Havill Plate
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The Havill Plate was an annual rugby union knock-out competition organised by the Devon Rugby Football Union. It was first introduced during the 1971–72 season for clubs that were knocked out of the first round of the Devon Senior Cup with Ilfracombe being the first winners.[1] When the Devon Junior Cup was reintroduced for the 1986–87 season the plate would expand to include teams knocked out of the early rounds of the Junior Cup, until the plate was discontinued after the 1999 final.[2] The Devon RFU have reintroduced similar competitions in recent years although most have been discontinued due to a lack of interest.[3]
Devon Havill Plate winners
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| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–72[1] | Ilfracombe | 12–6 | Plymouth Argaum | ||||
| 1972–73[4] | Sidmouth | Old Heleans | |||||
| 1973–74 | Paignton | ||||||
| 1974–75 | Bideford | ||||||
| 1975–76 | Totnes | ||||||
| 1976–77 | Exmouth | ||||||
| 1977–78 | Paignton | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Okehampton | ||||||
| 1979–80 | Tiverton | ||||||
| 1980–81 | Exmouth | ||||||
| 1981–82 | Ivybridge | ||||||
| 1982–83 | Exmouth | ||||||
| 1983–84 | Ilfracombe | ||||||
| 1984–85 | Crediton | ||||||
| 1985–86 | Teignmouth | ||||||
| 1986–87[5] | Tavistock | 10–0 | Plymouth Argaum | Bickleigh Down, Plymouth | |||
| 1987–88 | Plymouth Civil Service | ||||||
| 1988–89 | Salcombe | ||||||
| 1989–90 | Newton Abbot | ||||||
| 1990–91[6] | Dartmouth | 25–10 | South Molton | Dartmouth Leisure Centre, Dartmouth | |||
| 1991–92[6] | Topsham | Dartmouth | |||||
| 1992–93 | Kingsbridge | ||||||
| 1993–94 | Ilfracombe | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Old Technicians | ||||||
| 1995–96[7] | Wessex | 22–11 | Newton Abbot | ||||
| 1996–97 | Honiton | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Wessex | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Torrington | ||||||
Number of wins
- Exmouth (3)
- Ilfracombe (3)
- Paignton (2)
- Wessex (2)
- Bideford (1)
- Crediton (1)
- Dartmouth (1)
- Honiton (1)
- Ivybridge (1)
- Kingsbridge (1)
- Newton Abbot (1)
- Okehampton (1)
- Old Technicians (1)
- Plymouth Civil Service (1)
- Salcombe (1)
- Sidmouth (1)
- Tavistock (1)
- Teignmouth (1)
- Tiverton (1)
- Topsham (1)
- Torrington (1)
- Totnes (1)