Northumberland Senior Cup (rugby union)
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| Sport | Rugby Union |
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| Instituted | 1882 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |
 England
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| Holders | Alnwick (2nd title) (2016–17) |
| Most titles | Gosforth (Newcastle Falcons) (30 titles) |
| Website | Northumberland RFU |
The Northumberland Senior Cup is an annual rugby union competition held between the clubs of the Northumberland RFU which was first played in 1882. It is the senior county cup for the Northumberland Rugby Union, which includes Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, and Northumberland. The current holders are Alnwick who defeated Morpeth in the 2017 cup final. Most games were held at the Northumberland County Ground from 1932 up until 1988; before and after the County Ground's existence Senior Cup Finals have been played at various venues in the county.
The Senior Cup is currently the premier county cup competition for club sides based in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear typically based at tier 6 (North 1 East) and tier 7 (Durham/Northumberland 1) of the English rugby union system, although the 2nd teams of larger clubs in the region such as Tynedale (who play in National League 2 North), as well as Berwick (who play in the Scottish Regional League), have taken part in the competition. The format is as a knock-out cup with a quarter-final, semi-final and final, which is to be played at a neutral ground in April on Easter Saturday.
With the advent of professionalism, the gap between some clubs became too great in the county. In 2002 the Northumberland Senior Plate was inaugurated as a competition for clubs outside of the top 8 Northumberland clubs every season.
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