RFU Knockout Cup

RFU Knockout Cup
SportRugby union
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Ceased2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Replaced byAnglo-Welsh Cup
CountriesEngland England
Last
champion(s)
Leeds Tykes (1st title)
Most titlesBath (10 titles)

The RFU Knockout Cup was an English rugby union competition open to any member of the Rugby Football Union. First contested in 1971, it was the premier competition in English club rugby before the establishment of the English league structure in 1987.[1]

The competition was replaced by the Anglo-Welsh Cup, involving 4 Welsh regional sides in addition to the 12 English Premiership clubs, beginning with the 2005–06 season.

  1. ^ "Anglo-Welsh Cup: Previous winners". BBC News. Retrieved 20 April 2015.