Cumbria Cup

The Cumbria Cup is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organized by the Cumbria Rugby Union. It was first introduced during the 1882-83 season, when it was known as the Cumberland Challenge Cup, and the inaugural winners were Aspatria. Originally it was open only to club sides in Cumberland, but in 1974, as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness merged to form what we now know as Cumbria, and the competition was renamed as the Cumbria Cup, although the Westmorland & Furness Cup continued intermittently up until 2008. It is the most important cup competition in the county ahead of the Cumbria League Cup and Cumbria Shield.

SportRugby Union

Instituted1882; 144 years ago (1882) (Cumberland Challenge Cup)
1974; 52 years ago (1974) (Cumbria Cup)

Number of teams16

Country England

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Cumbria Cup

Sport	Rugby Union
Instituted	1882; 144 years ago (1882) (Cumberland Challenge Cup) 1974; 52 years ago (1974) (Cumbria Cup)
Number of teams	16
Country	England
Holders	Kendal (6th title) (2025-26)
Most titles	Aspatria (32 titles)
Website	Cumbria Rugby Union

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The Cumbria Cup is currently open to the top club sides based in Cumbria, typically playing in tier 5 (Regional 1 North East), tier 6 (Regional 2 North) and tier 7 (Counties 1 Cumbria), of the English rugby union league system. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to be held at a neutral venue between April–May.^[1] Between 2006-14 there was also a Cumbria Plate competition for sides knocked out of the first round of the main cup competition but this has been discontinued in recent years.^[2]