The Worthington Welsh Districts Cup (previously the Welsh Brewers Cup) was a national rugby union competition in Wales that ran for 36 years, sponsored most recently by Worthington Brewery. The 1990 winner’s are missing Hartridge HSOB bear Bala in the final
Background The Welsh Districts Cup involved an annual knock-out competition involving all rugby union clubs of the 12 districts of the Welsh District Rugby Union (WDRU). It first took place in 1974. The finals took place at Cardiff Arms Park or the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. The first competition was won by Girling RFC (Cwmbran), who beat Baglan RFC 16-3.
The competition initially involved 128 of the approximately 300 clubs, but in the early 1980s 80 clubs were admitted to the main Wales Rugby Union (WRU).
Worthington Brewery began their sponsorship of the competition in 1998.
The last Welsh Districts Cup took place in the 2008/9 season, after which time the remaining Welsh Districts clubs were given full membership of the WRU. Cambrian Welfare RFC were the winners of the 2009 final, beating Wattstown RFC 29-18 at the Millennium Stadium.
Wattstown RFC have appeared in the most finals playing in 5 which included 4 finals in a golden period for the club of 5 years - 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2009.
Previous winners Year Winners Runners up Score 1974 Girling RFC Baglan RFC 16 - 3 1975 Girling RFC St Joseph RFC 6 - 3 1976 Cross Keys RFC Caldicott RFC 9 - 6 1977 Cardiff Internationals Cross Keys RFC 16 - 3 1978 Rumney RFC Nantyglo RFC 25 - 9 1979 Rumney RFC Nantyglo RFC 18 - 10 1980 Tondu RFC Rumney RFC 15 - 10 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 CIAC Hartridge HSOB 26-3 1988 1989St Albans Hartridge HSOB 13-10 1990 Hartridge HSOB Newtown 24-18 1991 Fairwater (Cardiff) 1992 St Albans RFC Fairwater RFC 21-20 1993 Birchgrove RFC Wattstown RFC 1994Wattstown RFCHartridge HSOB 15-6 1995 1996 St Albans RFC Wattstown RFC 15-12 1997 Cambrian Welfare RFC Wattstown RFC 18-11 1998 1999 "Cefn Fforest RFC" 2000 Fairwater (Cardiff) Nant Conwy 16 - 6 2001 Penallta RFC Beaufort 36 - 19 2002 Blackwood Stars Llanrumney 21 - 20 2003 Clwb Rygbi Cymru Caerdydd Glyncorrwg 24 - 20 2004 Blackwood Stars 2005 2006 Bryncethin RFC Clwb Rygbi Cymru Caerdydd 28 - 15 2007 Bryncethin RFC 2008 Cambrian Welfare RFC Bryncethin RFC 2009 Cambrian Welfare RFC Wattstown RFC 29 - 18
See also 2007–08 Worthington's District Cup 2008–09 Worthington's District Cup
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