Yorkshire Cup (rugby union)
- Yorkshire Cup (rugby union)
The Yorkshire Cup competition was founded in 1878, and is open to all clubs in the Yorkshire area playing under the rules of the Rugby Football Union. It was initially known as the Yorkshire Challenge Cup.
History
In 1877, despite reservations within the Rugby Football Union, the committee of the Yorkshire County Football Club sanctioned a knock-out tournament - the first of its kind in the UK.
The notion of competing for a trophy appealed to the public of Yorkshire as much as it appalled the guardians of amateurism. The proceeds from the final were distributed among local charities.
In the first season, 16 teams battled it out for the T'owd Tin Pot, with York eventually losing out to Halifax in the final.
The trophy itself is known as "T'owd Tin Pot", pronounced with a Yorkshire accent. Since the schism of 1895 which led to the formation of the Northern Rugby Union, the cup has been competed for by clubs who remained with the Rugby Football Union.
The trophy was won by Morley Rugby Club in the two seasons prior to the Second World War, and was kept "in a drawer under the secretary's bed" for the duration of the war.
Final results
ee also
* Rugby league county cups
=List of Finals Winners=
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