The Middlesex RFU Senior Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Middlesex Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1971–72 season, with the inaugural winners being Saracens. It is the most important cup competition organised by the Middlesex RFU ahead of the Senior Bowl and Senior Vase. The cup was originally open to all sides in Middlesex, including such illustrious names as Harlequins, Saracens and Wasps, but after the 1986–87 season and the incorporation of the Courage Leagues the cup was for limited to the smaller clubs in the county (what were considered 'junior' sides).
The Senior Cup is currently open to the top 8 club sides based in the historic county of Middlesex (London/Greater London) that typically play between tiers 6–7 of the English rugby union league system – although only 5 sides entered during the 2016–17 competition. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, semi-finals and a final to be held at one of the finalist's home ground between March–June.
Middlesex Senior Cup winners Middlesex Senior Cup Finals Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue 1971–72 Saracens 9–0 Metropolitan Police Bramley Road 1972–73 Metropolitan Police Old Gaytonians 1973–74 Wasps 14–9 Metropolitan Police 1974–75 Wasps 6–0 Saracens 1975–76 Saracens 13–6 Wasps 1976–77 Wasps Metropolitan Police 1977–78 Wasps 12–4 Saracens Repton Avenue, Sudbury, London 1978–79 Wasps Metropolitan Police 1979–80 Saracens Wasps 1980–81 Metropolitan Police 12–10 Saracens 1981–82 Wasps Old Gaytonians 1982–83 Harlequins Wasps 1983–84 Wasps Harlequins 1984–85 Rosslyn Park West London Institute 1985–86 Saracens Wasps 1986–87 Wasps Harlequins 1987–88 Finchley Old Merchant Taylors' 1988–89 Ealing Ruislip 1989–90 Ealing Ruislip 1990–91 Ruislip Ealing 1991–92 Ruislip Ealing 1992–93 Ruislip Grasshoppers 1993–94 Ealing Staines 1994–95 Ruislip Grasshoppers 1995–96 Staines Old Merchant Taylors' 1996–97 Staines Ruislip 1997–98 Staines Ruislip 1998–99 Staines Old Merchant Taylors' 1999-00 London Nigerian Staines 2000–01 London Nigerian Staines 2001–02 Twickenham London Scottish 2002–03 London Nigerian London Scottish 2003–04 Ealing Trailfinders London Scottish 2004–05 Ealing Trailfinders 36–23 CS Rugby 1863 2005–06 Ealing Trailfinders London Nigerian 2006–07 Ealing Trailfinders Enfield Ignatians 2007–08 CS Rugby 1863 Ruislip 2008–09 Staines 38–12 Hammersmith & Fulham The Reeves, Hanworth, Greater London 2009–10 Staines 37–14 Ruislip The Reeves, Hanworth, Greater London 2010–11 Staines 33–27 Ruislip The Reeves, Hanworth, Greater London 2011–12 No competition 2012–13 Chiswick 36–20 Staines The Reeves, Hanworth, Greater London 2013–14 No competition 2014–15 CS Rugby 1863 20–12 Hammersmith & Fulham Hurlingham Park, Fulham, London 2015–16 Chiswick 39–37 (aet) CS Rugby 1863 Dukes Meadow, Chiswick, London 2016–17 CS Rugby 1863 53–29 Chiswick Dukes Meadow, Chiswick, London 2017–18 CS Rugby 1863 28-23 H.A.C. Dukes Meadow, Chiswick, London 2018-19
Number of wins Wasps (8) Ealing Trailfinders (7) Staines (7) CS Rugby 1863 (4) Ruislip (4) Saracens (4) London Nigerian (3) Chiswick (2) Metropolitan Police (2) Harlequins (1) Finchley (1) Rosslyn Park (1) Twickenham (1)
Notes
See also Middlesex RFU Middlesex Senior Bowl Middlesex Senior Vase English rugby union system Rugby union in England
References
External links Middlesex RFU