# 2008–09 Worthington's District Cup

The 2008–09 Worthington's District Cup is the national Rugby Union district cup competition of Wales. It is the 36th annual Welsh Districts cup. The current champions are Cambrian Welfare RFC (2 times 1996–97, 2007–08). This was the last Welsh District Cup as the WRU instated all remaining WDRU (Welsh Districts Rugby Union) clubs with full WRU membership.

## 2007–08 final

The 2007–08 Final took place at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 12 April. The final was competed between Cambrian Welfare RFC and Bryncethin RFC (both teams from WRU Division 6 Central). The final score was 20 – 8 to Cambrian Welfare RFC who won the competition for the second time.

## Calendar

| Stage | Date |
| Round 1 | 27 September 2008 |
| Round 2 | 25 October 2008 |
| Round 3 | 15 November 2008 |
| Round 4 | 20 December 2008 |
| Quarter-finals | 24 January 2009 |
| Semi-finals | 21 February 2009 |
| Final | 18 April 2009 |

## Matches
### Round 1

| Home team | Score | Away team |

### Round 2

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Aberbargoed | 7–23 | Abersychan Alexanders |
| Aberavon Naval Club | 10–43 | Penlan |
| Beaufort | Walkover | Magor |
| Benllech | 26–18 | Porthmadog |
| Bro Ffestiniog | Walkover | Tref y Clawdd |
| Bryncethin | 22–15 | Glyncoch |
| Caereinion Old Boys | Walkover | Menai Bridge |
| Caerleon | Walkover | New Panteg |
| Cambrian Welfare | Walkover | Aberbeeg |
| Cathays | 0–5 | Cefn Fforest |
| Cimla | 12 – 13 (ab 50 mins) | Tregaron |
| Cwmcarn Utd | 9–15 | Cwm |
| Fall Bay | 11–10 | Llangadog |
| Forgeside | 7–39 | Hartridge |
| Hafodyrynys | 12–18 | Blackwood Stars |
| Llandrindod Wells | 65–12 | Harlech |
| Llanrumney | Walkover | West Mon |
| Llansawel | Walkover | South Gower |
| Machynlleth | 32–5 | Abergele |
| Markham | 27–7 | CIAC S |
| Newbridge Utd | 28–17 | St Julians HSOB |
| Penybanc | Walkover | Mynydd y Garreg |
| Pontrhydyfen | 11–24 | Pantyffynnon |
| Rogerstone | 30–6 | Abertysswg |
| Rhayader | 8–27 | Flint |
| Rhosllanerchrugog | 21–6 | Llangollen |
| Shotton Steel | Walkover | Holyhead |
| Sully Sports | 0–8 | Caerau Ely |
| Trefil | Walkover | Whitehead |
| Wattstown | 19–12 | Clwb Rygbi Cymry Caerdydd |
| Wick | 15–41 | Nantgaredig |
| Ynysowen | 86–0 | Old Tyleryan |

### Round 3

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Beaufort | 31–16 | Abersychan |
| Benllech | 5–26 | Rhosllanerchrugog |
| Bro Ffestiniog | 26–3 | Penybanc |
| Bryncethin | Walkover | Ynysowen |
| Caerau Ely | 18–15 | COBRA |
| Caerleon | 19–12 | Hartridge |
| Cambrian Welfare | 29–9 | Markham |
| Cwm | 13–37 | Llansawel |
| Fall Bay | 22–18 | Rogerstone |
| Flint | 15–48 | Llanrumney |
| Machynlleth | 20–21 | Blackwood Stars |
| Newbridge Utd | 0–20 | Llandrindod Wells |
| Penlan | 39–0 | Nantgaredig |
| Trefil | 20–3 | Cefn Fforest |
| Tregaron | 18–0 | Pantyffynnon |
| Wattstown | Walkover | Shotton Steel |

### Round 4

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Blackwood Stars | 23–12 | Bro Ffestiniog |
| Bryncethin | 18–10 | Llanrumney |
| Cambrian Welfare | 17–10 | Caerau Ely |
| Fall Bay | 0–38 | Wattstown |
| Llansawel | 0–22 | Penlan |
| Llandrindod Wells | 13–7 | Beaufort |
| Trefil | 19–10 | Rhosllanerchrugog |
| Tregaron | 15–35 | Caerleon |

## Finals
### Quarter-finals

| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Blackwood Stars | 13 – 15 | Trefil |
| Llandrindod Wells | 0 – 33 | Bryncethin |
| Penlan | 5 – 10 | Cambrian Welfare |
| Wattstown | 15 – 3 | Caerleon |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue |
| Cambrian Welfare | 19 – 18 | Bryncethin | Memorial Ground |
| Wattstown | 40 – 15 | Trefil | Glan-Yr-Afon |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue |
| Cambrian Welfare | 29 – 18 | Wattstown | Millennium Stadium |
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 24 January 2009 | 24 January 2009 | | | |
| Penlan | 5 | | | |
| Penlan | 5 | 21 February 2009 - Memorial Ground | 21 February 2009 - Memorial Ground | | |
| Cambrian Welfare | 10 | 21 February 2009 - Memorial Ground | 21 February 2009 - Memorial Ground | |
| Cambrian Welfare | 10 | Cambrin Welfare | 19 | |
| 24 January 2009 | 24 January 2009 | | Cambrin Welfare | 19 | |
| 24 January 2009 | 24 January 2009 | Bryncethin | 18 | |
| Llandrindod Wells | 0 | Bryncethin | 18 | |
| Llandrindod Wells | 0 | | | | 18 April 2009 - Millennium Stadium | 18 April 2009 - Millennium Stadium |
| Bryncethin | 33 | | | | 18 April 2009 - Millennium Stadium | 18 April 2009 - Millennium Stadium |
| Bryncethin | 33 | | | | Cambrian Welfare | 29 |
| 24 January 2009 | 24 January 2009 | | | | | Cambrian Welfare | 29 |
| 24 January 2009 | 24 January 2009 | | | | Wattstown | 18 |
| Wattstown | 15 | | | | Wattstown | 18 |
| Wattstown | 15 | 21 February 2009 - Glan-Yr-Afon | 21 February 2009 - Glan-Yr-Afon | | | |
| Caerleon | 3 | 21 February 2009 - Glan-Yr-Afon | 21 February 2009 - Glan-Yr-Afon | | | |
| Caerleon | 3 | Wattstown | 40 | | | |
| 24 January 2009 | 24 January 2009 | | Wattstown | 40 | | | |
| 24 January 2009 | 24 January 2009 | Trefil | 15 | |
| Blackwood Stars | 13 | Trefil | 15 | |
| Trefil | 15 | | | |
| Preceded by2007–08 | Worthingtons Districts Cup 2008-09 | Succeeded byIncumbent |