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The Army Cup Statistics

Army Cup donated by Rugby Union in 1907

On 21 January 1907, the Rugby Union donated to the Army a handsome cup for an inter-unit competition. Twelve teams responded to the call for entries. The final took place on 6 April 1907 at Aldershot between the 2nd Bn West Riding Regiment DWR and the Training Battalion, Royal Engineers; the Yorkshire men won 5-0. General Sir John French presented the trophy. To has been competed forever since.

In the Centenary Season (2006-07) the inter-unit competitions were re-structured and the Army Cup competition became the Premiership League Cup Competition. The 2nd Bn The Royal Welsh Regiment became the first winners of the new structured competition beating 23 Pioneer Regiment RLC 22-12 on 15 March 2007.

Year Winners Points Runners-up Points
1907 2nd Bn West Riding Regt (DWR) 5 Training Bn Royal Engineers 0
1908 1st Bn Leicestershire Regt 5 1st Bn Welch Regt 4
1909 1st Bn Welch Regt 6 2nd Bn South Wales Borderers 0
1910 2nd Bn Gloucester Regt 3 1st Bn Leicester Regt 0
1911 1st Bn Leicestershire Regt 14 2nd Life Guards 0
1912 1st Bn Leicestershire Regt 6 2nd Bn Welch Regt 3
1913 2nd Bn Welch Regt 9 1st Bn Gloucestershire Regt 3
1914 2nd Bn West Riding Regt (DWR) 6 1st Bn Gloucestershire Regt 3
1915-1919 No games played due to First World War
Year Winners Points Runners-up Points
1920 2nd Bn Welch Regt 9 2nd Life Guards 0
1921 2nd Bn Welch Regt 31 Training Bn Royal Engineers 3
1922 2nd Bn Welch Regt 27 1st Bn Gloucestershire Regt 8
1923 1st Bn Welsh Guards 6 2nd Bn Welch Regt 0
1924 2nd Bn Welch Regt 7 1st Bn Welsh Guards 3
1925 1st Bn South Wales Borderers 16 Royal Horse Guards 3
1926 1st Bn South Wales Borderers 10 1st Bn Welsh Guards 3
1927 1st Bn South Wales Borderers 9 Royal Engineers (Aldershot) 8
1928 1st Bn South Wales Borderers 15 1st Bn King's Own Royal Regt 14
1929 1st Bn King's Own Royal Regt 21 1st Bn Welsh Guards 9
Year Winners Points Runners-up Points
1930 1st Bn King's Own Royal Regt 3 Training Bn Royal Engineers 0
1931 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 21 Training Bn Royal Engineers 0
1932 1st Bn Welsh Guards 11 2nd Bn Leicestershire Regt 3
1933 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 19 2nd Bn Leicestershire Regt 8
1934 1st Bn Welsh Guards 4 5th Bn Royal Tank Corps 0
1935 1st Bn Welch Regt 11 2nd Bn South Wales Borderers 0
1936 5th Bn Royal Tank Corps 11 2nd Bn King's Own Royal Regt 0
1937 1st Bn Welch Regt 13 1st Bn Prince of Wales Volunteers 7
1938 2nd Bn Gloucestershire Regt 3 1st Bn Welsh Guards 0
1939 1st Bn Welch Regt 6 2nd Bn Gloucestershire Regt 3
1940-1946 No games played due to Second World War
Year Winners Points Runners-up Points
1947 RAMC Depot & Trg Est 10 2nd Bn Welsh Guards 3
1948 Royal Signals (Catterick) 6 Royal Engineers (Hameln) 0
1949 1st Trg Regt Royal Signals 31 9th Indep Airborne Sqn RE 3
Year Winners Points Runners-up Points
1950 1st Trg Regt Royal Signals 36 RAMC Depot & Trg Est 0
1951 1st Trg Regt Royal Signals 9 1st Guards Indep Para Coy (Parachute Regt) 6
1952 1st Bn Welsh Guards 14 RAMC Depot & Trg Est 0
1953 1st Trg Regt Royal Signals 35 1st Bn Welsh Guards 0
1954 1st Trg Regt Royal Signals 11 1st Bn South Wales Borderers 6
1955 RAMC Depot & Trg Est 16 1st Bn South Wales Borderers 0
1956 1st Bn Welch Regt 9 1st Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers 8
1957 1st Trg Regt Royal Signals 15 1st Bn Welch Regt 3
1958 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 23 1st (BR) Corps Troops Col RASC 5
1959 1st Trg Regt Royal Signals 12 1st Bn The Royal Scots 9
Year Winners Points Runners-up Points
1960 1st Bn King's Own Scottish Borders 9 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 0
1961 1st Bn King's Own Scottish Borders 6 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 3
1962 1st Bn Welsh Guards 9 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 6
