Cornwall Super Cup

Cornish Super Cup
Sport Rugby Union
Instituted 2007 (2007)
Number of teams 3
Country  England
Holders Redruth (2016–17)
Most titles Redruth (3 titles)
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] Currently, the competition is consisted by the top three Cornish national league teams (tier 3 and below of the English rugby union league system) - Redruth (tier 4), Camborne and Launceston (both tier 5).

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]

Despite Launceston's relegation, the Cornish Super Cup would return for the 2015-16 season. This time the cup would feature three Cornish teams - with National League 3 South West newcomers Camborne being added to face Launceston (National League 3 South West) and local rivals Redruth (National League 2 South) - and the format changing to that of a mini league.[9]

Cornwall Super Cup Honours

Cornwall Super Cup Honours
Season Champion Score Runners–up Venue Cup Name/Sponsor
2007–08 Mounts Bay 45–17[1] Launceston Mennaye Field, Penzance Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Super Cup
2008–09 Cancelled[a 1]
2009–10 Redruth 48–29[a 2] Launceston 2 legs (Home & Away)[a 3] Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Super Cup
2010–11 No competition
2011–12 No competition
2012–13 No competition
2013–14 Launceston 39–28[a 4] Redruth 2 legs (Home & Away)[a 5] Tribute Ale Cornwall RFU Super Cup
2014–15 Redruth 29–28[a 6] Launceston 2 legs (Home & Away) Tribute Ale Cornwall RFU Super Cup
2015–16 Redruth 51–17[a 7] Launceston 2 legs (Home & Away) Tribute Ale Cornwall RFU Super Cup
2016–17[a 8] N/A League Format Tribute Ale Cornwall RFU Super Cup
  1. ↑ 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]
  2. ↑ 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.[10][11]
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ First leg at Polson Bridge finished 31–10 to the Launceston while the second leg at the Recreation Ground finished 18–10 to Redruth.[12][13]
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ First leg at Recreation Ground finished 14–13 to Redruth while the second leg at Polson Bridge finished 15–15.[14][15]
  7. ↑ First leg at Recreation Ground finished 17-0 to Redruth while the second leg at Polson Bridge finished 34-17 to Redruth.[16][17]
  8. ↑ For 2016-17 the Super Cup format changed to that of a mini league competed for by the three top National League clubs based in Cornwall - Camborne, Launceston and Redruth.[9][18]

2016–17 Cornwall Super Cup fixtures and results

The 2016–17 season would see a change in the cup. While before the cup was a two-legged competition played home and away, the addition of an extra team meant that it would be changed to a league format with each side playing each other home and away for a total of six games in all. As Camborne and Launceston were in the same league the two league matches between the sides would double up as Super Cup fixtures along with the traditional Rodda's Cup fixture between Redruth and Camborne. The remaining fixtures between Launceston and Redruth would take place on weekend dates free of league rugby.[9]

1 October 2016
15:00
(BP) Camborne 50 - 11 Launceston
Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 958
Referee: Richard Timbrell
26 December 2016
Redruth v Camborne
The Recreation Ground
31 December 2016
Launceston v Redruth
Polson Bridge
21 January 2017
Launceston v Camborne
Polson Bridge
18 March 2017
Redruth v Launceston
The Recreation Ground
15 April 2017
Camborne v Redruth
Recreation Ground

2016-17 Cornwall Super Cup Standings

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Camborne (N3SW) 1 1 0 0 50 11 39 1 0 5
2 Redruth (N2S) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Launceston (N3SW) 1 0 0 1 11 50 -39 0 0 0
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is 2016-17 Cornish Super Cup Champions.
Updated: 1 October 2016
Notes

See also

References

  1. 1 2 [http:// www.staustellbrewery.co.uk/tribute-sponsorships "TRIBUTE ALE SPONSORSHIPS"] Check |url= value (help). St Austell Brewery. 20 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Smart New Deal For South West Refs". SIBA. 4 December 2007.
  3. ↑ "New Fixtures-Cornwall Super Cup and Tamar League". Redruth Rugby. 8 September 2007.
  4. ↑ "Mounts Bay win the Cornwall Super Cup". RugbyNetwork.net. 24 March 2008.
  5. ↑ "Pirates join Cornwall Super Cup". BBC Sport. 15 July 2008.
  6. 1 2 "'Super Cup' Final Cancelled". Cornish Pirates. 2 April 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Holders St Ives start their cup defence at home". West Briton. 18 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Defeat will confirm All Blacks relegation". Cornish Guardian. 2 March 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Fingers firmly crossed as Duchy confirm new format". Duchy Diary. Cornwall Sunday Independent. 7 August 2016. p. 60.
  10. ↑ "All Blacks triumph over Cornish foes". Western Briton. 29 March 2010.
  11. ↑ "Redruth claim Skinner's Brewery Cornwall Supercup glory over the Cornish All-Blacks". Redruth Rugby. 18 April 2010.
  12. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: Cornish All Blacks 31 Redruth 10". Western Morning News. 14 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Redruth come out on top against All Blacks in tense Cornish Derby". Western Morning News. 23 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Rugby: Redruth v Cornish All Blacks match report". Western Briton. 18 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "RUGBY: Spoils shared between Cornish All Blacks and Redruth". Falmouth Packet. 23 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Redruth 'comfortable' in 17-0 Launceston derby victory". BBC Sport. 21 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "CORNISH ALL BLACKS 17 REDRUTH 34". West Briton. 23 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "Tribute Cornwall Super Cup & Tribute Cornwall Cup". Cornwall RFU. 28 July 2016.

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