Cornwall Super Cup
| Cornish Super Cup | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Rugby Union |
| Instituted | 2007 |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Country |  England |
| Website | Cornish RFU |
The Cornwall Super Cup is an annual English Rugby Union club competition founded in 2007, organized by the Cornwall Rugby Football Union and is sponsored by Tribute Ales.[1] Only two Cornish teams – Launceston and Redruth – are currently involved, with the team's league games in National League 2 South doubling up as Super Cup games, and the winner determined by the highest aggregate score.
The Cornish Super Cup was originally introduced for the 2007-08 (then sponsored by Skinner's Brewery) as a 6-game round robin competition between three of the county's top sides, including Launceston (National 1), Mounts Bay (National 3 South) and Redruth (National 2),[2][3] with the notable exception being the Cornish Pirates (National 1). This would mean that these sides would no longer participate in the Cornwall Senior Cup as they had previously. By the end of the season the lowest ranked team in terms of division, Mounts Bay, were the champions having defeated the Launceston at the final held at the Mennaye Field.[4]
For the following season the competition expanded to include the Cornish Pirates.[5] The intention was that all four teams would play each other twice in a group stage – with the top two teams meeting at the final at Tregorrick Park in St Austell. Due a variety of reasons (mostly fixture congestion) a large amount of games were un-played and the CRFU had to cancel the competition.[6][7] Since this cancellation the cup has been played between the Launceston and Redruth as a two legged final (separate from league games) for 2009-10 before switching to the current system of doubling up as league games after a hiatus of several years. At the moment the Launceston and Redruth are in the same division so playing the cup as part of the league helps avoid the fixture congestion that plagued previous versions although With Launceston's relegation from the 2015–16 National League 2 South the future of the Cornish Super Cup is uncertain.[8]
Cornwall Super Cup Honours
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| Season | Champion | Score | Runners–up | Venue | Cup Name/Sponsor | ||||||||
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| 2007–08 | Mounts Bay | 45–17[1] | Launceston | Mennaye Field, Penzance | Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Super Cup | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | Cancelled[n 1] | ||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Redruth | 48–29[n 2] | Launceston | 2 legs (Home & Away)[n 3] | Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Super Cup | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | No competition | ||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | No competition | ||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | No competition | ||||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Launceston | 39–28[n 4] | Redruth | 2 legs (Home & Away)[n 5] | Tribute Ale Cornwall RFU Super Cup | ||||||||
| 2014–15 | Redruth | 29–28[n 6] | Launceston | 2 legs (Home & Away) | Tribute Ale Cornwall RFU Super Cup | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | Redruth | 51–17[n 7] | Launceston | 2 legs (Home & Away) | Tribute Ale Cornwall RFU Super Cup | ||||||||
- ↑ This year’s competition had been set up initially with the top four Cornish sides – Cornish Pirates, Launceston, Mounts Bay and Redruth – due to play each other on a home and away basis with the top two going through to the final to be held at St Austell in April. Unfortunately these group fixtures were not fulfilled in time for finalists to be determined and the event was cancelled. [6][7]
- ↑ The first leg of the final finished 20–16 to the Launceston at Polson Bridge while Redruth won the return leg at the Recreation Ground 32–9.[9][10]
- ↑ After the cancellation of the previous season as stripped down version of the cup would reappear with the Launceston to play Redruth home and away as part of a two legged final (held in March/April 2010) with the team with the highest aggregate score being determined the winner. Outside of the Cornish Pirates (who were in the Championship), Launceston and Redruth were the highest ranked teams in Cornwall.
- ↑ First leg at Polson Bridge finished 31–10 to the Launceston while the second leg at the Recreation Ground finished 18–10 to Redruth.[11][12]
- ↑ The Cornish Super Cup would return with the home and away National 2 South games between the Launceston and Redruth counting towards the cup with the team with the highest aggregate score being declared the winner.
- ↑ First leg at Recreation Ground finished 14–13 to Redruth while the second leg at Polson Bridge finished 15–15.[13][14]
- ↑ First leg at Recreation Ground finished 17-0 to Redruth while the second leg at Polson Bridge finished 34-17 to Redruth.[15][16]
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