The Jubilee Cup is a rugby trophy. It is the premier club competition trophy of the Wellington Rugby Football Union, and the current holders are Oriental Rongotai, following their defeat of Paremata Plimerton in the 2023 final.

Origins and history

The Jubilee Cup was first presented for competition in 1929 by the WRFU, honouring the union's 50th Jubilee. The first winners were the Victoria University club, defending the title they won in 1928.

Petone are the club with the most Jubilee Cup successes, winning the trophy 22 times, including five consecutive wins from 1967-1971. Two of these titles were shared, with St Pat's Old Boys in 1949 and Wellington in 1982.

The next most successful club is Marist St Pats (14 titles since formation in 1971) who can also claim another 6 titles from its predecessor clubs Marist Brothers Old Boys (3 outright, 2 shared) and St Pat's Old Boys (1 shared). Other clubs with five or more titles are Athletic (7 outright, 1 shared), Victoria University (7 outright, 1 shared), Wellington (five outright, two shared), and Poneke (five outright plus another two in amalgamation with Oriental during World War II).[1]

By contrast Oriental-Rongotai's 2011 victory was their first outright Wellington title since 1910. Old Boys-University's 2015 success was their first since their 1991 merger, and first for the merger identity since University's last win in 1966.

Recent history

Between 1993 and 1996 the trophy was rebranded as the Lion Brown Trophy for sponsorship purposes. This also coincided with the introduction of the current finals format. Since then the trophy has been won by Marist St Pats (7), Petone (3), Norths (3) Poneke (2), Hutt Old Boys-Marist (2), Tawa (2), Oriental-Rongotai (2), Western Suburbs (1), and Old Boys-University (1). Norths and Marist St Pats also shared the 2008 title after the final finished 10-all and the competition rules did not allow for extra-time to be played, a situation which has since been rectified.

Competition format

Currently the Jubilee Cup round is the second round of the Wellington competition. The fourteen teams in the Premier competition firstly play the round-robin Swindale Shield competition over 13 rounds, with the top 8 teams moving onto the Jubilee Cup round (the bottom 6 teams are joined by the top 2 eligible teams from the Premier Reserve competition to contest the Hardham Cup). The Jubilee Cup is also contested in a round-robin format, this time over seven rounds, with the top 4 teams progressing to the semi-finals where the top team (since 2009 awarded the Andy Leslie Trophy) hosts the fourth-placed qualifier and second hosts third. The final is then held at usually a neutral venue. Athletic Park hosted the final up to the 1999 decider, since then Westpac Stadium has been the main venue, though recent finals have been held at the Petone Recreation Ground, Hutt Recreation Ground, and Porirua Park.

Wellington Club Championship Titles Won (Jubilee Cup from 1929 & pre-Jubilee Cup)