1963 1st Bn Welsh Guards 9 28th Coy RAOC 6
1964 1st Bn Welsh Guards 25 1st Bn Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry 3
1965 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 11 1st Bn Welsh Guards 6
1966 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 9 63rd Para Squadron RCT 3
1967 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 14 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery 3
1968 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 20 1st Bn Welsh Guards 3
1969 1st Bn South Wales Borderers 11 7 Signal Regt Royal Signals 3
Year Winners Points Runners-up Points
1970 1st Bn Welsh Guards 18 1st Bn Royal Regt Wales 6
1971 1st Bn Welsh Guards 6 1st Bn Royal Regt Wales 3
1972 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 15 1st Bn Royal Regt Wales 8
1973 1st Bn Welsh Guards 22 7 Signal Regt Royal Signals 9
1974 1st Bn Royal Regt Wales 15 7 Signal Regt Royal Signals 12
1975 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 12 3rd BAPD RAOC 6
1976 1st Bn Royal Regt Wales 10 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 4
1977 1st Bn Royal Regt Wales 22 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 9
1978 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 13 8Signal Regt Royal Signals 12
1979 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 12 1st Bn Royal Regt Wales 7
Year Winners Points Runners-up Points
1980 3rd BAPD RAOC 10 1st Bn Royal Regt Wales 9
1981 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 20 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery 0
1982 1st Bn Welsh Guards 12 21st Engineers Regt RE 6
1983 21st Engineer Regt RE 8 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 4
1984 7 Signal Regt Royal Signals 9 1st Bn Welsh Guards 3
1985 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery 7 1st Bn Royal Regt Wales 6
1986 1st Bn Royal Regiment of Wales  7   7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery 6 
1987 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery  25 1st Bn Welsh Guards  16 
1988 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery  9  21 Engineer Regiment  3 
1989 7 Signal Regt Royal Signals  20    1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt 7 
Year Winners Points Runners-up Points
1990 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery  6  1 Royal Welch Fusiliers     0
1991 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery  9  1 Royal Welch Fusiliers    3 
1992 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery  20  1 Royal Welch Fusiliers    6 
1993 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery  20  7 Signal Regt Royal Signals    11 
1994 7 Signal Regt Royal Signals  20  7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery    14 
1995  7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery 15  2 Signal Regt Royal Signals    9 
1996 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery  27 4 GS Regiment RLC    11 
1997 2 Signal Regt Royal Signals   31 1 Royal Welch Fusiliers    11
1998 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery   31 2 Signal Regt Royal Signals    21 
1999 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery   20 1st Bn Duke of Wellington's Regt  15 
Year Winners Points Runners-up Points
2000 1 Royal Welch Fusiliers  11  4 GS Regiment RLC  6 
2001 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery  18  1 Royal Regiment of Wales  12
2002 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery  42  22 AD Regiment RA  8 
2003 1 RGBW  22  Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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2004 7th Regt Royal Horse Artillery  36  1 RGBW  7
2005 1 RGBW  31 1 Royal Scots  24
2006 1 Royal Scots  17 1 RRW 15
2007 2nd Bn Royal Welsh Regt 22 23 Pioneer Regt RLC 12
2008 2nd Bn Royal Welsh Regt 17 23 Pioneer Regt RLC 10

Source
McLaren Col Lt J:The History of Army Rugby (Aldershot, The Army RFU, 1986)