North Midlands Shield

North Midlands Shield
Sport Rugby Union
Instituted 2001 (2001)
Number of teams 20
Country  England
Holders Kidderminster Carolians (2nd title) (2015–16)
Most titles Bridgnorth (3 titles)
Website North Midlands RFU

The North Midlands Shield is an annual rugby union knock-out cup club competition organized by the North Midlands Rugby Football Union and was first contested during the 2001-02 season with Ledbury being the first ever winners, defeating Old Saltleians in the final held at Finstall Park in Bromsgrove.[1] It is currently open for clubs ranked in tier 7-8 of the English rugby union system that fall under the North Midlands RFU umbrella, including sides based in Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire. A tier 9 side, Shropshire based Oswestry, who play in Cheshire (South), also take part. In 2014 the North Midlands RFU introduced a 'Plate' competition for sides eliminated in the early stages of the Shield.[2] It is one of three men's club competitions in the region along with the North Midlands Cup (for tier 5-6 sides) and the North Midlands Vase (for tier 9-10 sides).[3]

The current format is as a knock-out cup with a preliminary round, first round, quarter-final, semi-final and final which is held at a neutral venue in May (currently Heathbrook, home of Dudley Kingswinford RFC) along with the cup and vase finals. Due to the disjointed numbers of teams several teams have play in the preliminary round. Teams that lose in either the preliminary or first round stage then contest the plate while winners go on to contest the cup proper.

2015-16

Participating teams

North Midlands Shield

Preliminary Round Round 1 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final (8 May 2016)
   
       Old Yardleians 12  
       Old Saltleians 30  
         Old Saltleians 15  
       Moseley Oak 8  
       Moseley Oak 49  
 Evesham W/O      Evesham 5  
 Ludlow        Old Saltleians 20  
       Camp Hill 17  
       Camp Hill 77  
 Pershore 5      Edwardian 7  
 Edwardian 61      Camp Hill 24
 Woodrush 36      Malvern 5  
 Clee Hill 10      Woodrush 0  
       Malvern 51  
         Old Saltleians 15
       Kidderminster Carolians 32
       Kidderminster Carolians 24
       Droitwich 10  
       Kidderminster Carolians 55
       Shrewsbury 17  
       Shrewsbury 13  
       Stourbridge Lions 8  
       Kidderminster Carolians 25  
 Cleobury Mortimer      Veseyans 7  
 Ledbury W/O      Ledbury 18       
       Veseyans 38       
       Veseyans 38
       Harborne 21  
       Oswestry
       Harborne W/O  
   

[4]

North Midlands Shield Plate

Round 1 Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final (8 May 2016)
   
       Oswestry 0  
       Droitwich 18  
         Droitwich W/O  
         Cleobury Mortimer  
       Cleobury Mortimer W/O  
       Ledbury  
         Droitwich 20
 Stourbridge Lions        Old Yardleians 27
 Woodrush W/O      Woodrush 41  
 Evesham W/O      Evesham 10  
 Ludlow        Woodrush 9  
         Old Yardleians 37  
       Old Yardleians W/O       
 Clee Hill W/O      Clee Hill       
 Edwardian  

[5]

North Midlands Shield winners

North Midlands Shield Winners[6]
Season Shield Winner Score Shield Runners–up Plate Winner[b 1] Score Plate Runners–up Venue
2001-02[1] Ledbury 13-5 Old Saltleians Finstall Park, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
2002-03[7] Solihull 13-7[b 2] Old Yardleians Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2003-04[8] Old Yardleians 27-8 Aston Old Edwardians Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2004-05[9][10] Solihull 48-28 Old Dixonians Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2005-06[11] Kidderminster Carolians 24-18 Old Halesonians Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2006-07[12][13] Old Halesonians 15-0 Aston Old Edwardians Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2007-08[14][15] Camp Hill Bournville Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2008-09[16] Bournville 34-17 Aston Old Edwardians Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2009-10[17] Old Saltleians Droitwich Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2010-11[18] Droitwich 29-13 Aston Old Edwardians Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands
2011-12[19] Droitwich 27-16 Veseyans Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2012-13[20] Bridgnorth 10-6 Droitwich Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2013-14[21] Bridgnorth 30-8 Stourbridge Lions Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2014-15[22] Bridgnorth 18-13 Kidderminster Carolians Old Saltleians 29-15 Woodrush Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
2015-16[23] Kidderminster Carolians 32-15 Old Saltleians Old Yardleians 27-20 Droitwich Heathbrook, Kingswinford, West Midlands
  1. ↑ Plate competition introduced for 2014-15 season for teams that were knocked out of the first round of the North Midlands Shield.[2]
  2. ↑ North Midlands RFU website has Worcester Wanderers as the winners of the 2003 competition yet Worcester News state Solihull win. This is backed up in other online new sources so it must be a mistake by the North Midlands RFU.

Number of wins

Shield

Plate

  • Old Saltleians (1)
  • Old Yardleians (1)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "3/1/03 - Southam visit Ledbury RFC". Hereford Times. 3 January 2003.
  2. 1 2 "North Midlands Cup draws made". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "NORTH MIDLANDS CUP COMPETITIONS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "NORTH MIDLANDS SHIELD Season 2015-16". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "NORTH MIDLANDS SHIELD PLATE Season 2015-16". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "NM SHIELD PREVIOUS WINNERS". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sols march on to double joy". Worcester News. 11 May 2003.
  8. ↑ "RUGBY UNION: Robbo record". Birmingham Evening Mail. 11 May 2004.
  9. ↑ "Dixonians RFC: History". Dixonians RFC. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "RUGBY UNION: Solihull double". Birmingham Evening Mail. Retrieved 9 May 2005.
  11. ↑ "Kidderminster Carolians". Worcester News. Retrieved 11 May 2006.
  12. ↑ "Sport in Brief". The Telegraph. 15 May 2007.
  13. ↑ "Rugby Union: Shield semi-final between Kings Norton and Bournville". The Birmingham Post. 18 April 2008.
  14. ↑ "Camp Hill: History". Camp Hill RFC. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Rugby Union: Shield semi-final between Kings Norton and Bournville". The Birmingham Post. 18 April 2008.
  16. ↑ "Award-winning vets Bournville Hippos enter Sevens festival.". The Birmingham Post. 12 May 2009.
  17. ↑ "North Midlands Finals". Aston Old Edwardians RFC. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "North Midlands Shield Final". Aston Old Edwardians RFC. 15 May 2011.
  19. ↑ "DRFC 27-16 Veseyans". Droitwich RFC. 13 May 2012.
  20. ↑ "Bridgnorth Won The North Mids Shield!". Bridgnorth RFC. 13 May 2013.
  21. ↑ "Bridgnorth and Bredon Star win silverware at county finals day". North Midlands RFU. 11 May 2014.
  22. ↑ "NORTH MIDS CU 2014/15 Season". North Midlands RFU. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  23. ↑ "Bees win North Midlands Cup in tense final". North Midlands RFU. 8 May 2016.

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