Kidsgrove Staffordshire

Staffordshire Owen Cup
Sport	Rugby Union
Instituted	1980; 41 years ago (1980)
Number of teams	10
Country	England
Holders	Eccleshall (2nd title) (2017–18)
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 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 [edit]

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

^[1]

Staffordshire Rubery Owen Cup winners [edit]

Staffordshire Rubery Owen Cup Finals

Season

Winner

Score

Runners–up

Venue

2011–12^[16]

Essington

21–5

Whittington

Crooke Fields, Lichfield

2012–13^[17]

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]

Rugeley

Trentham

New Inn Lane, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent

2017–18

Linley & Kidsgrove

38–20

St Leonards

Esterchem Park, Cheddleton, Staffordshire

^[1]

Number of wins [edit]

Notes [edit]

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

References [edit]

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

External links [edit]

Staffordshire RU

Kidsgrove Staffordshire

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Owen_Cup

Kidsgrove Staffordshire