Sport | Rugby Union |
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Instituted | 1980 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Country | ![]() |
Holders | Eccleshall (2nd title) (2017β18) |
Most titles | Rugeley / Uttoxeter (6 titles) |
Website | Staffordshire 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 1980β81 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 AprilβMay. 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.
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Season | Winner | Score | Runnersβup | Venue | |||
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2011β12 [16] | Essington | 21β5 | Whittington | Crooke Fields, Lichfield | |||
2012β13 [17][ non-primary source needed] | St Leonards | 18β8 | Rugeley | The Sportsway, Burntwood | |||
2013β14 [18] | Rugeley | 45β19 | St Leonards | Hartwell Lane, Barlaston | |||
2014β15 [12] | Essington | 36β19 | Stone | Castlecroft Road, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton | |||
2015β16 [13] | Whittingham | 22β20 | Stone | Lilleshall Road, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme | |||
2016β17 [19][ non-primary source needed] | Rugeley | Trentham | New Inn Lane, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent | ||||
2017β18 | Linley & Kidsgrove | 38β20 | St Leonards | Esterchem Park, Cheddleton, Staffordshire |
Cup
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Rubery Cup
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Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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
Linley 3 11 Eccleshall
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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
Sport | Rugby Union |
---|---|
Instituted | 1980 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Country | ![]() |
Holders | Eccleshall (2nd title) (2017β18) |
Most titles | Rugeley / Uttoxeter (6 titles) |
Website | Staffordshire 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 1980β81 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 AprilβMay. 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.
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Season | Winner | Score | Runnersβup | Venue | |||
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1980β81 | Willenhall | ||||||
1981β82 | Rugeley | ||||||
1982β83 | Staffordshire Fire Brigade | ||||||
1983β84 | Willenhall | ||||||
1984β85 | Burntwood | ||||||
1985β86 | Eccleshall | ||||||
1986β87 | Rugeley | ||||||
1987β88 | Rugeley | ||||||
1988β89 | Uttoxeter | ||||||
1989β90 | St Leonards | ||||||
1990β91 | Rugeley | ||||||
1991β92 | Staffordshire Police | ||||||
1992β93 | St Leonards | ||||||
1993β94 | Cannock | ||||||
1994β95 | Burntwood | ||||||
1995β96 | Rugeley | ||||||
1996β97 | Burntwood | ||||||
1997β98 | Trentham | ||||||
1998β99 | Burntwood | ||||||
1999-00 | Burntwood | ||||||
2000β01 | Uttoxeter | ||||||
2001β02 | Uttoxeter | ||||||
2002β03 | Cannock | ||||||
2003β04 | Cannock | ||||||
2004β05 | Bloxwich | Trentham | |||||
2005β06 | Bloxwich | 10β8 | Uttoxeter | ||||
2006β07 | Uttoxeter | 7β5 | Trentham | Crooke Fields, Lichfield | |||
2007β08 [3] | Uttoxeter | 29β5 | Essington | Broadway Ground, Walsall | |||
2008β09 | Linley & Kidsgrove | 30β17 | Barton-under-Needwood | Trentham Fields, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent | |||
2009β10 [4] | Uttoxeter | 22β15 | Linley & Kidsgrove | The County Ground, Stafford [5] | |||
2010β11 [6] | Barton-under-Needwood | 10β10 [a 1] | Cannock Rugby Club | ||||
2011β12 [7] | Barton-under-Needwood | 25β0 | Cannock | Peel Croft, Burton upon Trent [8] | |||
2012β13 [9] | Trentham | 23β11 | Uttoxeter | The Sportsway, Burntwood [10] | |||
2013β14 [11] | Cannock | Barton-under-Needwood | Hartwell Lane, Barlaston | ||||
2014β15 [12] | Barton-under-Needwood | 42β29 | Linley & Kidsgrove | Castlecroft Road, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton | |||
2015β16 [13] | Rugeley | 21β21 [a 2] | Uttoxeter | Lilleshall Road, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme | |||
2016β17 [14] | Wednesbury | 31β5 | Barton-under-Needwood | New Inn Lane, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent | |||
2017β18 [15] | Eccleshall | 29β12 | Rugeley | Esterchem Park, Cheddleton, Staffordshire |
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Season | Winner | Score | Runnersβup | Venue | |||
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2011β12 [16] | Essington | 21β5 | Whittington | Crooke Fields, Lichfield | |||
2012β13 [17][ non-primary source needed] | St Leonards | 18β8 | Rugeley | The Sportsway, Burntwood | |||
2013β14 [18] | Rugeley | 45β19 | St Leonards | Hartwell Lane, Barlaston | |||
2014β15 [12] | Essington | 36β19 | Stone | Castlecroft Road, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton | |||
2015β16 [13] | Whittingham | 22β20 | Stone | Lilleshall Road, Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme | |||
2016β17 [19][ non-primary source needed] | Rugeley | Trentham | New Inn Lane, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent | ||||
2017β18 | Linley & Kidsgrove | 38β20 | St Leonards | Esterchem Park, Cheddleton, Staffordshire |
Cup
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Rubery Cup
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Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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
Linley 3 11 Eccleshall
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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