Staffordshire Owen Cup

Staffordshire Owen Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1980; 45 years ago (1980)
Number of teams10
Country England
HoldersEccleshall (2nd title) (2017–18)
Most titlesRugeley / Uttoxeter (6 titles)
WebsiteStaffordshire RU website

The Staffordshire Owen Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Staffordshire Rugby Union. It was first introduced during the 1980–81 season, with the inaugural winners being Willenhall.[1] It is the third most important rugby union cup competition in Staffordshire, behind the Staffordshire Senior Cup and Staffordshire Intermediate Cup.

The Owen Cup is open to club sides based in Staffordshire and parts of the West Midlands typically playing in tier 8 (Midlands 3 West (North)), tier 9 (Midlands 4 West (North)) and tier 10 (Midlands 5 West (North)) of the English rugby union system. The current format is a knock-out competition with a preliminary round, first round, semi-finals and a final played at a neutral ground in April–May. Teams that are knocked out of the early rounds of the cup take part in the Owen Rubery Cup which has a semi-final and final, held on the same date and same venue as the Owen Cup final.[2] At present Owen Cup finals are held on the same date and at the same venue as the Staffordshire Intermediate Cup finals.

Staffordshire Owen Cup winners

Staffordshire Owen Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1980–81 Willenhall
1981–82 Rugeley
1982–83 Staffordshire Fire Brigade
1983–84 Willenhall
1984–85 Burntwood
1985–86 Eccleshall
1986–87 Rugeley
1987–88 Rugeley
1988–89 Uttoxeter
1989–90 St Leonards
1990–91 Rugeley
1991–92 Staffordshire Police
1992–93 St Leonards
1993–94 Cannock
1994–95 Burntwood
1995–96 Rugeley
1996–97 Burntwood
1997–98 Trentham
1998–99 Burntwood
1999-00 Burntwood
2000–01 Uttoxeter
2001–02 Uttoxeter
2002–03 Cannock
2003–04 Cannock
2004–05 Bloxwich Trentham
2005–06 Bloxwich 10–8 Uttoxeter
2006–07 Uttoxeter 7–5 Trentham Crooke Fields, Lichfield
2007–08[3] Uttoxeter 29–5 Essington Broadway Ground, Walsall
2008–09 Linley & Kidsgrove 30–17 Barton-under-Needwood Trentham Fields, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent
2009–10[4] Uttoxeter 22–15 Linley & Kidsgrove The County Ground, Stafford[5]
2010–11[6] Barton-under-Needwood 10–10[a 1] Cannock Rugby Club
2011–12[7] Barton-under-Needwood 25–0 Cannock Peel Croft, Burton upon Trent[8]
2012–13[9] Trentham 23–11 Uttoxeter The Sportsway, Burntwood[10]
2013–14[11] Cannock Barton-under-Needwood Hartwell Lane, Barlaston
2014–15[12] Barton-under-Needwood 42–29 Linley & Kidsgrove Castlecroft Road, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton
2015–16[13] Rugeley 21–21[a 2] Uttoxeter Lilleshall Road, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
2016–17[14] Wednesbury 31–5 Barton-under-Needwood New Inn Lane, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent
2017–18[15] Eccleshall 29–12 Rugeley Esterchem Park, Cheddleton, Staffordshire

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Staffordshire Rubery Owen Cup winners

Staffordshire Rubery Owen Cup Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
2011–12[16] Essington 21–5 Whittington Crooke Fields, Lichfield
2012–13[17][non-primary source needed] St Leonards 18–8 Rugeley The Sportsway, Burntwood
2013–14[18] Rugeley 45–19 St Leonards Hartwell Lane, Barlaston
2014–15[12] Essington 36–19 Stone Castlecroft Road, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton
2015–16[13] Whittingham 22–20 Stone Lilleshall Road, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme
2016–17[19][non-primary source needed] Rugeley Trentham New Inn Lane, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent
2017–18 Linley & Kidsgrove 38–20 St Leonards Esterchem Park, Cheddleton, Staffordshire

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Number of wins

Selected years

2006–07

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Date - Stadium
 
 
 Whittington 11
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Uttoxeter 40
 
 Uttoxeter
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Eccleshall
 
 
 
Lichfield - May 2008
 
 
 
 Uttoxeter 7
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Trentham 5
 
 
 
Date - Stadium
 
 
 
 Rugeley 7
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Trentham 48
 
 
 
 
 
 

2007–08

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Date - Stadium
 
 
 Uttoxeter 29
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Barton 10
 
 Uttoxeter 23
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Trentham 11
 
 Trentham 31
 
Walsall - May 2008
 
 Eccleshall 11
 
 Uttoxeter 29
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Essington 5
 
 Whittington 18
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Essington 19
 
 Essington HWO
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Rugeley HWO
 
 Rugeley 33
 
 
 Hanford 10
 

Preliminary round

Barton 29 0 Stone

Linley 3 11 Eccleshall

2008–09

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Date - Stadium
 
 
 Stone AWO
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Barton AWO
 
 Essington 14
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Barton 15
 
 Hanford 0
 
Longton - 26 April 2009
 
 Essington 33
 
 Barton 17
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Linley 30
 
 Eccleshall 8
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Linley 14
 
 Rugeley 6
 
Date - Stadium
 
 Linley 15
 
 Wheaton Aston 0
 
 
 Rugeley 48
 

Preliminary round

Rugeley 15 10 Whittington

Notes

  1. ^ Barton-under-Needwood won penalty shootout after the game finished 10–10.[6]
  2. ^ Rugeley won penalty shootout after the game finished 21–21.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Previous Winners". Staffordshire RU. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. ^ "County Cups 2017/2018". Staffordshire RU. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Uttoxeter 11 23 Trentham". Essington RUFC. 4 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Uttoxeter beat Linley and Kidsgrove to win Owen Cup". Stoke Sentinel. 13 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Supporters Coach for Owen Cup Final". Uttoxeter Rugby Club (Pitchero). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b "2010–11 Season Summary" (PDF). Barton-under-Needwood RUFC. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. ^ "2011–12 Season Summary". Barton-under-Needwood RUFC. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Staffordshire President's Day". Barton-under-Burton RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Uttoxeter 11 23 Trentham". Uttoxeter Rugby Club (Pitchero). 5 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Staffordshire Owen Cup Final". [Uttoxeter Rugby Club (Pitchero). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Big Day on Sunday – Owen Cup Final!". Barton-under-Needwood RUFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  12. ^ a b "County Cups 2014/2015". Staffordshire RU. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  13. ^ a b c "Presidents Day Finals- – Results". Staffordshire RU. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Wednesbury bow out in style with crushing cup victory". Black Country Bugle. 3 May 2017.
  15. ^ "ECCLESHALL 1XV bring home the Owen Cup after 31 years – the unofficial match report". Black Country Bugle. 6 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Exceptional Essington serve up Plate victory". Essington RUFC. 13 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Sorry its a bit late but St Leonards 1st XV ..." St Leonards RUFC (Twitter). 13 May 2013.
  18. ^ "Rugeley complete the Treble with a Cup Final Win". Rugeley Rugby Club (Pitchero). Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Squad for Rubery Owen Plate Final at Trentham Rugby Club ..." Rugeley Rugby Club (Facebook). 25 April 2017.