Lancashire Rugby

Congratulations to the 2026 Lancashire Senior Cup Competition Finalists. The Brian Leigh Lancashire Trophy Final will be played this Saturday. Dates and detials for the Lancashire Cup, Bowl and Plate Finals are still to be confirmed as the availabilty of finalist teams will be determined by their continued involvement in National Cup Competitions. 

All Finalist teams for Lancashire RFU Cup Competitions are reminded of the madatory protocol for the handling and security of the county silverware in this document  Download

The Brian Leigh Lancashire Trophy Final

Wigan RUFC and Warrington RUFC will battle it out for the prestigious county silverware at Bolton RUFC on Saturday 2nd May, Kick Off 3:00PM. Ground admission is £5, concessions £3.

The Trophy Final online programme is published on this link  Download

The Lancashire Trophy was originally introduced in the 1893-94 season as the Lancashire County Rugby Challenge Cup 2nd Division, and was well supported up until the great schism. After 1895 clubs steadily joined the Northern Union and there were not enough remianing participants to make a meaningful competition for a second tier trophy. So the magnificent silverware was stored in a bank vault for many years until it was reintroduced in 1987, when it was decided to add a second tier to the Lancashire Cup Competition.  The first winners of the Lancashire Trophy were St Helens in 1894, the most successful club since 1987 is Leigh who have lifted the trophy five times; the current holders are Warrington.

The Lancashire Trophy became The Brian Leigh Lancashire Trophy in the 2010-11 season in tribute to the former Lancashire County Rugby Hon. Secretary and Chair of Disciplinary who had served the game with distinction before his passing in 2009. 

The John Burgess Lancashire Cup Final

Vale Of Lune RUFC and Widnes RUFC will face each other for the right to lift the magnificent cup at Wigan RUFC on Saturday 16th May, Kick Off 3:00PM. Ground admission is £5, concessions £3.

The Cup Final online programme is published on this link  Download

The Lancashire County Rugby Challenge Cup was introduced in the 1893-94 season and was initially well supported with Oldham, Tyldesley, Morecambe and Littleborough being the early winners. However, following the 1895 schism and departure of clubs to Northern Union the competition demised and was eventually reintroduced in 1971 with Orrell, Waterloo and Liverpool being regular holders during the seventies and eighties.  In 1997 the magnificent silverware was renamed the John Burgess Lancashire Cup in tribute to the former celebrated player, coach and administrator. Salfordian John Burgess CBE, played for Old Salfordians and Broughton Park, representing Lancashire 20 times 1956-64 and North West Counties against the All Blacks in 1964 before coming to prominence as the coach of Lancashire 1968-1973, with the Red Rose county providing over 20 internationals, four England captains and a British Lions captain during his tenure. John Burgess went on to coach England 1971-75 and became Lancashire RFU President in the 1981-82 centenary season and President of the RFU 1987- 88.

The Lancashire Plate Final

Bolton RUFC and Southport RFC will meet in the Lancashire Plate Final to be played at Widnes RUFC on Saturday 23rd May, Kick Off 3:30PM TBC. Ground admission is £5, concessions £3.

The online match programme is published on this link  Download

The Lancashire Plate was introduced in the 1982/83 season with Old Aldwinians the inaugural winners. Since then, Liverpool Collegiate have lifted the trophy four times, with Eccles and De la Salle each holding it 3 times. Winning the Lancashire Plate would be a first for Southport, Bolton have won the Plate once before in 2014. 

The Alan Stone Lancashire Bowl Final

Burnley RUFC and Fleetwood RUFC will battle it out in the Lancashire Bowl Final to be held at Widnes RUFC on Saturday 23rd May, Kick Off 1:30PM. Ground admission is £5, concessions £3.

The online match programme is published on this link  Download

The Lancashire Bowl was introduced in the 2009-10 season, named in tribute to Alan Stone, a club member of Aldwinians and a stalwart of the youth game who had worked tirelessly as one of the early Youth Development Officers (YDO) in Manchester and Tameside communities, before cancer took his life at an early age. Since its introduction Garstang have been the most successful club, winning the Bowl on 3 occasions.