Northumberland Senior Plate (rugby union)

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Northumberland Senior CupSport| Rugby Union

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Instituted| 2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Number of teams| 8
Country|  England
Holders| Ponteland (4th title)  (2023-24)
Most titles| Ponteland (4 titles)
Website| Northumberland RFU

The Northumberland Senior Plate is an annual rugby union competition held among the clubs of the Northumberland RFU. It was first played during the 2001-2002 season and serves as the second tier county cup for the Northumberland Rugby Union, which encompasses Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, and Northumberland.

The plate was originally introduced in 2001-2002 for the first round losers in the Northumberland Senior Cup, as it became clear that some clubs would not reach the latter stages of the Cup. Since then, the competition has undergone various changes. It is now open to the 9th to 16th best-placed clubs in the league pyramid. The current holders are Rockcliff who defeated Novocastrians 28-18, in the 2023 cup final. All Senior Plate Finals have been held at various venues in the county and takes place on Easter Saturday.

The Senior Plate is currently the second most important county cup competition for club sides based in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear typically competing at tier 7 (Durham/Northumberland 1), tier 8 (Durham/Northumberland 2) and tier 9 (Durham/Northumberland 3) of the English rugby union system. The format is a knock-out cup with a quarter-final, semi-final and final, which is played at a neutral ground in April.[1]

## Northumberland Senior Plate Winners

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Year  | Winners  | Score  | Runners Up

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2002  | Ashington  | 37-23  | North Shields
2003  | Berwick | 36-19  | Ashington
2004  | Ponteland[2] | 22-8  | Wallsend
2005  | Gosforth[3] | 18-7  | North Shields
2006  | Ashington  | 23-18  | Wallsend
2007  | Wallsend | 18-17  | Gosforth
2008  | Ashington  | 28-27  | Northumbria University
2009  | Northumbria University | 46-5  | Ponteland
2010-2011  | No Competition played
2012  | Medicals[4] | 27-19  | Rockcliff
2013  | Northumbria University | 78-17  | Novocastrians
2014  | Blyth[5] | 37-31  | Berwick
2015  | Ponteland | 32-23  | Novocastrians
2016  | Novocastrians | 41-3  | Ponteland
2017  | Ponteland[6] | 21-18  | Rockcliff
2018  | Novocastrians | 33-30  | North Shields
2019  | North Shields  | 24-23  | Ponteland
2020-2021  | No Competition due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
2022  | Medicals | 32-26  | Alnwick II
2023  | Rockcliff | 28-18  | Novocastrians
2024  | Ponteland | W/O*  | Novocastrians

## By number of wins (clubs)

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Team  | Wins  | Years

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Ponteland | 4 | 2004, 2015, 2017, 2024
Ashington | 3 | 2002, 2006, 2008
Medicals | 2 | 2012, 2022
Northumbria University | 2 | 2009, 2013
Novocastrians | 2 | 2016, 2018
Berwick | 1 | 2003
Blyth | 1 | 2014
Gosforth | 1 | 2005
North Shields | 1 | 2019
Rockcliff | 1 | 2023
Wallsend | 1 | 2007

## Notes

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* The 2024 cup final was not played and both clubs could not agree a date. After much debate Northumberland RFU awarded the title to Ponteland.

## References

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1. ^ "CUP DRAWS FOR SEASON 2016-17 (Word doc)". Northumberland RFU. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
2. ^ "Rugby - Ponteland Champions". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
3. ^ "Rugby - Plate Final Gosforth North Shields". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
4. ^ "Rugby - Medicals Champions". Medicals RFC. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
5. ^ "Rugby - Blyth Champions". Blyth RFC. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
6. ^ "Rugby - Ponteland Champions". Ponteland RFC. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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