The Surrey Shield is an annual rugby union knock-out club competition organised by the Surrey Rugby Football Union. It was introduced in 1998 and the inaugural winners were Cobham. It is the third most important rugby union cup competition in Surrey, behind the Surrey Cup and Surrey Trophy but ahead of the Surrey Bowl.

Surrey Shield
SportRugby Union
Instituted1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Number of teams11
CountryEngland
HoldersOld Freemen's (5th title) (2016–17)
Most titlesOld Freemen's (5 titles)
WebsiteSurrey RFU

The Surrey Shield is currently open to club sides based in Surrey and parts of south London, that play in tier 9 (Surrey 1) and tier 10 (Surrey 2) of the English rugby union league system. The format is a knockout cup with a first round, quarter-final, semi-finals and final to be held at Molesey Road (Esher's home ground) in May on the same date and same venue as the other Surrey finals.[1]

Surrey Shield winners

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Surrey Shield Finals
Season Winner Score Runners–up Venue
1998–99 Cobham Chobham
1999-00 Chobham Merton
2000–01 KCS Old Boys Kingston
2001–02[2] KCS Old Boys 21–3 Old Whitgiftian Croham Road, South Croydon, London
2002–03[3] Old Whitgiftian 24–12 KCS Old Boys Arthur Road, Motspur Park, London[4]
2003–04 Cranleigh Old Reigatian
2004–05 Old Freemen's Chipstead
2005–06 Old Freemen's Old Haileyburians
2006–07[5] Old Whitgiftian 13–12 Cranleigh Imber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey
2007–08 Kingston Old Emanuel Imber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey[6]
2008–09[7] Old Walcountians 27–24 Old Whitgiftian Imber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey[8]
2009–10[9] Chipstead 27–12 Cranleigh Imber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey[10]
2010–11[11][12] Old Freemen's 43–5 Old Blues Imber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey
2011–12[13] Old Wimbledonians 31–17 Old Whitgiftian Imber Court Sports Ground, East Molesey
2012–13[14] Battersea Ironsides 39–26 Old Freemen's Molesey Road, Hersham
2013–14[15] Old Wimbledonians 18–17 Old Walcountians Molesey Road, Hersham[16]
2014–15[17] Battersea Ironsides 26–20 Camberley Molesey Road, Hersham
2015–16[18] Old Whitgiftian 53–33 Cranleigh Molesey Road, Hersham
2016–17[19] Old Freemen's 27–10 Old Walcountians Molesey Road, Hersham
2017–18[20] Old Freemen's 30–24 Old Mid-Whitgiftian Molesey Road, Hersham
2018–19

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Number of wins

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Incentive FM Surrey Shield 2016 – 2017". Surrey RFU. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ "OWs denied Shield win..." Old Whitgiftian RFC. 25 April 2002.
  3. ^ "Old Whit's Dethrone Kings in Shield Final". Old Whitgiftian RFC. 12 May 2003.
  4. ^ "Whits gunning for Revenge against KCS". Old Whitgiftian RFC. 8 May 2003.
  5. ^ "It's a double celebration for Whits!". Old Whitgiftian RFC. 1 May 2007.
  6. ^ "Below-par Kingston slip to defeat". Croydon Guardian. 31 May 2008.
  7. ^ "Walcountians take Shield". Surrey Mirror. 6 May 2009.
  8. ^ "Recruitment key to OWs". Croydon Advertiser. 1 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Chipstead triumph in 50th birthday year". Surrey Mirror. 7 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Floodgate wants Chips silverware". Surrey Mirror. 23 April 2010.
  11. ^ "League and cup double for Streatham-Croydon". Wandsworth Guardian. 10 May 2012.
  12. ^ "InPlay" (PDF). Surrey RFU. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  13. ^ "League and cup double for Streatham-Croydon". Wandsworth Guardian. 10 May 2012.
  14. ^ The Ashtead Link (Issue 28). Old Freeman's. 29 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Surrey Shield Slips Away". Old Walcountians RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Finals day at Esher Rugby Club". Esher Rugby. 30 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Surrey Rugby Finals Day". Incentive FM Group. 14 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Incentive FM Surrey Rugby Finals Day another resounding success!". Surrey RFU. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  19. ^ "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS – SURREY SHIELD FINAL 2017". Old Freemen's RFC (Pitchero). 1 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Old Freemans 30–24 Old Mid-Whitgiftian RFC". Old Freemen's RFC (Pitchero). 7 May 2018.
  21. ^ Finals Day Programme 2016/17. Surrey RFU. 2017. p. 26.
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