Rugby league county cups

Historically, English rugby league clubs competed for the Lancashire Cup and the Yorkshire Cup, known collectively as the county cups. The leading rugby clubs in Yorkshire had played in a cup competition (affectionately known as t’owd tin pot) for several years prior to the schism of 1895. However, the Lancashire authorities had refused to sanction a similar tournament, fearing it would lead to professionalism.

After the split, the replacement for the Yorkshire Cup was not immediately introduced; however, new Yorkshire and Lancashire Cups were introduced in the 1905–06 season.

The county cups were played on the same basis as the Challenge Cup, with an open draw and straight knock-out matches leading to a final.

The county cups were abandoned in 1993 due to the more successful clubs complaining about overloaded fixtures. BARLA continue to run cup competitions for Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria for amateur clubs.

Lancashire Cup

Main article: RFL Lancashire Cup

The Lancashire Cup was founded in 1905 and was an annual cup competition for teams in and around Lancashire. There was no competition between 1941-1945 because of World War II. The last edition of the cup was in 1992 after that it folded due to there being too many fixtures in the calendar.

Yorkshire Cup

Main article: RFL Yorkshire Cup

The Yorkshire Cup was a cup competition for teams in Yorkshire. The competition ran from 1905-1992 when it folded due to the amount of fixtures in the calendar and the RFL not seeing it as being a part of the future of modern rugby league.

TV coverage

The BBC regularly televised both the Lancashire and Yorkshire Cup finals from 1958 to 1984 usually as part of the Grandstand programme but after 1984 the BBC dropped the county cups from its coverage due to cutbacks. But from 1987 to 1990 both the Lancashire and Yorkshire Cup finals were televised by ITV in their respective regions. In 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990 Yorkshire Television through their Scrumdown programme with live coverage. The Lancashire Cup final was televised by Granada in 1989 and 1990 under the Rugby League Live name again with live coverage. The 1991 Lancashire and Yorkshire Cup finals were both shown by British Aerospace Sportscast but the last ever finals in 1992 were not shown on TV. The 1985 and 1986 Yorkshire Cup finals and the Lancashire Cup finals in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 also had no TV coverage. The 1965 and 1968 Lancashire Cup finals were played on a Friday night and likely to have been recorded by the BBC and shown on Grandstand the following day.

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Rugby league County Cup competitions

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Rugby league in Great Britain and Ireland

Nations and regions	Rugby league in England Rugby league in Ireland Rugby league in Scotland Rugby league in Wales Rugby league in Lancashire Rugby league in Yorkshire

Federations	Rugby Football League BARLA Rugby League Ireland Scotland Rugby League Wales Rugby League

National teams	Great Britain England Ireland Scotland Wales

Women's national teams	Great Britain England Ireland Scotland Wales

Leagues	Super League Championship League 1 National Conference League Conference League South Yorkshire Men's League Pennine League North West Men's League Cumberland League Midlands Rugby League North East Rugby League South West Rugby League West of England Rugby League East Men's League South Premier London & South East Men's League Scottish Conference League North Wales Conference South Wales Premiership Super 8 RFL Women's Rugby League

Cups	Challenge Cup BARLA National Cup Yorkshire County Cup Lancashire County Cup Cumbria County Cup Cumberland County Cup

Former competitions	RFL Championship Premiership Rugby League Conference Lancs/Yorks Cups Lancs/Yorks League League Cup Charity Shield BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Trans-Pennine Cup Championship Cup

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