Founded 1882 Current champion Morpeth | Current champions Morpeth (2016) Region Northumberland | |
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Most successful club(s) Gosforth (Newcastle Falcons) (30 wins) | ||
The Northumberland Senior Cup is an annual rugby union competition held between the clubs of the Northumberland RFU which was first played in 1882. It is the senior county cup for the Northumberland Rugby Union, which includes Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, and Northumberland. The current holders are Morpeth who defeated Percy Park RFC in the 2016 cup final. Most games were held at the Northumberland County Ground from 1932 up until 1988; before and after the County Ground's existence Senior Cup Finals has been played at various venues in the county.
Northumberland Senior Plate Winners
With the advent of professionalism, the gap between some clubs became too great in the county. In 2002 the Northumberland Senior Plate was inaugurated as a competition for clubs outside of the top 8 Northumberland clubs every season.