RFC. 8 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Chiswick 29 CS Rugby 53". CS Rugby 1863 RFC (Pitchero). 6 June 2017.

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