Yorkshire Cup (rugby union)

Yorkshire Cup
SportRugby Union
Instituted1877; 147 years ago (1877)
Number of teams15
Country England
HoldersDriffield RUFC (1st title) (2023/24)
Most titlesHalifax RUFC (13 titles)
WebsiteYorkshire RFU

The Yorkshire Cup is an English Rugby Football Union competition founded in 1878. It is organised by the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union and is open to all eligible clubs in the Yorkshire area. It was initially known as the Yorkshire Challenge Cup. Current Champions are Driffield RUFC

The Yorkshire Senior Cup is currently the premier county cup competition for club sides based in Yorkshire that play in tier 4 (National League 2 North), tier 5 (National League 3 North) and tier 6 (North 1 East) of the English rugby union league system. The current format is as a knock-out cup with a first round, second round, quarter-final, semi-final and final, which is to be played at neutral ground in the county. Teams ranked lower than tier 6 play in the Yorkshire Shield or Yorkshire Trophy.[1]

  1. ^ "2016-2017 Yorkshire Competitions". Yorkshire RFU. Retrieved 19 April 2017.