The Surrey Trophy is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Surrey Rugby Football Union. It was introduced in 2009 and the inaugural winners were London Irish Wild Geese. It is the second most important rugby union cup competition in Surrey, behind the Surrey Cup but ahead of the Surrey Shield and Surrey Bowl.
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2009 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Chipstead (1st title) (2021-22) |
| Most titles | Chobham (3 titles) |
| Website | Surrey RFU |
The Surrey Trophy is currently open to club sides based in Surrey and parts of south London, that play in tier 6 (London 1 South), tier 7 (London 2 South West) and tier 8 (London 3 South West) of the English rugby union league system. The current format is a knockout cup with a quarter-final, semi-finals and a final to be held at Molesey Road (Esher's home ground) in May on the same date and same venue as the other Surrey finals.[1]
Surrey Trophy winners
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| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10[2] | London Irish Wild Geese | 11-6 | Cobham | Imber Court Sports Ground, East Moseley | |||
| 2010-11[3] | London Irish Wild Geese | 15-14 | Sutton & Epsom | Imber Court Sports Ground, East Moseley[4] | |||
| 2011-12[5] | Cobham | 20-15 | Sutton & Epsom | Imber Court Sports Ground, East Moseley | |||
| 2012-13 | Chobham | Sutton & Epsom | Molesey Road, Hersham | ||||
| 2013-14[6] | Guildford | 43-5 | Old Reigatians | Molesey Road, Hersham | |||
| 2014-15[7] | Guildford | 22-19 | KCS Old Boys | Molesey Road, Hersham | |||
| 2015-16[8] | Camberley | 8-5 | Battersea Ironsides | Molesey Road, Hersham | |||
| 2016-17[9] | Chobham | 38-7 | Battersea Ironsides | Molesey Road, Hersham | |||
| 2017-18[10] | Chobham | 24-19 | Effingham & Leatherhead | Molesey Road, Hersham | |||
| 2021-22 | Chipstead | 24-20 | Effingham & Leatherhead | Molesey Road, Hersham | |||
| 2022-23 | |||||||
| 2023-24 | KCS Old Boys | 48-28 | Old Tiffinians | Grist Memorial Ground, Hampton Court | |||
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Number of wins
edit- Chobham (3)
- Guildford (2)
- London Irish Wild Geese (2)
- Camberley (1)
- Cobham (1)
- KCS Old Boys (1)
- Chipstead (1)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Incentive FM Surrey Trophy 2016 - 2017". Surrey RFU. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Results Archive". Cobham Rugby. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Sutton & Epsom 14 London Irish Amateurs 15". Sutton Guardian. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "Sutton tackle Irish final". Croydon Advertiser. 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Sutton & Epsom almost cause a shock". News Shopper. 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Old Reigatian soundly beaten by Guildford in Surrey Trophy final". Surrey Mirror. 6 May 2014.
- ^ "Guildford Trump King's With Their Ace In The Pack". King's Rugby (Pitchero). 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Cam Sign Off with Surrey Trophy". Camberley RFC (Pitchero). 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Chobham 1st XV bring home the silverware to bring cheer to a poor season". Chobham Rugby. 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Chobham hang on to clinch back to back Surrey Trophy triumphs". Chobham Rugby. 9 May 2018.
- ^ Finals Day Programme 2016/17. Surrey RFU. 2017. p. 26.