Cheshire RFU Vase
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{{Infobox rugby league football competition
| name = Cheshire Vase
| logo =
| sport = Rugby Union
| founded ={{Start date and age|2005}}
| country = {{ENG}}
| teams = 8
| champion = Wirral (2nd title)
| season = 2017–18
| most_champs = Northwich
| count = 4
| website = [http://www.cheshirerfu.co.uk Cheshire RFU]
}}
The Cheshire Vase is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Cheshire Rugby Football Union, and was introduced during the 2005-06 season with Anselmians being the first ever winners.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rugby+Union%3A+Revenge+mission+on+cards+in+final%3B+RUGBY+UNION.-a0144484435 |title=Rugby Union: Revenge mission on cards in final|publisher=Daily Post (Liverpool)|date=14 April 2006 }} The Vase is currently a stand-alone competition open to club sides based in either Cheshire, Merseyside or the Isle of Man that are ranked at tier 6 (North 1 West) and 7 (South Lancs/Cheshire 1) of the English league system. It is the second most important club competition organized by the Cheshire RFU behind the Cheshire Cup.
The present format is as a knock-out cup with a quarter-final, semi-final and final which is held at a neutral venue during the latter stages of the season (March–May). At present Cheshire Vase finals are held on the same date and same venue as the Cheshire Bowl final.
Cheshire Vase winners
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! style="background:#efefef;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef"|Winner
! style="background:#efefef"|Score
! style="background:#efefef;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef;"|Venue
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| 2005-06{{cite web|url=http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/other-sport/make-or-break-for-wilmslow-2537912 |title=Make or break for Wilmslow|publisher=Macclesfield Express|date=19 April 2006 }} || Anselmians || 25-3 || Wirral || Bradwell Road, Sandbach
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| 2006-07{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rugby+Union%3A+Mixed+final+fortunes-a0163119027 |title=Rugby Union: Mixed final fortunes|publisher=Daily Post (Liverpool)|date=9 May 2007 }} || Northwich || 10-9 || Wirral || Upper Park, Birkenhead
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| 2007-08{{cite web|url=http://archive.sandbachrufc.co.uk/sandbachrufc/website.nsf/5ba48f3337d4a6e08025734c0033afcb/85a3ef24338f450a80257432004d08b7!OpenDocument |title=Northwich (Cheshire Plate Final) 7 - Sandbach 10|publisher=Sandbach RUFC|date=5 May 2008 }} || Sandbach || 10-7 || Northwich || Burrows Hill, Winnington
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| 2008-09{{cite web|url=http://www.wirralrugbyclub.com/a/history-8653.html |title=Wirral Rugby Club History|publisher=Wirral Rugby|accessdate=23 January 2017 }} || Wirral || 20-10 || Chester || Hartsfield, Moreton{{cite web|url=http://www.wirralrugbyclub.com/photos/wirral-1st-xv-cheshire-vase-final-vs-chester-at-ne-35679.html |title=Wirral 1st XV Cheshire Vase Final vs Chester at New Brighton|publisher=Wirral Rugby|accessdate=23 January 2017 }}
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| 2009-10{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/newbrighton/news/cheshire-plate-bowl-vase-winners-135585.html |title=Cheshire Plate, Bowl & Vase Winners|publisher=New Brighton FC|date=9 May 2010 }} || Northwich || 29-10 || Bowdon || Hartsfield, Moreton
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| 2010-11{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/cheshire-vase-final---anselmians-860435 |title=Cheshire Vase Final - Anselmians 22 Altrincham Kersal 51|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=11 May 2011 }} || Altrincham Kersal || 51-22 || Anselmians || Crouchley Lane, Lymm
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| 2011-12{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/anselmiansrufc/teams/13620/match-centre/0-1106494 |title=Anselmians 13 Sandbach 25|publisher=Anselmians RUFC|date=9 April 2012 }} || Sandbach || 25-13 || Anselmians || Burrows Hill, Winnington{{cite web|url=http://archive.sandbachrufc.co.uk/sandbachrufc/website.nsf/72edc9effb73275280256843006c2119/229b2091c9ec1acf802578f70046cd06!OpenDocument |title=Rochdale 13 - Sandbach 32|publisher=Sandbach RUFC|date=31 March 2012 }}
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| 2012-13{{cite web|url=http://www.wirralrugbyclub.com/teams/16027/match-centre/0-1575013 |title=Vase - Almost but Not Quite in Tense Game|publisher=Wirral Rugby Club|date=1 April 2013 }} || Sale FC || 19-11 || Wirral || Memorial Ground, Wilmslow
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| 2013-14{{cite web |url=http://www.cheshirerfu.co.uk/cheshire-competitions-finals-results/ |title=Cheshire Competitions Finals Results |publisher=Cheshire RFU |date=21 April 2014 |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202024149/http://www.cheshirerfu.co.uk/cheshire-competitions-finals-results/ |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=dead }} || Altrincham Kersal || 17-13 || New Brighton || Burrows Hill, Winnington
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| 2014-15{{cite web |url=http://www.cheshirerfu.co.uk/cheshire-vase-bowl-plate-finals-4th-april-2015/ |title=Cheshire Vase, Bowl & Plate Final Results |publisher=Cheshire RFU |date=7 April 2015 |access-date=23 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025719/http://www.cheshirerfu.co.uk/cheshire-vase-bowl-plate-finals-4th-april-2015/ |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=dead }} || Wilmslow || 37-0 || Crewe & Nantwich || Burrows Hill, Winnington
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| 2015-16{{cite web|url=http://www.cnrugby.uk/teams/9366/match-centre/0-3310235 |title=Birkenhead Park 44-8 Crewe & Nantwich RUFC|publisher=Crewe & Nantwich RUFC|date=26 April 2016 }} || Birkenhead Park || 44-8 || Crewe & Nantwich || Bradwell Road, Sandbach
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| 2016-17{{cite web|url=http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/sport/15233245.Park_10_36_Northwich__Blacks_win_Cheshire_Vase_in_style/ |title=Northwich beat league rivals Birkenhead Park to claim Cheshre RFU Vase success |publisher=Northwich Guardian |date=19 April 2017}} || Northwich || 36-10 || Birkenhead Park || The Vagrants Ground, Nantwich
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| 2017-18{{cite web|url=http://www.wirralrugbyclub.com/teams/16027/match-centre/0-4003874 |title=Wirral Win Cheshire Vase |publisher=Wirral Rugby Club |date=24 March 2018}} || Wirral || 17-14 || Sandbach || Burrows Hill, Winnington
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| 2018-19 || Northwich || 24-17 || Birkenhead Park || Hartsfield, Moreton
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Number of wins
- Northwich (4)
- Altrincham Kersal (2)
- Sandbach (2)
- Wirral (2)
- Anselmians (1)
- Birkenhead Park (1)
- Sale FC (1)
- Wilmslow (1)
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.cheshirerfu.co.uk Cheshire RFU]
{{Rugby union in England}}
Category:2005 establishments in England
Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2005