{"id":2394,"date":"2010-06-15T08:04:36","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T07:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=2394"},"modified":"2010-06-15T08:07:34","modified_gmt":"2010-06-15T07:07:34","slug":"a-short-history-of-the-powerade-towns-cup-the-first-trust-senior-cup-the-mccrea-cup-the-mccambley-cup-the-crawford-cup-the-gordon-west-cup-the-forster-cup-the-butler-shield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/a-short-history-of-the-powerade-towns-cup-the-first-trust-senior-cup-the-mccrea-cup-the-mccambley-cup-the-crawford-cup-the-gordon-west-cup-the-forster-cup-the-butler-shield\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short History Of The Powerade Towns Cup, The First Trust Senior Cup,  The McCrea Cup, The McCambley Cup, The Crawford Cup, The Gordon West Cup, The Forster Cup, &#038; The Butler Shield!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many years now we have been covering the following tournaments in club rugby in Ulster and have often wondered &#8211; Who are these people, Forster, McCambley, Crawford? Thanks to the work of Colm O&#8217;Kane who has completed some work experience for us, we bring you the below potted history of some of the tournaments in Ulster Rugby. we hope you enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>POWERADE ULSTER TOWNS CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEN IT STARTED<br \/>\nThe Ulster Towns Cup stretches back to 1883. The final is traditionally played on Easter Monday at Ravenhill. It is the second oldest competition, the other being the Ulster Schools Cup <\/p>\n<p>WHICH TEAMS PARTICPATE<br \/>\nIt is confined to teams outside of Belfast. Since the resumption of play after World War II, where a town is represented by a senior club, their second team is the one that competes.<\/p>\n<p>WHY THE COMPETITION WAS SET UP<br \/>\nThe Ulster Towns Cup is a rugby union competition organized by the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. It was founded for competition between teams representing Provincial Towns, i.e. outside Belfast. It used to be that anyone born in a town was entitled to play for that town in this competition. That has now changed and you must be a registered player with the town club. Players can only be registered to one club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/powerade-towns-cup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/powerade-towns-cup.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"powerade towns cup\" width=\"630\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PAST WINNERS<\/p>\n<p>1883\t\tDerry\t\t1947\tArmagh<br \/>\n1884\t\tDungannon\t1948\tDungannon<br \/>\n1885\t\tBessbrook\t1949\tDungannon<br \/>\n1886\t\tBessbrook &#038; Dungannon\t1950\tDungannon<br \/>\n1887\t\tBessbrook\t1951\tArmagh<br \/>\n1888\t\tBessbrook\t1952\tLurgan<br \/>\n1889\t\tDerry\t\t1953\tBallymena<br \/>\n1890\t\tArmagh\t1954\tColeraine<br \/>\n1891\t\tDerry\t\t1955\tLurgan<br \/>\n1892\t\tDerry\t\t1956\tBangor<br \/>\n1893\t\tDerry\t\t1957\tPortadown<br \/>\n1894\t\tDungannon\t1958\tLurgan<br \/>\n1895\t\tDungannon\t1959\tPortadown<br \/>\n1896\t\tDungannon\t1960\tDungannon<br \/>\n1897\t\tDerry\t\t1961\tDungannon<br \/>\n1898\t\tDerry\t\t1962\tArds<br \/>\n1899\t\tDungannon\t1963\tBallymena<br \/>\n1900\t\tNo Competition\t1964\tBallynahinch<br \/>\n1901\t\tFinal tie not played\t1965\tDungannon<br \/>\n1902\t\tDungannon\t1966\tDungannon<br \/>\n1903\t\tDungannon\t1967\tColeraine<br \/>\n1904\t\tBangor\t\t1968\tBangor<br \/>\n1905\t\tDungannon\t1969\tBangor<br \/>\n1906\t\tBangor\t\t1970\tBallymena<br \/>\n1907\t\tDungannon\t1971\tArmagh<br \/>\n1908\t\tDerry\t\t1972\tBangor<br \/>\n1909\t\tBangor\t\t1973\tBallymena<br \/>\n1910\t\tArmagh\t1974\tBallymena<br \/>\n1911\t\tCarrick\t1975\t1975                Bangor<br \/>\n1912\t\tCup withheld\t1976\tBallyclare<br \/>\n1913\t\tCarrick\t1977\t1977                Ballymena<br \/>\n1914\t\tLarne\t\t1978\tBallyclare<br \/>\n1920\tBangor\t\t\t\t\t\t1979\tBallymena<br \/>\n1921\tLarne\t\t\t\t\t\t1980\tBallyclare<br \/>\n1922\tLurgan\t\t\t\t\t\t1981\tArmagh<br \/>\n1923\tBangor\t\t\t\t\t\t1982\tCarrick<br \/>\n1924\tDonaghadee\t\t\t\t\t1983\tMagherafelt<br \/>\n1925\tLurgan\t\t\t\t\t\t1984\tColeraine<br \/>\n1926\tLurgan\t\t\t\t\t\t1985\tLisburn<br \/>\n1927\tColeraine\t\t\t\t\t1986\tBallyclare<br \/>\n1928\tBallymena\t\t\t\t\t1987\tBallynahinch<br \/>\n1929\tArmagh\t\t\t\t\t1988\tBallynahinch<br \/>\n1930\tBangor\t\t\t\t\t\t1989\tBanbridge<br \/>\n1931\tColeraine\t\t\t\t\t1990\tBallynahinch<br \/>\n1932\tBallymena\t\t\t\t\t1991\tBallymena<br \/>\n1933\tBanbridge\t\t\t\t\t1992\tCarrick<br \/>\n1934\tEnniskillen\t\t\t\t\t1993\tBanbridge<br \/>\n1935\tDerry\t\t\t\t\t\t1994\tBallymena<br \/>\n1936\tDerry\t\t\t\t\t\t1994\/95\tBallynahinch<br \/>\n1937\tEnniskillen\t\t\t\t\t1995\/96\tDungannon<br \/>\n1938\tColeraine\t\t\t\t\t1996\/97\tColeraine<\/p>\n<p>1939\tDromore<br \/>\n1946\tBangor\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>1997\/98\tColeraine<br \/>\n1998\/99\tDungannon<br \/>\n1999\/00\tBallymena<br \/>\n2000\/01\tMagherafelt<br \/>\n2001\/02\tOmagh<br \/>\n2002\/03\tArds<br \/>\n2003\/04\tBallyclare<br \/>\n2004\/05\tBallymena<br \/>\n2005\/06\tColeraine<br \/>\n2006\/07          Clogher Valley<br \/>\n2007\/08\tArmagh<br \/>\n2008\/09\tCity of Derry<br \/>\n2009\/10\tBallymoney<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIRST TRUST SENIOR CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEN IT STARTED<br \/>\n1884<\/p>\n<p>WHICH TEAMS PARTICPATE<br \/>\n11 Ulster senior clubs play in the Senior Cup. The Competition is played over 4 rounds<\/p>\n<p>WHY THE COMPETITION WAS SET UP<br \/>\nThe competition was set up as a knockout competition for senior clubs .<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/first-trust.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/first-trust.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"first trust\" width=\"630\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PAST WINNERS<br \/>\n1884\/85\tNIFC<br \/>\n1885\/86\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1886\/87\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1887\/88\tLisburn FC<br \/>\n1888\/89\tAlbion FC<br \/>\n1889\/90\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1890\/91\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1891\/92\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1892\/93\tNIFC<br \/>\n1893\/94\tNIFC<br \/>\n1894\/95\tNIFC<br \/>\n1895\/96\tNIFC<br \/>\n1896\/97\tNIFC<br \/>\n1897\/98\tNIFC<br \/>\n1898\/99\tNIFC<br \/>\n1899\/1900\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1900\/01\tNIFC<br \/>\n1901\/02\tNIFC<br \/>\n1902\/03\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1903\/04\tMalone FC<br \/>\n1904\/05\tMalone FC<br \/>\n1905\/06\tCollegians FC<br \/>\n1906\/07\tMalone  FC<br \/>\n1907\/08\tNIFC<br \/>\n1908\/09\tQueens<br \/>\n1909\/10\tCollegians FC<br \/>\n1910\/11\tRichmond FC<br \/>\n1910\/11\tKnock FC<br \/>\n1911\/12\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1912\/13\tCollegians FC<br \/>\n1913\/14\tNo Competition<br \/>\n1914\/15 to 1918\/19 No Competition due to the war<br \/>\n1919\/20\tNIFC<br \/>\n1920\/21\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1921\/22\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1922\/23\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1923\/24\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1924\/25\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1925\/26\tCollegians FC<br \/>\n1926\/27\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1927\/28\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1928\/29\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1929\/30\tNIFC<br \/>\n1930\/31\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1931\/32\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1932\/33\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1933\/34\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1934\/35\tNIFC<br \/>\n1935\/36\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1936\/37\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1937\/38\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1938\/39\tNIFC<br \/>\n1939\/45\tCompetition suspended during the war<br \/>\n1945\/46\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1946\/47\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1947\/48\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1948\/49\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1949\/50\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1950\/51\tQueens FC<br \/>\n1951\/52\tCollegians FC<br \/>\n1952\/53\tCIYMS FC<br \/>\n1953\/54\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1954\/55\tNIFC<br \/>\n1955\/56\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1956\/57\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1957\/58\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1958\/59\tQueens University FC<br \/>\n1959\/60\tQueens University FC<br \/>\n1960\/61\tCollegians FC<br \/>\n1961\/62\tCollegians FC<br \/>\n1962\/63\tBallymena FC<br \/>\n1963\/64\tDungannon FC<br \/>\n1964\/65\tInstonians FC<br \/>\n1965\/66\tCIYMS<br \/>\n1966\/67\tCIYMS<br \/>\n1967\/68\tDungannon<br \/>\n1968\/69\tNIFC<br \/>\n1969\/70\tBallymena<br \/>\n1970\/71\tMalone<br \/>\n1971\/72\tCIYMS<br \/>\n1972\/73\tNIFC<br \/>\n1973\/74\tCIYMS<br \/>\n1974\/75\tBallymena<br \/>\n1975\/76\tDungannon<br \/>\n1976\/77\tBallymena<br \/>\n1977\/78\tCIYMS<br \/>\n1978\/79\tInstonians<br \/>\n1979\/80\tBangor<br \/>\n1980\/81\tQueens<br \/>\n1981\/82\tBangor<br \/>\n1982\/83\tCollegians<br \/>\n1983\/84\tMalone<br \/>\n1984\/85\tArds<br \/>\n1985\/86\tBangor<br \/>\n1986\/87\tArds<br \/>\n1987\/88\tMalone<br \/>\n1988\/89\tBallymena<br \/>\n1989\/90\tBallymena<br \/>\n1990\/91\tBallymena<br \/>\n1991\/92\tMalone<br \/>\n1992\/93\tDungannon<br \/>\n1993\/94\tDungannon<br \/>\n1993\/94\tDungannon<br \/>\n1994\/95\tDungannon<br \/>\n1995\/96\tDungannon<br \/>\n1996\/97\tBallymena<br \/>\n1997\/98\tDungannon<br \/>\n1998\/99\tInstonians<br \/>\n1999\/00\tCity of Derry<br \/>\n2000\/01\tBelfast Harlequins<br \/>\n2001\/02\tDungannon<br \/>\n2002\/03\tBallymena<br \/>\n2003\/04\tBallymena<br \/>\n2004\/05\tBallymena<br \/>\n2005\/06\tBelfast Harlequins<br \/>\n2006\/07\tDungannon<br \/>\n2007\/08\tBelfast Harlequins<br \/>\n2008\/09\tBallynahinch<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCREA CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEN IT STARTED<br \/>\n1938<\/p>\n<p>WHICH TEAMS PARTICPATE<br \/>\nRugby clubs within the Belfast area.<\/p>\n<p>WHY THE COMPETITION WAS SET UP<br \/>\nG G McCrea of Malone was President of the Ulster Branch during 1913-1919 (he remained in office through the cessation of rugby during WW1).<br \/>\nThe McCrea Cup was presented as a memorial in the late 1930s.