Wellington club rugby championship winners 1880-2023
Club(s) Year
Oriental-Rongotai 2023
Northern United 2022
Tawa 2021
Old Boys University 2020
Northern United 2019
Old Boys University 2018
Old Boys University 2017
Tawa 2016
Old Boys University 2015
Hutt Old Boys Marist 2014
Tawa 2013
Marist St Pat's 2012
Oriental-Rongotai 2011
Northern United 2010
Marist St Pat's 2009
Marist St Pat's/Northern United 2008
Hutt Old Boys Marist 2007
Northern United 2006
Petone 2005
Northern United 2004
Poneke 2003
Marist St Pat's 2002
Marist St Pat's 2001
Petone 2000
Marist St Pat's 1999
Western Suburbs 1998
Marist St Pat's 1997
Poneke 1996
Marist St Pat's 1995
Marist St Pat's 1994
Petone 1993
Petone 1992
Hutt Old Boys Marist 1991
Petone 1990
Petone 1989
Marist St Pat's 1988
Wellington 1987
Petone 1986
Wellington 1985
Marist St Pat's 1984
Wellington 1983
Wellington/Petone 1982
Marist St Pat's 1981
Petone 1980
Marist St Pat's 1979
Marist St Pat's/Wellington 1978
Athletic 1977
Petone 1976
Poneke 1975
Petone 1974
Petone 1973
Wellington/Athletic 1972
Petone 1971
Petone 1970
Petone 1969
Petone 1968
Petone 1967
Victoria University 1966
Athletic 1965
Marist Bros Old Boys/ Victoria University 1964
Marist Bros Old Boys 1963
Marist Bros Old Boys/Onslow 1962
Petone 1961
Marist Bros Old Boys 1960
Petone 1959
Victoria University 1958
Petone 1957
Petone 1956
Onslow 1955
Victoria University 1954
Victoria University 1953
Victoria University 1952
Poneke 1951
Marist Bros Old Boys 1950
Petone/St Pat's Old Boys 1949
Marist Bros Old Boys 1948
Wellington 1947
Victoria University 1946
Athletic 1945
Poneke-Oriental 1944
Poneke-Oriental 1943
Petone 1942
Athletic 1941
Athletic 1940
Wellington 1939
Petone 1938
Athletic 1937
Athletic 1936
Petone 1935
Hutt 1934
Wellington College Old Boys 1933
Poneke 1932
Hutt 1931
Petone 1930
Victoria University 1929
Victoria University 1928
Wellington College Old Boys 1927
Athletic 1926
Poneke 1925
Petone 1924
Petone 1923
Petone 1922
Poneke 1921
Petone 1920
Poneke 1919
Poneke 1918
Petone 1917
Petone 1916
Athletic 1915
Athletic and Wellington shared 1914
Athletic 1913
Athletic 1912
Athletic 1911
Oriental 1910
Poneke 1909
Melrose 1908
Petone 1907
Petone 1906
Petone 1905
Petone 1904
Poneke 1903
Melrose 1902
Wellington 1901
Melrose 1900
Petone 1899
Melrose 1898
Melrose 1897
Melrose 1896
Petone 1895
Poneke 1894
Poneke 1893
Poneke 1892
Athletic 1891
Wellington 1890
Poneke 1889
Poneke 1888
Poneke 1887
Poneke 1886
Wellington 1885
Athletic 1884
Wellington and Greytown shared 1883
Athletic 1882
No Contests 1881
Athletic 1880

Number of titles by club

Club Total Titles Won Outright Titles Shared Titles
Petone 38 36 2
Poneke 20 18 0
Athletic 18 16 2
Marist St Pat's 14 12 2
Wellington 13 8 5
Victoria University 10 9 1
Northern United 7 6 1
Marist Bros Old Boys 6 4 2
Melrose 6 6 0
Tawa 3 3 0
Hutt Old Boys Marist 3 3 0
Old Boys University 3 3 0
Onslow 2 1 1
Hutt 2 2 0
Wellington College Old Boys 2 2 0
Poneke-Oriental 2 2 0
Oriental-Rongotai 2 2 0
Western Suburbs 1 1 0
St Pat's Old Boys 1 0 1
Greytown 1 0 1

Statistic valid as of August 2022.

Total Jubilee Cup titles won credited to modern successor / custodian club
Club Titles won Current, pre-mergers / custodian teams
Petone 38
MSP 21 Marist St Pat's: 14, Marist Bros Old Boys: 6, St Pat's Old Boys: 1
Western Suburbs 21 Western Suburbs: 1, Athletic: 18, Onslow: 2
Poneke 20 Poneke 18, Poneke-Oriental: 2
OBU 15 OBU: 3, Victoria University: 10, Wellington College Old Boys: 2
Wellington 13
Northern United 7
HOBM 5 HOBM: 3, Hutt 2
Oriental-Rongotai 4 Oriental-Rongotai: 2, Poneke-Oriental: 2
Tawa 3
Greytown 1
Wainuiomata 0
Upper Hutt 0
Stokes Valley 0
Paremata-Plimmerton 0
Newlands 0
Johnsonville 0
Avalon 0
Eastbourne 0

Statistic valid as of July 2023.

References

2. http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/story.php?id=2276

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