David Butt Memorial Trophy
Sport | Rugby Union |
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Instituted | 2016; 8 years ago (2016) |
Number of teams | 16 |
Country | England |
Holders | South Molton (2017–18) |
Most titles | New Cross, South Molton (1 title) |
Website | Devon RFU |
The David Butt Memorial Trophy is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Devon Rugby Football Union. It was introduced at the start of the 2016–17 season in honour of David Butt, who had been chair of the Devon RFU, and had died back in April 2016.[1] A former rugby player and coach with Barnstaple and South Molton, David had also been involved in local politics and was a Liberal Democrat Councillor as well as having been deputy leader of North Devon Council. The first-ever winners of the competition were New Cross who won the final held at Pottingham Road in Barnstaple.[2]
The David Butt Memorial Trophy is open to club sides in Devon that play at tier 9 (Devon League 1) and tier 10 (Devon League 2) of the English rugby union league system and is held during the autumn months as a prelude to league action. The current format involves a first round group stage, organized by geography to minimize travel, followed by a knock-out stage featuring semi-finals and a final to be held at a neutral venue.[3]
David Butt Memorial Trophy winners
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Year | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | |||
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2016[2] | New Cross | 21-15 | Old Technicians | Pottingham Road, Barnstaple | |||
2017[4] | South Molton | 29-8 | Dartmouth | Pottingham Road, Barnstaple | |||
2018 |
Number of wins
- New Cross (1)
- South Molton (1)
See also
- Devon RFU
- Devon Senior Cup
- Devon Intermediate Cup
- Devon Junior Cup
- Havill Plate
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References
- ^ "Devon rugby clubs to play for David Butt Trophy". North Devon Journal. 2 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "New Cross win inaugural David Butt Memorial Trophy". Devon RFU. 23 Oct 2016.
- ^ "David Butt Memorial Trophy". Devon RFU. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "South Molton seal 'special' David Butt Memorial Trophy victory". North Devon Gazette. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
External links
- Devon RFU[permanent dead link]
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