<\/p>\n<p>PAST WINNERS<br \/>\n1938\/39\tOphir<br \/>\n1939 &#8211; 1945\tCompetition suspended during war years<br \/>\n1945\/46\tCIYMS<br \/>\n1946\/47\tBelfast Royal Academy FP<br \/>\n1947\/48\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1948\/49\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1949\/50\tBelfast Royal Academy FP<br \/>\n1950\/51\tYMCA<br \/>\n1951\/52\tBelfast Royal Academy FP<br \/>\n1952\/53\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1953\/54\tBelfast Royal Academy FP 1954\/55\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1955\/56\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1956\/57\tBelfast Royal Academy FP<br \/>\n1957\/58\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1958\/59\tInstonians 2<br \/>\n1959\/60\tInstonians 2<br \/>\n1960\/61\tCollegians 2<br \/>\n1961\/62\tCollegians 2<br \/>\n1962\/63\tNIFC<br \/>\n1963\/64\tQueens 2<br \/>\n1964\/65\tQueens 2<br \/>\n1965\/66\tMalone 2<br \/>\n1966\/67\tMalone<br \/>\n1967\/68\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1968\/69\tBelfast High School FP<br \/>\n1969\/70\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1970\/71\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1971\/72\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1972\/73\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1973\/74\tCooke<br \/>\n1974\/75\tCooke<br \/>\n1975\/76\tAnnadale<br \/>\n1976\/77\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1977\/78\tGrosvenor High School FP<br \/>\n1978\/79\tGrosvenor High School FP<br \/>\n1979\/80\tCooke<br \/>\n1980\/81\tGrosvenor High School FP<br \/>\n1981\/82\tGrosvenor High School FP<br \/>\n1982\/83\tCooke<br \/>\n1983\/84\tGrosvenor<br \/>\n1984\/84\tGrosvenor<br \/>\n1985\/86\tCooke<br \/>\n1986\/87\tRUC<br \/>\n1987\/88\tCooke<br \/>\n1988\/89\tCooke<br \/>\n1989\/90\tRUC<br \/>\n1990\/91\tRUC<br \/>\n1991\/92\tRUC<br \/>\n1992\/93\tRUC<br \/>\n1993\/94\tInstonians<br \/>\n1994\/95\tRUC<br \/>\n1995\/96\tCooke<br \/>\n1996\/97\tCooke<br \/>\n1997\/98\tCivil Service<br \/>\n1998\/99\tCooke<br \/>\n1999\/00\tCooke<br \/>\n2000\/01\tB\u2019fast Harlequins<br \/>\n2001\/02\tCooke<br \/>\n2002\/03\tCooke<br \/>\n2003\/04\tBelfast Harlequins 2<br \/>\n2004\/05\tBelfast Harlequins 2<br \/>\n2005\/06\tMalone 2<br \/>\n2006\/07\tCooke<br \/>\n2007\/08\tCooke<br \/>\n2008\/09\tCooke<br \/>\n2009\/10\tCooke<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCAMBLEY CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEN IT STARTED<br \/>\n1968<\/p>\n<p>WHICH TEAMS PARTICPATE<br \/>\nMagners Minor League teams<\/p>\n<p>WHY THE COMPETITION WAS SET UP<br \/>\nHerbert McCambley was a prominent member of the now defunct Collegians.<br \/>\nThe McCambley Cup was presented in his memory in the 1960s<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/mccambley-cup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/mccambley-cup.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"mccambley cup\" width=\"630\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PAST WINNERS<br \/>\n1968\/69\tCarrick<br \/>\n1969\/70\tQueens<br \/>\n1970\/71\tKings Scholars<br \/>\n1971\/72\tBallymena<br \/>\n1972\/73\tInstonians<br \/>\n1973\/74\tRainey OB<br \/>\n1974\/75\tCarrick<br \/>\n1975\/76\tBallymena<br \/>\n1976\/77\tInstonians<br \/>\n1977\/78\tCollegians<br \/>\n1978\/79\tMonaghan<br \/>\n1979\/80\tBallymena<br \/>\n1980\/81\tLisburn<br \/>\n1981\/82\tVirginia<br \/>\n1982\/83\tGrosvenor<br \/>\n1983\/84\tAcademy<br \/>\n1984\/85\tMalone &#8211; Banbridge<br \/>\n1985\/86\tArmagh<br \/>\n1986\/87\tPortadown<br \/>\n1987\/88\tArds<br \/>\n1988\/89\tArds<br \/>\n1989\/90\tRUC<br \/>\n1990\/91\tArds<br \/>\n1991\/92\tPortadown &#8211; Malone<br \/>\n1992\/93\tLimavady<br \/>\n1993\/94\tClogher Valley<br \/>\n1994\/95\tArds 5<br \/>\n1995\/96\tCooke 6<br \/>\n1996\/97\tBallymena 6<br \/>\n1997\/98\tBallynahinch 5<br \/>\n1998\/99\tBallymena 6<br \/>\n1999\/00\tBallymena 6<br \/>\n2000\/01\tPortadown 6<br \/>\n2001\/02\tBallynahinch 7<br \/>\n2002\/03\tBangor 3<br \/>\n2003\/04\tCIYMS 3<br \/>\n2004\/05\tArds 5<br \/>\n2005\/06\tArds 5<br \/>\n2006\/07\tArds 5<br \/>\n2007\/08\tBallymena 6<br \/>\n2008\/09\tBallymena 5<br \/>\n2009\/10\tArds 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CRAWFORD CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEN IT STARTED<br \/>\n1967<\/p>\n<p>WHICH TEAMS PARTICPATE<br \/>\nMagners Junior 1, 2 &#038; 3 teams<\/p>\n<p>WHY THE COMPETITION WAS SET UP<br \/>\nNamed in memory of WE (Ernie) Crawford, a famous full back capped 30 times for Ireland in the 1920&#8217;s in the days when there were only 4 internationals in the year. He was a Collegian but played his club rugby for Lansdowne. He was a Past President of IRFU<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/crawford-cup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/crawford-cup.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"crawford cup\" width=\"630\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PAST WINNERS<br \/>\n1967\/68\tQueens<br \/>\n1968\/69\tCivil Service<br \/>\n1969\/70\tMalone<br \/>\n1970\/71\tNorth<br \/>\n1971\/72\tNorth<br \/>\n1972\/73\tQueens<br \/>\n1973\/74\tCIYMS<br \/>\n1974\/75\tMalone<br \/>\n1975\/76\tMalone<br \/>\n1976\/77\tMalone<br \/>\n1977\/78\tArmagh<br \/>\n1978\/79\tInstonians<br \/>\n1979\/80\tInstonians<br \/>\n1980\/81\tEnniskillen<br \/>\n1981\/82\tColeraine<br \/>\n1982\/83\tMalone<br \/>\n1983\/84\tNorth<br \/>\n1984\/85\tMalone<br \/>\n1985\/86\tInstonians<br \/>\n1986\/87\tNorth<br \/>\n1987\/88\tMalone<br \/>\n1988\/89\tBallynahinch<br \/>\n1989\/90\tCollegians<br \/>\n1990\/91\tCIYMS<br \/>\n1991\/92\tMalone<br \/>\n1992\/93\tMalone 2<br \/>\n1993\/94\tCIYMS<br \/>\n1994\/95\tDungannon 3<br \/>\n1995\/96\tBallynahinch 2<br \/>\n1996\/97\tOmagh 2<br \/>\n1997\/98\tBanbridge 2<br \/>\n1998\/99\tBallyclare 2<br \/>\n1999\/00\tBallyclare 2<br \/>\n2000\/01\tBallyclare 2<br \/>\n2001\/02\tBallyclare 2<br \/>\n2002\/03\tBallynahinch 2<br \/>\n2003\/04\tBelfast Harlequins 4<br \/>\n2004\/05\tColeraine 2<br \/>\n2005\/06\tBallynahinch 3<br \/>\n2006\/07\tDungannon 3<br \/>\n2007\/08\tBallynahinch 3<br \/>\n2008\/09\tCity of Derry 2<br \/>\n2009\/10\tCity of Derry 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>GORDON WEST CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEN IT STARTED<br \/>\nThe Competition first began in 2000 with the final between Lurgan and Strabane<\/p>\n<p>WHICH TEAMS PARTICPATE<br \/>\nKukri Qualifying Three teams play in the Gordon West Cup. The first stage of the competition is played as a league format before going on to knockout.<\/p>\n<p>WHY THE COMPETITION WAS SET UP<br \/>\nIt is played as a memorial to Mr Gordon West. He was a past president of Ulster Branch, IRFU who played at and served Armagh throughout his life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/gordon-west-cup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/gordon-west-cup.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"gordon west cup\" width=\"630\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PAST WINNERS<br \/>\n1999\/00\tLurgan<br \/>\n2000\/01\tAntrim<br \/>\n2001\/02\tAntrim<br \/>\n2002\/03\tIrish Preditors<br \/>\n2003\/04\tBallymoney<br \/>\n2004\/05\tLarne<br \/>\n2005\/06\tBallymoney<br \/>\n2006\/07\tAcademy<br \/>\n2007\/08\tUUC<br \/>\n2008\/09\tGrosvenor<br \/>\n2009\/10\tLetterkenny<\/p>\n<p><strong>FORSTER CUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEN IT STARTED<br \/>\nThe Competition first began in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>WHICH TEAMS PARTICPATE<br \/>\nJunior 4 &#038; 5 teams.<\/p>\n<p>WHY THE COMPETITION WAS SET UP<br \/>\nNamed after Jacob Foster, a lifelong servant of Armagh and Past President of Ulster Branch, IRFU <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/forster-cup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/forster-cup.