CRFU Cornwall Cup
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1896 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Wadebridge Camels (4th title) (2018–19) |
| Most titles | Redruth,[1] Camborne (10 titles) |
| Website | Cornwall 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 a 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
[edit]| Season | Champion | Score | Runner–up | Venue | Cup Name/Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896–97 | Penzance | School of Mines | Cornwall Rugby Cup | ||
| 1897–98 | Penzance | Cornwall Rugby Cup | |||
| 1898–1968 | 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 |
Number of wins
[edit]- Redruth (10)
- Camborne (10)
- St Ives (9)[a 4]
- Launceston (8)
- Penryn (5)[a 5]
- Wadebridge Camels (4)
- Penzance/Newlyn (3)
- Falmouth (2)
- Penzance (2)[a 6]
- St Austell (1)
- Truro (1)
1896–97
[edit]| 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 | ||
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Points are awarded as follows:
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1897–98
[edit]| 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 | ||
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Points are awarded as follows:
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1898–99
[edit]| 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 | ||||
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Points are awarded as follows:
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See also
[edit]
- Cornwall RFU
- Cornwall Clubs Cup
- Cornwall Super Cup
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
Notes
[edit]- ^ Final ended in a draw so both teams would share the cup.
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ St Ives wins includes 1 shared title.
- ^ Penryn's wins includes 1 shared title.
- ^ Parent club of Penzance & Newlyn (now Cornish Pirates).
- ^ Penryn failed to play the return game with School of Mines who were awarded 2 points
- ^ x – unclear in reference
- ^ Penryn refused to play Penzance on 14 January and the points were awarded to Penzance.
- ^ x – unclear in reference
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