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Run by: Wigtownshire RFC
Where: London Road, Stranraer (previously Transit Camp, Stranraer)
Winners play for: Wigtownshire Challenge Cup
Notes: Tournament began in 1952. A supplementary tournament for losers is also played.
Past winners
Men
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017 Dumfries
- 2016 Dumfries
- 2015 Dumfries
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996 Wigtownshire
- 1995 Wigtownshire
- 1994 Stewartry
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991 Wigtownshire
- 1990 Wigtownshire
- 1989 Irvine
- 1988 Wigtownshire
- 1987
- 1986 Murrayfield
- 1985 Kilmarnock
- 1984 Oban Lorne
- 1983 Larne
- 1982 Dumfries
- 1981
- 1980 Dumfries
- 1979 Larne
- 1978 Ayr
- 1977 Ayr
- 1976
- 1975 Ardrossan Academicals
- 1974 Drumpellier
- 1973
- 1972 Larne
- 1971
- 1970 Larne
- 1969 Wigtownshire ‘A’
- 1968 Hamilton
- 1967 Wigtownshire ‘A’
- 1966 Hamilton
- 1965 Kilmarnock
- 1964 Dumfries
- 1963 Dumfries
- 1962 Dumfries
- 1961 Dumfries
- 1960 Wigtownshire
- 1959 Dumfries ‘A’
- 1958 Kilmarnock
- 1957 Bellahouston Academicals
- 1956 Wigtownshire
- 1955 Bellahouston Academicals
- 1954
- 1953 Dalziel HSFP
- 1952 Dalziel HSFP
Women
- 2000 Annan Warriors
- 1999 Annan Warriors
Tournaments
18 April 1987
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003909/19870417/053/0053
1 April 1972
First round:
Ardrossan Academicals 28 Wigtownshire ‘B’ 6
Stewartry 10 Glasgow Police 0
Hamilton Academicals walkover Cartha scratched
Larne ‘A’ 36 Stranraer Academy 0
Kilmarnock 12 Lanark 4
Queens Park F.P. walkover Shawlands scratched
Dumfries, Annan, Dalziel HSFP, Wigtownshire ‘A’, Drumpellier, Irvine, Ayr, Larne ‘B’, Cumnock and Bellahouston Academicals all received byes.
Second round:
Ardrossan Academicals 12 Stewartry 3
Larne ‘A’ 14 Hamilton Academicals 0
Kilmarnock 10 Queens Park F.P. 6
Dalziel HSFP 6 Wigtownshire ‘A’ 0
Dumfries 6 Annan 3
Drumpellier 24 Irvine 0
Ayr 16 Larne ‘B’ 6
Cumnock 10 Bellahouston Academicals 4
Quarter-finals:
Larne ‘A’ 26 Ardrossan Academicals 0
Dalziel HSFP 8 Kilmarnock 6
Drumpellier 4 Dumfries 0
Cumnock 10 Ayr 4
Semi-finals:
Larne ‘A’ 20 Ardrossan Academicals 0
Cumnock 6 Drumpellier 0
Final:
Larne ‘A’ 14 Cumnock 4
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19720403&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
1 April 1967
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19670403&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
3 April 1965
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19650405&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
4 April 1964
Final:
Dumfries 10 Marr 3
Dumfries won the Wigtownshire seven-a-side tournament for the fourth successive year when they beat Marr College F.P. by 10 points to 3 in the final at Stranraer.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19640406&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
4 April 1959
First round:
Larne ‘A’ 10 Queen’s Park F.P. 0
Kilmarnock 13 Wigtownshire ‘B’ 0
Bellahouston Academicals 8 Wigtownshire ‘A’ 5
Dumfries ‘A’ 15 Cartha 0
Ayr, Larne ‘B’, Dumfries ‘B’ and Albert Road Academicals all received byes.
Second round:
Ayr 10 Larne ‘B’ 5
Dumfries ‘A’ 18 Kilmarnock 5
Bellahouston Academicals 11 Dumfries ‘B’ 0
Larne ‘A’ 6 Albert Road Academicals 0
Semi-finals
Dumfries ‘A’ 15 Ayr 0
Larne ‘A’ 8 Bellahouston Academicals 0
Final:
Dumfries ‘A’ 8 Larne ‘A’ 6
12 April 1952
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002029/19520419/097/0005
Teams
1 April 1972
Finalists:-
Larne:
R. Blaine, J. Woodside, T. Cochrane, M. Shaw, D. Muirhead, K. Young and W. McAuley.
Scrum-half M. Shaw was injured during match and was carried off.
Cumnock:
R. Forrest, F. Hughes, J. Mitchell, R. Dale, I. McClung, S. Stobie and J. Quinn
J. Mitchell scored a try.
18 April 1953
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000473/19530424/088/0004
12 April 1952
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002029/19520419/097/0005