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"forster cup\" width=\"630\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2402\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PAST WINNERS<br \/>\n1967\/68\tInstonians<br \/>\n1968\/69\tArds<br \/>\n1969\/70\tArds<br \/>\n1970\/71\tCollegians<br \/>\n1971\/72\tCarrick<br \/>\n1972\/73\tRainey OB<br \/>\n1973\/74\tBangor<br \/>\n1974\/75\tCollegians<br \/>\n1975\/76\tMalone<br \/>\n1976\/77\tMalone<br \/>\n1977\/78\tInstonians<br \/>\n1978\/79\tInstonians<br \/>\n1979\/80\tNorth<br \/>\n1980\/81\tArds<br \/>\n1981\/82\tCooke<br \/>\n1982\/83\tMonaghan<br \/>\n1983\/84\tCavan<br \/>\n1984\/85\tRUC<br \/>\n1985\/86\tCavan<br \/>\n1986\/87\tLetterkenny<br \/>\n1987\/88\tArmagh<br \/>\n1988\/89\tDonegal<br \/>\n1989\/90\tMalone<br \/>\n1990\/91\tMalone<br \/>\n1991\/92\tDromore<br \/>\n1992\/93\tBallyclare<br \/>\n1993\/94\tCIYMS<br \/>\n1994\/95\tBallymena<br \/>\n1995\/96\tBallymena 4<br \/>\n1996\/97\tBangor 4<br \/>\n1997\/98\tBangor 4<br \/>\n1998\/99\tBallymena 4<br \/>\n1999\/00\tBallymena 4<br \/>\n2000\/01\tDungannon 4<br \/>\n2001\/02\tMalone 3<br \/>\n2002\/03\tMalone 3<br \/>\n2003\/04\tDromore 3<br \/>\n2004\/05\tBallymena 4<br \/>\n2005\/06\tEnniskillen 3<br \/>\n2006\/07\tInishowen drew with<br \/>\n\tBallynahinch 4<br \/>\n2007\/08\tInishowen<br \/>\n2008\/09\tGrosvenor 2<br \/>\n2009\/10\tEnniskillen 3<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUTLER SHIELD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WHEN IT STARTED<br \/>\nIt began in 1993 and is sometimes referred to as the McCambley plate.<\/p>\n<p>WHICH TEAMS PARTICPATE<br \/>\nMagners minor league teams.<\/p>\n<p>WHY THE COMPETITION WAS SET UP<br \/>\nTeams that are knocked out of the McCambley cup compete in the Bulter Shield. It is named in memmory of RR (Tony) Butler, a Collegian and Past President of Ulster Branch, IRFU, and long serving member of Ulster Branch<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/butler-shield.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/butler-shield.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"butler shield\" width=\"630\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2396\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PAST WINNERS<br \/>\n1993\/94\tBallymoney 4<br \/>\n1994\/95\tArds 5<br \/>\n1995\/96\tColeraine 5<br \/>\n1996\/97\tMalone 7<br \/>\n1997\/98\tDonaghadee 4<br \/>\n1998\/99\tGrosvenor 2<br \/>\n1999\/00\tEnniskillen 4<br \/>\n2000\/01\tArmagh 5<br \/>\n2001\/02\tBallynahinch 6<br \/>\n2002\/03\tCooke 4<br \/>\n2003\/04\tLetterkenny<br \/>\n2004\/05\tMalone 5<br \/>\n2005\/06\tCooke 4<br \/>\n2006\/07\tArmagh 3<br \/>\n2007\/08\tRainey OB 4<br \/>\n2008\/09\tMalone 4<br \/>\n2009\/10\tBallynahinch 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many years now we have been covering the following tournaments in club rugby in Ulster and have often wondered &#8211; Who are these people, Forster, McCambley, Crawford? Thanks to the work of Colm O&#8217;Kane who has completed some work experience for us, we bring you the below potted history of some of the tournaments [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[208,400,14,7,482,2217,1416,9,3],"tags":[1409,2395,2400,2396,2399,2398,2397,2394],"class_list":["post-2394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ards","category-ballymoney","category-ballynahinch","category-city-of-derry","category-enniskillen","category-fermanagh-community-rugby","category-grosvenor-clubs","category-queens-university-belfast","category-ulster-rugby","tag-forster-cup","tag-the-butler-shield","tag-the-crawford-cup","tag-the-first-trust-senior-league","tag-the-gordon-west-cup","tag-the-mccambley-cup","tag-the-powerade-towns-cup","tag-ulster-club-rugby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2412,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394\/revisions\/2412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}